jetblue.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nkayak and matrix should find all flights except southwest and jetblue.\u00a0 Some of the options to use on these sites are:<\/p>\n
1) Play with the dates of travel.\u00a0 Can you fly in a day or two before or leave a day or two after you were planning?\u00a0 The extra costs for hotel and food might be offset by greatly reduced airfare.\u00a0 Take advantage of those extra days for shopping or relaxing by the pool.<\/p>\n
2) Try different airports.\u00a0 Don’t forget about the possibility of flying into a different airport. Tampa (TPA), Jacksonville (JAX), and maybe even Miami (MIA) might be worth exploring. Flying into Miami would definitely require renting a car and driving 3 or 4 hours, but you might save enough on airfare to make it worthwhile for your family.<\/p>\n
I saw a great example of this recently.\u00a0 A flight from Dulles to Orlando costs $300.\u00a0 I found another flight from Dulles to Tampa for the same dates for $150.\u00a0 Those savings really add up for a family of four.\u00a0 You will have to rent a car to get from Tampa to Orlando, but we usually do so anyway.<\/p>\n
3) Look at different flight times.\u00a0 While it might be optimal to fly in at 10 am.\u00a0 Consider taking that 6 am flight to save some money.\u00a0 We’ve woken the kids up at 4:00 am to get to the airport for that 6:15 am flight, but hey, I got a great deal on them.\u00a0 We’ve also arrived at 12:30 am into Orlando with a two year old that was now wide awake.\u00a0 That wasn’t my smartest move, but again, I was looking to save money.<\/p>\n
4) Get free (or reduced) airfare.\u00a0 Have you been using credit cards to accumulate miles or points that you can convert to miles?\u00a0 All the major airlines have credit card partners that are more than willing to dump points on you for using their credit cards.\u00a0 Signing up for two credit cards for United should give you enough miles to get a family of four to Orlando and back home without costing you any money.\u00a0 Plus, the credit card will get you free bags and priority boarding as well.<\/p>\n
We don’t usually use miles to get to Orlando since I have always found tickets for $250 or less for most of our trips.\u00a0 I save those miles for cross country trips to the West Coast that cost $350 and up.<\/p>\n
You can also look for methods of getting reduced price gift cards for the airlines.\u00a0 I’m aware of gift cards for Southwest airlines and American Airlines.\u00a0 You can buy these with your favorite credit card that give you discounts at office supply stores or grocery stores and save some additional money or get points\/miles.\u00a0 You can also purchase Southwest Gift Cards at Target, getting a minimum of 5% off of those with a Target Credit\/Debit Card.<\/p>\n
You could also look through the gift card resale sites, and maybe find some savings on those cards.\u00a0 Its not a typical avenue that we explore, but its still a possibility.<\/p>\n
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