The airlines are throwing us a big hint. Don’t expect any summertime blow-out airfare sales.
Instead, focus on getting the biggest bang for your travel bucks when you plan a trip from late August through mid-December.
AirTran’s latest mega-sale runs through midnight, Thursday (6/13) with some of the lowest one-way rates seen so far this year:
- $49 Columbus or Dayton, Ohio; Indianapolis; Jacksonville, *Pensacola or Tampa, Fla.; *Memphis, Tn.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va. and St. Louis, Mo.
- $99 Akron/Canton, Ohio; Austin, Houston or San Antonio, Texas; Baltimore or Washington DC, My.; Boston; Buffalo or New York City-LaGuardia, N.Y.; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando or W. Palm Beach, Fla.; Hartford, Ct.; Kansas City, Mo.; Milwaukee, Wisc.; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.; New Orleans; Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, Pa.
- $149 Los Angeles or San Francisco
Sale rates are valid on Aug. 26-Dec. 18, excluding blackout dates of Sept. 2 and Nov. 26-Dec. 1. Rates are not valid Fridays or Sundays.
* Service to Memphis and Pensacola will be discontinued after Nov. 2.
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Delta Air Lines and other carriers match the AirTran sale, but extend the savings to nearby destinations. Check out these round-trip savings:
- $140 Cincinnati, Ohio
- $180 Daytona Beach, Fla.
- $189 Fort Myers or Newburgh, N.Y.
- $198 Miami
- $238 Grand Rapids, Mich.
- $258 Las Vegas, Phoenix or Rochester, N.Y.
- $260 Colorado Springs, Colo.
- $278 Syracuse, N.Y.
- $298 Oakland or Ontario, Calif.; Reno-Tahoe, Nev. or Spokane, Wash.
- $328 Palm Springs, Calif.
- $338 Des Moines, Iowa or San Jose, Calif.
- $368 Sacramento, Calif.
To qualify, follow the AirTran rules above. Buy tickets through midnight, Thursday.
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Clara Bosonetto is a retired travel consultant.
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