Ticket Deals

Whatever you might think about the BCS system, there’s no denying the appeal of seeing a college bowl game if you’re a football fan or an alum of one of the schools playing. And when you combine either of those two things with the fact that the games are played in warm places during a very cold part of the year, you have the makings of a fine excuse for a trip.

As mentioned in an earlier post, there are various things you can do to find cheap airfare to college bowl games, no matter which one you want to go to. But these are four relatively popular destinations we’re talking about, so don’t be surprised if travel deals aren’t exactly coming out of the woodwork for you.

If one of the BCS bowl games is on your list this season, then it’s not a bad idea to start paying attention to the prices on trips months before the games themselves. The bad news is that you won’t necessarily know which bowl game your favorite team will be playing in until the best prices are gone. The good news is that there are only four cities you need to keep an eye on for travel deals to begin with – and if you’re as interested in a warm-weather vacation as you are a football game, you might consider just picking whichever place you want to visit most and going to the game no matter who’s playing.

>> The BCS bowl games schedule for the 2011-2012 season is: Jan 2 (Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl), Jan 4 (Orange Bowl), Jan 3 (Sugar Bowl) and Jan 9 (National Championship Game, New Orleans)

We have posted several articles recently dedicated to helping the men and women of the US armed services (and their families) find discounts on travel. There are several ways military personnel and their dependents can travel for less than civilians, and some of them are more well-publicized than others – so we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss any of the tips we’ve mentioned.

In some cases, finding the military travel deals is as easy as contacting a military travel agent and letting them do the work for you. In other cases, you’ll need to do a bit more research yourself. Either way, the discounts can often be substantial – so even if it seems like it’s a headache to pursue some of these military travel deals, it’s definitely worth looking into if you’re trying to travel on a budget.

In addition to military travel deals on things like airfare and accommodation, there are also special discounts afforded to members of the military, veterans, and their families on things like cruises and vacation packages.

Some cruise lines offer regular discounts to military personnel, others have seasonal discounts, and then there are some booking agencies that promise discounts even when the cruise lines themselves don’t offer military deals. With vacation packages, you can go through a military travel agent or you can look for the resorts and tour providers that offer military travel deals.

Here are a few ways to find military travel deals on cruises and vacation packages.

Most of the Las Vegas travel guides out there assume that you’re visiting Vegas to gamble. They offer great tips on how to get your trip comp’d by a casino – or at least how to get dirt-cheap offers on trips from casino hotels – but almost all of the sure-fire ways to score great deals in Vegas involve being a gambler. If a casino hotel knows you’re going to be dropping lots of money in the casino, then they still come out ahead if they comp your room.

What if you’re not a gambler, though? What if you like the variety of activities in Vegas, but you’re never going to be enough of a gambler for a casino to offer you freebies? Thankfully, there are still Las Vegas deals that you can take advantage of.

Whether you’re the kind of person who typically travels in a luxe style or not, sometimes you feel the need to indulge yourself at a luxury resort. But unless your luxury travel dreams come with an expense account, what you really need to hunt for are luxury travel deals.

Luckily, luxury travel doesn’t always come with a high price tag. If you’re a little patient and you know where to look, you can find great luxury travel deals. Now, you’re still usually going to pay more for these trips than if you stayed at a hostel – it’s not like you can have a 5-star experience for a 1-star price (at least not usually). But you can have a 5-star experience for a 3-star price sometimes, and that can be enough to feel like you won the lottery.

When you’re looking for luxury travel deals, there are a few things to keep in mind in order to get the best deals.

While one of the biggest benefits to booking an all inclusive trip is that they often mean you’re saving money on each component – airfare, hotel, car rental, etc. – that doesn’t mean you have to settle for whatever the first site you visit tells you is a good deal. With so many booking sites out there and the ability to easily search them, there’s no reason not to shop around to find the best all inclusive travel deals you can.

When the mood strikes for a last minute vacation, often it’s because you just need a break – so the last thing you want to spend time doing is researching your trip. You just want to find a trip you like, click “buy,” then concentrate on getting on a plane and getting wherever you’re going. Which is why last minute resort deals are so popular.

With last minute resort deals, you don’t have to plan a thing. These all-inclusives can meet all your needs, and it’s all within easy reach. From where you sleep to where you eat to even what you’ll do during the day, you’re taken care of. And sometimes that’s all you want.

So if you’re looking for a last minute resort deal, here are some places to check.