Cheap Tickets Tips

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With the weak dollar, it would certainly be a welcome treat to enjoy cheap airfares offered by different airlines. You will still be able to travel according to your plan and enjoy much savings. Here are some of the best offers of discounted airfares in the market today.

From Phoenix to Denver: fly with US Airways at a discounted airfare price of $102. You must book by March 24 and 14 days before your travel date. All travels should be done starting April 1 and end 12 months after the date of origin. These Cheap tickets are non refundable and not transferable. Quoted airfare is based on round trip purchase and exclusive of taxes and other fees. No restrictions apply.

From Atlanta to New York: fly with Delta Airlines at a very cheap airline ticket price of $162. Discounted tickets should be booked and paid by March 24 and 14 days before your travel date. All travels must begin after March 27 and end 12 months from date of origin. Quoted price is based on round trip airfare and exclusive of taxes and other fees. Availability of seats is limited and tickets are non refundable as well as non-transferable.

From New York to Toronto: cheap airfare offered by United Airlines with prices starting at $205. Quoted airfare is based on round trip purchase and exclusive of taxes and other fees. Promo ends by March 24 and travel date begins on April 2. There are no black out dates, minimum stay or maximum stay. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. You should also book at least 7 days before your travel date.

Cheap Tickets Can Be Expensive

Here's a disturbing report from the UK:

It has come to light that at least 10 passengers have been duped out of thousands of dollars after being taken in by an internet flight company offering direct flights from Auckland to Bali for just $1,000. It now turns out that not only is the company part of an elaborate scam, but there are in fact no direct flights between Auckland and Bali. Is this just the tip of the iceberg?

There are real concerns that as this type of scam has appeared in New Zealand it is highly likely to have been repeated in other parts of the world, with many victims possibly a little embarrassed to admit that they have been taken in. As the internet continues to become more and more embroiled in almost every area of our lives, large numbers of people are being caught with their guards down when they see an attractive offer online.

While there is no doubt that the internet has allowed many companies to cut costs to the bone, there are limits as to how low they can reduce their prices. It is highly advisable to check the reputation of companies that you are dealing with to ensure that there is no adverse comment online, and no outstanding complaints. A simple search on Google will alert you to the fact that there may be problems with a particular company, or alternatively it could put your mind at rest. Even online the old saying, if it looks to good to be true then it probably is, still holds very true.

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Cheap Tickets

Jaime Green writes about the financial survival of theaters and getting cheap tickets and loving the deal:

Earlier this week I took a lunch break from work (lunch breaks not being a common thing, for some reason, in nonprofit theatre offices) and walked a few blocks west to another theatre's box office. At the box office I handed over $40 (well, that's what the debit card I handed over was charged) for two tickets to an off-Broadway show, which usually cost at least $60 each.

Why was I spending money on theatre when I'm tight enough with cash to walk almost to the Hudson River to save $2 in service fees? When I brown-bag my lunch every day? When I work in nonprofit theatre?

It's not just that I love a deal. I'm using my few dollars, while also buying tickets to a show I want to see, to send a message to this theatre company, with my $40 of advance sales. And I hope that when I show up all 25-years-old at the box office, a second small message is sent, too.

I am 25 years old. I make very little money. By selling tickets for $20, they have made it possible for me to see theatre. And I am buying tickets.

When a theatre does something, something out of the usual routine of selling tickets for high prices, to make it possible for me, underfunded and hungry for art, to see what they're doing, I notice. (I also appreciate it, because hey! $20 tickets!) I can rattle a list off the top of my head of reduced ticket prices available at theatres across the city. I can tell you who has rush tickets, who has $20 (or 99 cent) Sundays, who sells discounted subscriptions to students or under-30s or artists. I know where to see ballet for $15, opera for $25, and whether you need to wake up early to stand in line, flash a student ID, or just sit in the back of the house. And I can tell you who doesn't have these programs. And as an audience member, a theatergoer, a person with an interest in this art and this community, don't doubt for a second that an organization's efforts to make theatre affordable don't affect how I see that institution.

It's not that I think they've got an incredibly benevolent marketing director sacrificing profit so some poor twentysomethings can see their plays. As an audience member and theatre-maker, I know there are lots of dirty reasons to sell cheap tickets. Dirtiest of all is probably that selling cheap tickets is better than selling none. (But even then they bemoan the choice: "We're undervaluing ourselves!" As if anyone thinks $75 for off-Broadway theatre is reasonable.) Not quite as dirty is that theatres get financial support, usually from corporations (and yes, I can tell you which ones underwrite the ticket programs - funders take note!), to make these reduced prices possible. Sometimes new cheap-ticket programs get press. But at the heart of these ticket initiatives is the recognition that art-for-the-rich is not the best art we can make.

As much as we can say theatre is a dying art, there is plenty of theatre that has no problem selling tickets. Full-price tickets. The question (to which we all know the answer), though, is if you want your organization making the sort of theatre that appeals to people who can afford to blow $75 or more on two hours of entertainment.

I don't know a single theatre producer (in the nonprofit world, where we're supposed to be subsidized to make art, not commerce!) who hasn't lamented the pressures of catering to subscriber taste, who hasn't ruefully programmed a mediocre play, maybe with some star casting or big name writer or just otherwise safe, so that those sure-thing ticket sales could allow for other, more artistically interesting, programming.

How sad that the artistically interesting programming is taken for granted as a financial flop. How incredibly, powerfully sad.

But what if there's another way? What if there were people who wanted to see the new, daring work, who are excited to support theatre that aims for something besides just selling lots of tickets?

So I spend the $20 that should really go towards paying off my college loans. I buy the under-30 subscription to a theatre whose adventurous programming I support. I tell my friends about pay-what-you-can performances.

We lament the demise of American theatre. American theatre is demising, if it is, because theatres are making safe, staid choices. It's not that exciting, brilliant plays aren't being written. It's that they aren't being produced. Because producers (again, I'm talking nonprofit here) are terrified of not making enough money through ticket sales to be able to continue to operate.

(Their fear, sadly, is justified. The reliance on ticket sales for income cripples artistic risk-taking, but that's another thing entirely. Or maybe just a reason to move to London.)

The fact is, there are people who will buy tickets to daring, weird, new work. But usually, those people are young, and usually, those people do not have a lot of money. The math is alarmingly simple.

Here's what we know:
Current audiences are old and rich.
Current audiences like safe programming.
Younger audiences are more likely to support adventurous work.
Younger audiences don't tend to have a lot of money.

What happens when the old audiences die off? Will there be anyone stepping up to the bat to replace them? Not if the people who are young (and poor) now don't get into the habit of seeing theatre. Now. While we're still young and poor. There are people who've never seen a play before, and might be curious, but aren't going to spend $70 to try it out. Movies are cheaper and more exciting.

Of course, without massive financial support, a theatre cannot survive on $20 tickets. But there are ways. Corporate grants and underwriting. One performance a week for $20. A handful of rush tickets every night. And a million other, more creative ideas.

These programs are not just discounts to sell more tickets - they are the first and most important step towards breaking the tyranny that older, moneyed, hidebound audiences have over theatres' programming, and the first step towards ensuring that when those audiences die off, there are excited, interested, committed audiences replacing them. Don't wait until we're 50 years old and rich (if ever) to draw us in.

Cheap Tickets In Las Vegas

Every January for the past decade (except twice), I've gone to Vegas.

I've never caught a show. Too expensive.

I should've considered some of these tips:

The best way to secure some tickets to the Barry Manilow, David Copperfield or the Beatles LOVE performance during your visit to Las Vegas is to plan your trip as far in advance as you possibly can. Once you have your vacation time-off approved from your employer, immediately hit the Internet to see if you can find any deals on Las Vegas show tickets for the shows that you are eager to see. If you're trying a few months early to grab some tickets and it's already telling you that the show is sold out, then log on to a travel agency website.

Travel websites will usually have a variety of Las Vegas package deals where you can get your flight, your accommodations and tickets to some of the hottest shows in Vegas all in one easy transaction. You can usually save yourself some money by booking your trip by this means. Again, the earlier you plan and book, the better your chances are of hearing "Mandy."

Still Can't Grab Cheap Tickets to Vegas Shows?

If you can't book your vacation that far in advance, or you keep hitting a dead end on those elusive Manilow tickets, there's always a few alternative ways of securing some tickets. Here are a few:

* Concierge Convenience - Remember, you are in Vegas, so a little palm greasing can go a long way in this town. Your hotel's concierge could very well be one of the most powerful people you'll meet in Sin City. He can sometimes make the impossible, all of a sudden, possible. A little well placed tip in your concierge's palm just might, quite possibly, be the edge you need in securing those prized tickets.

* Casino Perks - If this isn't your first time to Vegas and you frequent one hotel every time you go, you may have some casino perks waiting for you. This is when the hotel gives you tickets at a discounted price for being loyal to their hotel and casino.

* Online Auctions - Big name Vegas tickets can sometimes show up on Internet-run auction websites. Usually, it's not advisable to use these sites for tickets because of the possibility of counterfeit ones. Before you search an auction website, you should exhaust all other means of acquiring tickets.

Sorry, No Cheap Tickets for the Big Name Vegas Show

If you're still unlucky in your search for the Manilow tickets, or whatever the hottest show is at the time of your vacation, then don't get too upset. There are hundreds of shows in Vegas that are equally entertaining, which have available tickets. Many of these acts are unlike anything you can see anywhere else in the world and some others are practically Vegas staples. You can find discounts to shows like these in the coupon book that most Las Vegas hotels offer their guests.

Lastly, if the spouse is truly upset about missing Manilow, never fear, just take him or her to one of the incredible impersonator shows, they'll be able to see not only Barry Manilow, but Cher, Bette Midler, Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion and many others - all in one show!

Cheap Tickets For Spring Break

Newsday reports March 6:

Outdoor Adventure River Specialists has an entire catalog of family trips, some appropriate for children as young as four.

By Eileen Ogintz |Tribune Media Services

March 6, 2008

What are you waiting for?

Spring Break is looming and you haven't planned a getaway. We're not talking a Big Trip -- a cruise, for example, or an adventure trip to Costa Rica, though, according to www.travelzoo.com, there are good last-minute deals to be had in Costa Rica.

We're talking about a few days of R&R with the kids (how about an indoor water park? Check out www.greatwolf.com; they have several locations around the country) that won't bust the budget and will solve the problem of what to do with the kids while they are off from school.

The kids, of course, have been telling you for weeks that everyone else in their class is heading off to someplace wonderful. Rest assured that you're not the only last-minute planners out there this spring. "We are getting tons of requests now for travel in March," says Jim Kackley, general manager of Thomson Family Adventures (www.familyadventures.com). He adds that Thomson is spending a lot of time trying to find space for everyone.

The good news: As long as you're flexible about your dates and even your destination, it's not too late for your gang to have some fun in the sun (or the snow, or the city). Invite along a friend for your tween or teen and even the simplest getaway will suddenly become an adventure.

You might even find a bargain. Book Tuesday through Thursday for the best rates, suggests Travel Zoo. Opt for a long city weekend and you'll save significantly at business hotels looking to fill rooms. (Check the sale at www.hotels.com, which offers 30 percent off at many hotels. You just have to book by April 7 for travel now through April 21, 2008.)

Let the deal be your guide. Cheap Tickets (www.cheaptickets.com), for example, offers a new deal every Tuesday. They've also launched a Spring Break Sale offering $75 off packages. Anytime you can book an air-car-hotel package you'll save money -- even to London. United Vacations (www.unitedvacations.com) is offering savings up to 30 percent on packages booked by March 31. (The best part is you can pay in dollars.) Opt for San Antonio (here's your chance to visit the Alamo) with a Spirit Airlines (www.spiritvacations.com) package to celebrate new daily service beginning mid April.

Here are my Spring Break picks to get you started:

BATTER UP: There's no better place for baseball lovers than in the stands watching their favorite team during Spring Training. Tickets are a lot cheaper, the atmosphere more relaxed than during the regular season and players might actually talk to the kids or give them an autograph. (Visit www.cactusleague.com for the teams playing in Arizona and www.floridagrapefruitleague.com for those training in Florida.) Stay at the newly renovated Hyatt Regency Sarasota (www.hyatt.com), where the Cincinnati Reds host the Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies, among others, and save 20 percent off the best available hotel rate (use the code BBALL when booking).

Israel's Open Skies Revoluation

Israel has deregulated airline pricing and let's the marketplace set fares.
As a result, they're way down.
The Jerusalem Report says:

By the summer of 2008, Israelis should be able fly to Paris for just $300, thanks to what has been called the "Open Skies" revolution.

The Open Skies policy, approved recently by the cabinet, promotes free competition in airline travel. It also promises a new era of cheap tickets to popular and new destinations that would allow foreign companies to compete with Israeli airlines.

But so far, like the promise of an affordable summer trip to France by Arkia International, Israeli airlines continue to provide the best deals for travelers.

The Israeli civil aviation industry has been exceptionally busy in the past few months preparing for the Open Skies era. Industry insiders believe the new policy will ultimately benefit most airline passengers, whose options of where to fly, with whom and at what cost, will expand dramatically.

The Open Skies revolution started with a government decision in January, at the recommendation of Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, to allow "fair competition."

This was followed by additional foreign carriers receiving permits to begin operating in Israel.

Among these are the British low-cost carrier Thomsonfly, the veteran British carrier bmi, and the French discount carrier New Axis Airways.

The opening of the local market to competition also means that El Al will no longer be the only Israeli airline flying to popular European and American destinations.

That was achieved following the government's recent decision to finance 80 percent of all local carriers' security expenses, and not just El Al's. Until now, the government had financed only half of security expenses.

In return for the security funding, El Al is sharing routes with the smaller Israeli carriers, Arkia and Israir Airlines.

The architects of this revolution, including Mofaz, say it will herald a new era of cheaper plane tickets, a variety of airline companies to choose from, and the arrival of more tourists to Israel.

However, a round trip from Israel to the most popular European destinations - London, Paris or Rome - in one of the older or newer foreign carriers remains expensive in comparison with the parallel offers made by Israeli carriers today.

And this is despite the fact that all airline companies around the globe have been forced to raise their ticket prices due to an increase in fuel prices and the weakening of the US dollar against other currencies.

David Machlev, Arkia International's deputy director-general, said that the revolution would enable Arkia and Israir to both receive the status of a regular airline company, as opposed to a charter carrier whose tickets are less flexible and whose destinations abroad are limited.

"That will lead to a meaningful competition in the pricing of the tickets to destinations that two of the Israeli carriers fly to," he told The Jerusalem Post. "For instance, Arkia plans to offer the Israeli customer a round-trip plane ticket to Paris for the price of $300 by the summer of 2008."

When asked about the promise of a new era of low-cost flights across the board, Machlev said: "The low-cost age means changing the consumption habits of the Israeli client. In the future, the earlier people buy their plane tickets, the less they will pay - unlike the current situation in which people pay less the later they buy a ticket."

Others say that no matter how many outside companies receive permission to operate in Israel in the near future, the policy will make no difference to the average Israeli passenger because the foreign carriers' rates will remain expensive in comparison with the Israeli carriers' prices.

For example, bmi is scheduled to start operating a daily flight in mid-March from Israel to London and Manchester and back, and is selling tickets at the not-so-cheap price of $590 for a round-trip in March.

A similar fare is offered by Thomsonfly - $580 for a round-trip to London between the 6th and 9th of March. The well-established British Airways, on the other hand, offers the same ticket for $664, and provides a better choice of hours.

Israeli airlines offer a much more attractive deal to London.

The same return flight on the same day currently costs $399 on Israir, and if you want to extend your trip to London by one more day, El Al offers a ticket for $349 in its new "Spontaneous" campaign.

Paris, on the other hand, is a route that is still relatively expensive but is likely to benefit from the stiff competition of the Open Skies policy.

Lufthansa currently has the cheapest tickets to Paris ($449 between March 7 and 11); Arkia's best fare is $489 (from March 16 to 20); El Al's top offer was $499 per plane ticket on March 7-11; Turkish Airlines' deal for the same dates was $588, and while Swiss Air's price was $623.

"The foreign carriers that enter this market have no desire to spoil the market for local airline companies," a top official in the Israeli civil aviation industry who asked not to be identified told the Post. "In general, they concentrate their efforts on bringing more tourists from the European bases they operate in.

"These clients consider a plane ticket to Israel at the cost of $500-$700 a fair rate. On the other hand, this market is highly competitive and such things as 'reaching an understanding' among the carriers regarding the plane tickets' prices does not exist."

Asked why bmi was not lowering its fares in line with those of Israeli companies, Aharon Ben-Haim, bmi's sales manager, said that "bmi is not a low-cost airline, bmi provides quality travel at affordable prices, great connections, in modern and comfortable aircraft."

"Every airline has different tariffs varying according to the type of ticket purchased and the numbers of days of stay, and bmi prices range from $564 to $1,514, including taxes, for economy tickets," he said. "Bmi plans to have special promotions in the future, and make weekends in London even more affordable."

Gideon Siterman, the director-general of the Transportation Ministry and the man credited with pushing for the Open Skies policy for the past two years, said the revolution would not be complete so long as a second regular Israeli airline company is not established, and a global agreement is not signed with the European Union.

Continued

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