Editors' Picks Continental Airlines Deals
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$230 R/T Mexico Fares on Alaska*
Fly to Cancun, Los Cabos, and others with Alaska from several West Coast cities starting at $230 R/T. Also look to carriers like Continental, US Airways, American, and Northwest, among others. These competitors match or beat Alaska's fares.
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$49 O/W Domestic Sale Fares on Frontier*
Frontier's latest promotion, a match of Southwest's sale, offers travel through spring. The lowest fares are often matched or beaten by Continental, Delta, Northwest, and Southwest. In some cases, the competition offers $84 in savings.
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$116 R/T American Sale Matches Southwest*
Why does American's latest sale look so familiar? Because it's nearly identical to competing promotions from Southwest, United, and Frontier. Add it all up and you've got a major fare war. And that's a huge win for bargain hunters.
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$98 R/T Domestic Sale Fares on Midwest*
Midwest Airlines is linking mid-western cities including Milwaukee, Kansas City, and Omaha, with destinations like Atlanta, Boston, and San Francisco. AirTran, American, Frontier, and United, and other airlines, bring some competition.
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$108 R/T Thanksgiving Fares on Midwest*
You've got another chance to book a Thanksgiving flight. Midwest is offering fares from $108 round-trip and several carriers, including AirTran, Frontier, Northwest, and Continental, are matching or beating the sale fares.
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$99 O/W Ft. Lauderdale Sale on Virgin America*
Virgin America's introductory sale offers nonstop flights between Ft. Lauderdale and a handful of western U.S. cities including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Seattle. AirTran, American, Continental, and others compete.
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$49 O/W Milwaukee New Route Sale on Southwest*
Southwest is offering new service to Milwaukee, and with it comes competition. Although Southwest has fair pricing on a couple of routes, you'll likely have better luck finding a lower fare on AirTran, Continental, Delta, or Frontier.
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$59 O/W Southwest Sale on 2,500 Routes*
Southwest's latest sale includes destinations like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Las Vegas. Half of the researched routes offer savings, while the other half are beaten by carriers like JetBlue, AirTran, Continental, Delta, and Northwest.
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News & Advice
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Five Bright Spots for Travelers in 2009
Sure, there were enough new fees and delayed planes to fill a book this year. But the squeeze brought on by the recession yielded some traveler-friendly trends, too.
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Why Is Southwest Travelers' Favorite Airline?
We love certain airlines and avoid others at all costs. Ed Perkins investigates one survey's results to explain why Southwest wins top honors and why US Airways has some work to do.
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How to Save on Airfare Even After You've Booked
Booking doesn't necessarily mean you're done shopping. There are a handful of little-known tricks that give you a chance to save money even after you've purchased a ticket.
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Best Airlines by Traveler Test
Ed Perkins examines the pros and cons of airline reader surveys, and finds that they can be useful if you employ some healthy skepticism.
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Top Five Travel Horror Stories of 2009
What's scarier, a bloodthirsty ghoul or an overnight tarmac delay? (Hint: The tarmac delay.) Read on to discover the year's most terrifying stories from the travel industry, and then submit your own!
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How Do I Know Which Airline Is the Best?
Ed Perkins examines the useful but imperfect world of airline ratings, and finds that and no one airline can be best for all travelers.
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Can I Inherit Frequent Flyer Miles?
Ed Perkins tackles the tricky task of transferring miles after a program member passes away. And as is so often the case, there is no short or quick or easy way to do it.
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Consumers Win With Booking Fee Elimination
With online travel agencies eliminating booking fees, how do their fares compare to the airlines' offerings? The results of our comparison tests may surprise you.
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Wi-Fi: The Next Big Thing in Air Travel
Settle into your seat, check your email, update your Facebook account, or watch a silly YouTube video. Whatever it is you do online, it can now be had while inflight.
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Minimum Connection Times for International Flights
A reader wonders if he will miss his connection due to a too-short layover. Our airfare expert reports the minimum time varies, but there are some rules of thumb you can use.
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