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Overview
Cheap airfares on the internet - are they for
real, or is it just hype?
The world of buying and selling airfares,
especially discount airfares, is complicated as it is, before adding the internet to the
mix. That is why you will hear different stories and different opinions.
Please regard the information on these pages as just another piece to add to the
puzzle.
It appears that the cyber world of airfares roughly parallels the "real
world", so the hype probably lies in the idea that the internet per se is making
cheaper airfares possible. It is probably a more balanced view to see the internet
as offering another method for finding the same sorts of deals you could find offline.
In the real world you can buy air tickets direct
from the airlines, or through travel agents, or resellers known as
"consolidators" and "bucket shops". Travel agents
are for those who prefer to have the leg-work done for them, and a good
travel agent will get you a good deal.
Consolidators are for those who prefer a do-it-yourself
approach. Consolidators buy tickets (usually for international flights) in
bulk from the airlines at about half the full price, and sell them to
consumers at a markup. You can expect to save 20-30% off the full
fare, however consolidator tickets usually come with more restrictions. It's a good sign if your consolidator is approved to issue
tickets directly, as they have shown financial means and ticketing
experience to do so. In the real world, if you
choose the latter you need to have done your research to know what you are
getting and who you are dealing with. You can get lucky, or you can get stung.
Same goes for the internet.
- However, the internet does offer
some advantages
that we can see.
- 1. It is easier to do your research:
for example, to find discounts, to compare prices, especially within the
USA, and to find
out what other consumers are saying.
- 2. World-wide reach: comparison shopping can be
"world-wide" perhaps allowing people to take advantage of the "global"
nature of the "bucket shop" system and those international agreements that
ensure "a customer in country W can buy a ticket from a travel agent located in
country X for a flight from country Y to country Z." See
FAQ mentioned
below.)
3. Convenience: Being able to book tickets 24 hours a day.
4. Late booking. A
noticeable change pre-and post-Internet booking is that booking well in
advance does not necessarily equate with getting the best deal. In
fact the opposite can be true with "e-saver fares".
Read on for tips on finding
and buying air tickets on the web...
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Travel's Bargain Basement: The International Directory of
Consolidators, Bucket Shops and Other Sources of Discount Travel
by Kelly Monaghan. November 1999, 1st edition, 128 pages, Paperback,
(non-fiction). Over 300 sources to help you find the right wholesale specialist.
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Airfares - The Insider's Guide: How to Save Up to 75% on
Airline Tickets
by George E. Hobart. January 2000, 2nd edition, 256 pages, Paperback,
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and Internet addresses, for finding the best deals in many different
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Fly
Free, Stay Cheap!: 'How-To' Strategies and Tips for Free Flights
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by Vicki Mills. June 1998, 78 pages, Paperback,
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Guide to Cheap Airfares: How to Travel the World Without Breaking the Bank
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 Adventure Guide to the Pacific Northwest
by Don Young, Marjorie Young
April 1999,
Hunter
Publishing, Paperback, 360 pages, (non-fiction)
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Beachcomber's
Guide to Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest:
Includes Vancouver, Washington,
Oregon, and Northern California
by Thomas M. Niesen, Michael K. Kunz (Photographer), David I. Wood (Illustrator)
May 1997, Hardcover, 220
pages, (field guide). Describes the unusual creatures and
remarkable features that abound in the marine habitats, such as sandy beaches,
estuaries, bays, lagoons, and rocky intertidal zones.
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 Best Places to
Kiss in the Northwest:
A Romantic Travel Guide
by Linnea Lundgren, Laura Kraemer. December 1998, Paperback, 7th edition, 576 pages, (non-fiction)
Using privacy, ambience, and location (or view or setting) as their criteria, each spot is
reliably rated for its romantic appeal.
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 Best Places
to Stay in the Pacific Northwest
by Marilyn McFarlane, Bruce Shaw.
July 1998, Paperback, 5th edition, 500 pages, (non-fiction).
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The
Chocolate Lover's Guide to the Pacific Northwest
by Bobbie J. Hasselbring
October 1999, Paperback, 320 pages, (guidebook).
More than 400 reviews of restaurants, bakeries, ice creameries, and
chocolate shops that make great chocolate products in Oregon, Washington and
British Columbia, as well as places to stay.
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Encounters
With a Distant Land:
Exploration and the Great Northwest
by Carlos A. Schwantes (Editor), Evelyne Pickett (Editor)
September 1994, Hardcover, 232 pages,
(non-fiction).
Essays from an August 1988 symposium analyze individual nations' involvement in
exploration, the role of Native Americans in the encounter experience, artwork resulting
from expeditions, and the process of publishing exploration history.
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Fodor's Bed
& Breakfast Pacific Northwest:
Delightful Places to Stay, Great Things to Do
When You Get There by Caragh Rockwood (Editor).
March 1999, Paperback, 4th edition, (non-fiction).
Writers with lots of experience in judging inns tell you what's wonderful about each spot
they inspect (fireplaces and four-poster beds, hot tubs and antique armoires, gourmet
breakfasts and lavish teas), and advise you on which rooms to reserve.
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Hiking
Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest
by Evie Litton.
September 1998, Paperback,
revised edition, 344 pages, (guidebook)
Half-day to multi-day tours to
popular and isolated springs. Includes Idaho. Well-researched
guide features driving directions, highway access to trailheads, and map
coordinates.
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Going
Places: Family Getaways in the Pacific Northwest
by Ann Bergman, Rosi Williamson
May 2000, Paperback, 4th
edition, 580 pages,
(non-fiction)
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The Good
Rain
by Timothy Egan.
December 1991, Vintage Books, Paperback, 254
pages, (non-fiction). Seattle correspondent for The New York Times journeys through the Pacific Northwest, from
manicured gardens in Vancouver, B.C., to the precipitous peaks and brooding volcanoes of
the Cascade Mountains.
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 Green Collar
Jobs:
Working in the New Northwest
by Alan T. Durning
June 1999, Paperback, 114 pages, (non-fiction)
Job growth in the Northwest, in the form of the high
tech boom, software and other business services, health care, tourism, and a rocketing
stock market, has spurred a strong economy that is gentler to the environment. But the
Northwest's urban consumers are now a serious threat to the region's quality of life. Find
out what the challenges are for a Northwest struggling to adapt.
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Hidden
Pacific Northwest
by Eric Lucas.
May 2000, Paperback, 5th edition,
592 pages, (non-fiction). From the region's best-known
destinations, to quirky gems.
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Hiking
the Great Northwest: 55 Greatest Trails in Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Northern California, British Columbia, and the
Canadia by Harvey Manning, Vicky Spring, Ira Spring, Vicki Spring, Ara Spring.
December 1998, Paperback, 2nd edition, 208 pages, (non-fiction).
Showcasing the best of the spectacular,
unspoiled Northwest.
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Hot
Springs & Hot Pools of the Northwest
by Marjorie Gersh-Young.
January 1999, Paperback, revised edition,
220 pages, (guidebook). Covers Alaska, Canada, Oregon,
Washington, Wyoming, and Montana. Includes written directions, photographs
of each place, GPS coordinates, handicap access, clothing optional or
required, nearby campgrounds and facilities, descriptions of surroundings.
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James McNair's
Salmon Cookbook
by James McNair, Patricia Brabant (Photographer).
November 1987, Paperback, 96 pages,
(non-fiction). If they are not saving them, Pacific Northwesters are
eating them. Once you have traveled to the Pacific Northwest you will appreciate a
salmon cookbook with nostalgia.
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Misplaced Blame:
The Real Roots of Population Growth
by Alan Thein Durning, Christopher D. Crowther, Northwest Environment Watch
July 1997, Paperback, 93 pages, (non-fiction)
Analyses the causes of population growth
in the Pacific Northwest and comes to the conclusion that when we take
care of people, population growth will take care of itself.
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Museums of
the Northwest:
Discover the Best Collections in Washington, Oregon, and Lower
British Columbia by Harriet Baskas.
June 1999, (Sasquatch Books), 320 pages (non-fiction)
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National
Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest
by National Audubon Society, Peter Alden
May 1998,
1st edition, Paperback, 448 pages, (field guide). All-purpose field guide to the region's
flora, fauna, and geography. Learn about this diverse complex of
ecosystems known as the Pacific Northwest - alpine, desert, and coastal
areas. Use the guide to spot 1,000s of the region's wildflowers, trees,
mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, butterflies, mammals, and more.
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The
Nine Nations of North America
by Joel Garreau.
1981, out of print, (non-fiction)
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Northwest
Bounty:
The Extraordinary Foods and Wonderful Cooking of the Pacific
Northwest by Schuyler Ingle, Sharon Kramis, Barbara Kafka.
September 1999, revised edition,
Paperback, 304 pages, (non-fiction)
Well-chosen recipe selection framed in a
set of skillfully crafted essays full of culinary interest makes this book a
good introduction to the region through its food.
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On the Road
Around the Pacific Northwest:
The Fly-Drive Guide to Oregon, Washington and
British Columbia by Fred Gebhart, Maxine Cass.
June 1998, Paperback, 372 pages,
(non-fiction).
Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia are treated as
a single destination, linked by a network of recommended routes.
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Outlaws
of the Pacific Northwest
by Bill Gulick, Wayne Cornell (Editor)
June 2000, Paperback, 216 pages, (non-fiction).
Gulick believes the bad men and women of
the Northwest never have received the recognition of their counterparts in
other parts of the West, although their exploits often exceeded those of
better known outlaws.
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Pacific
Northwest:
(Compass American guide)
by John Doerper, Greg Vaugn (Photographer)
March 1999, Paperback, 2nd edition, (non-fiction).
Doerper knows the region well and manages to weave in apple, cheese, and oyster tours of
Washington; a guide to Northwest wineries; literary and historical extracts; as well as
topical essays on subjects ranging from potlatch giveaways to Columbia River explorations.
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Pacific
Northwest:
an interpretive history
by
Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes.
June 1996, Hardcover or Paperback, 570 pages, (non-fiction).
The economic and social history of the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho) from
the time of the first white-Indian contact to 1987. A comprehensive and balanced
history which demonstrates that the region is indeed distinctive. Excellent text for
learning more.
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Pacific
Northwest & Alaska on the Loose
University of California, Berkeley, and associated students.
February 1995,
2nd edition, Paperback, ? pages, (non-fiction)
A guide for those wanting to
travel on the cheap in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
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Pacific
Northwest Berry Book:
the complete guide by Bob Krumm, James Krumm.
July 1998, Paperback, 132 pages,
(non-fiction)
Tips and quips on how to harvest and enjoy the berries in northern California, Oregon,
Washington, British Columbia, Idaho and northern Nevada. Makes a great souvenir or
present as you tell tales of the variety of pies to be found on dessert menus!
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Pacific
Northwest Road Atlas and Drivers Guide:
Oregon, Washington, Southwestern British
Columbia and Western Idaho: 2000 Edition. July 1999, Thomas Brothers Maps, Paperback, 384 pages, (non-fiction).
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 Pacific
Northwest Travel-Smart
by Jena MacPherson.
April 1999, John Muir Publications, Paperback, 2nd
edition, 272 pages, (non-fiction). Includes scenic routes off the beaten path, and maps out a one- to three-week route to the
best of Washington and Oregon.
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Passage
to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings
by Jonathan Raban. November 1999, Hardcover, 448 pages,
(travelogue). A narrative of solitary travel through a vast and chilly
landscape. Raban, a master travel writer and Londoner resident in Seattle describes
his sailing trip up the Inside Passage from the Puget Sound to the Alaska Panhandle.
Full of literary and historical references, for example the voyages of explorer
George Vancouver two centuries before.
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Purple
Flat Top: In Pursuit of a Place
by Jack Nisbet. April 1996, Paperback,
196 pages, (narrative). The title sounds like a punk haircut, but it refers to an inland area of
the Northwest spanning northeastern Washington and the western region of
Montana. Resident, Nisbet's perceptive narratives are based on
newspaper columns he once wrote for the Chewelah Independent.
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Quick Escapes
Pacific Northwest:
32 Weekend Trips from Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver,
B.C. by Marilyn McFarlane, Christine Cunningham.
August 1999, Paperback, 4th edition, 336 pages, (non-fiction).
Includes: destination highlights, activities for morning and afternoon, choice restaurants
and lodgings, special events and festivals, shopping, local sources of information,
detailed, helpful maps.
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Rough Guide
Pacific Northwest:
Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon
by Tim Jepson, Phil Lee. July 1998, Paperback, 2nd edition, 656 pages, 59 maps, (non-fiction).
For the dynamic cities of Seattle and Vancouver, you'll find the
stylish and critical hotel, restaurant, club and bar reviews invaluable.
For those seeking adventure, the Rough Guide offers expert guidance into
the great outdoors, including hiking trails and detailed maps.
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