![]() ![]() When that's done, it's contracted for the course of the year," said Gavin Miller, vice-president of leisure at travel agency Flight Centre. "Once a year, basically what happens is we sit down and contract all these different deals with different companies. Because these deals are offered at a set price over a period of time, they effectively freeze the exchange rate. Some travel companies have specially contracted deals with hotels and vacation-package providers. 3: Ask travel agents about exclusive vacation deals. So, you have to weigh all the options." The trick is not to be too enticed by the upfront price, without having a sense of other extraneous expenses. "It's still better than driving to Toronto for four hours, probably in a snow storm, staying overnight. She added that even factoring in the extra expense of the fallen Canadian dollar, they were still good deals, even compared with seemingly lower fares from Toronto. Scrutton, the travel agent, "I had a rate of $2,900 from Detroit non-stop to Puerto Vallarta,, for a week, all inclusive. "With the teachers I was telling you about," said Ms. 2: Remember that alternative travel choices can incur other costs. Airline fare pricing can seem hopelessly arcane, but the simple maxim of travelling when other people aren't often works well, Ms. Regular, busy routes tend not to swing wildly in price, but some bargains can still be found on off-peak days and times. "I have some teachers, and I've been looking for things for them, but they can only go Saturday or Sunday."īut as Brittany Dietz, editor of cheapflights.ca, noted, midweek flights, particularly on Tuesday and Wednesday, are usually where the deals are. ![]() Scrutton finds they are often scheduled during the week, prohibitive to some clients. So that has had an impact on March Break travel," she said, although industry analysts note that Canadian airlines are going through a period of high capacity, and they need to fill their empty seats.Īn alternative to vacation packages departing from Detroit are sun-destination flights from Windsor with Canadian discount carriers Sunwing Airlines and Air Transat, but Ms. "Easily 80 per cent of my people travel out of Detroit. 1, the obvious first step: Try alternate airports and midweek fares.įor clients of Nancy Scrutton at Allison's Travel Agency in Windsor, Ont., the routine has been to fly out of neighbouring Detroit's airport, a convenient hub for Delta Air Lines with all its many routes and choices on offer. ![]()
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