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There are dozens of different travel sites that you can choose from to plan your next vacation, sometimes you can even find a bargain from these sites. However, there is a little known, much more consistent way to get deals on airfare, and that’s by going to directly to the airlines. When you want to learn something, it’s usually best to go to the primary sources, why should it be any different for air travel?

e-Saver, Ding!, Net SAAver – These strange names are all programs started by airlines that offer low-cost, last-minute travel options. As you probably guessed these programs aren’t going to be the best for planning that two week long family vacation to Disney Land; but with fares as low as $40, they do offer a way to take a quick weekend getaway whenever you feel like it.

Personally I try to save up a bit every paycheck so that every two months or so I can request a weekend off work and see where these programs can take me. Oklahoma City might not be at the top of my list of places to go, but for $98 I can think of many worse ways to spend a weekend.

US Airways e-Saver simply lists cheap flights domestically and internationally, just find the airport nearest to you and see whats offered.

 Southwest Airlines Ding! is a program you download to your computer that runs in your system tray (or dock if you’re a Mac user like myself). You can select up to 10 airports and receive cheap flight offers directly from Southwest!

American Airlines Net SAAver is my personal favorite, you can create an account on their site and select your home airport to check out all of their last minute fares. If you don’t want to create an account you can still search all their fares. I like to put in my home airport and leave the destination airport blank just to see what comes up.

Links:
US Airways – e-Saver (Domestic)
US Airways – e-Saver International
Southwest Airlines – Ding!
American Airlines – Net SAAver