Tom Parsons Cheaper Quotations

Take the challenge. When they say they have the lowest rate, make sure they do. If you find a cheaper rate on a third-party Web site, print it out and send it to the hotel to get that rate.

Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons, those are really tight days for the cheap stuff, ... You may find the cheaper fares Tuesday through Thursday. But if you're not willing to do that, then you'll pay a premium -- maybe double the cheapest airfare on some of these routes.

Dollar for mile, Europe is your best bang for the buck this winter. I've never seen anything like it. When you can fly from New York to London cheaper than you can fly from New York to Charlotte, you just can't beat it.

I couldn't get the airlines to talk to me last summer. This year four airlines have come to me and offered me cheaper fares than I'm quoting.