The cheapest day to buy airline tickets? It’s Sunday, not Tuesday.

Published: October 23, 2014 11:14 am

A company that handles airline ticket sales for travel agencies has come out with study of airline ticket purchases, and found some interesting factoids:

The cheapest tickets are bought on Sunday, not Tuesday as others have advised.

The cheapest tickets on domestic flights are bought eight weeks in advance of departure. Eight weeks out, the average fare of $409 was 19.2 percent below the average domestic fare of $496.

The cheapest tickets on international flights are bought 24 weeks in advance of departure. At 24 weeks out, the average fare of $1,004 was 26.6 percent under the average international fa ... Read more »

Online Travel Auctions

There are many ways to save money on domestic and international travel. One that is often overlooked: Travel Auctions.

If you re preparing to look into cheap airfares be sure to look beyond the airline websites and places like Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity.

Online travel auctions are often where you ll find the best airfare deals plus travel packages that include hotel and potentially other benefits.

eBay provides what might be the most popular travel auction on the Internet. Their travel auction page is a great place to bid on vacation packages, rental car deals, hotel discounts, vacation rentals, and other kinds of lodging deals (i.e. bed and breakfasts, timeshares, etc.). You can also bid on cruises! Become an eBay member for free by signing up on their site, then monitor the travel auction page for deals that interest you.

A high end travel auction to keep in your favorites folder is Luxury Li ... Read more »

The Best Travel Apps of 2015

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I travel best when I'm relaxed, and I'm most relaxed when I have everything under control. I like to prebook hotel rooms, have a loose itinerary for my days, and know how I'll be getting from here to there before I even leave home. The best travel apps help me stay organized, on time, and on budget whether I'm traveling for business or pleasure. I've rounded up 35 of my favorites for you, on a variety of mobile platforms.

Prepare for Takeoff

Before your next trip, you're likely to research your destination and get a sense of how much money you're going to spend on the big necessities, such as flights, hotels, and car rentals. A few apps on this list, including Google Flights and SkyScanner, help you draw a quick baseline for the cost of flights. They also suggest alternative days to travel, if you can be flexible on your travel dates to save a little money.

Researching ... Read more »

Getting started is easy

The Canadian Tourism

Commission presents the

Canada Specialist Program

The Canada Specialist Program is an educational tool designed by the CTC to train travel trade professionals like you about travel to Canada.

Once you sign up for the Canadian Specialist Program, you’ll have access to the key suppliers of all our Canadian experiences. All you need to do is complete each module.

With the online training tool, you can create your own sales files. Keep your notes, ideas and key learnings in one place. And you’ll get message templates created for all for this Canadian content; add your own personal message and send them to your clients. How easy is that?

Pass all of the specialist quizzes and you’ll be able to access the CSP reduced travel rates on our independent FAM ... Read more »

The Best Travel Sites

Looking to plan and book a bargain getaway? Traveling in a rush for an emergency? The best travel websites will help get you where you're going at a price you can afford.

OB Roundup

Some days, when I remember life before the Internet, email, and smartphones, I cannot even comprehend how I traveled. Long (long) gone are the days of keeping an atlas under the passenger seat of the car, or rolling down the highway scanning motel sign after motel sign for "Vacancy." And travel agents? Forget about it. Travel websites have revolutionized how we plan, book, and even pay for travel.

Online travel services make it easy to research those big-ticket items, such as flights and hotels, but also the nitty gritty, such as the best seat on a particular airplane, or the best place to grab breakfast in Chicago O'Hare (the answer is Tortas Fronteras, in terminals 1, 3, and 5).

Most frequent travelers have a favorite travel webs ... Read more »