Trip Planning

By Arlene Fleming, About.com Guide to Air Travel

So you have decided to take to the skies? Are you traveling last minute? Need to find a good deal on your next flight? Start your search here. Check out fares and book online. Find airfare specials and last minute specials, along with tips for getting the best airfares. Read about preparing for the airport experience, and packing advice. Trip planning is more than just finding a cheap ticket when it comes to air travel - it's also about packing lists, seat maps, and airport security.

1. Airfares - That's the Ticket
2. Trip Planning Advice - From Airfares to Upgrades
3. Jet Lag - Strategies to Feel Better and Adjust After Flights
4. Gift of Travel

Airfares - That's the Ticket

So you have decided to take to the skies? Are you traveling last minute? Need to find a good deal on your next flight? Start your search here. Check out fares and book online.

• A Lot of Links for Airfare Specials
• Last Minute Tickets
• Booking Airline Tickets, Add Ons, or the Whole Vacation
• Airfare Specials Posted in the Air Travel Forum

Trip Planning Advice - From Airfares to Upgrades

There is more to planning for a trip than booking the airfare. But even in terms of airfares there are strategies to hopefully snag you the best deal possible. If you are a first time flyer or are afraid of flying, there are tips and resources that can help you. From airfares to upgrades, there are a lot of tips and advice for the planning stages to secure an air travel experience that is as care free as possible.

• First Time Flyers and Fear of Flying
• What an Airfare is and Types of Airfares
• Tips to Help in Your Search for the Best Airfare
• Travel Tips for a Safe Air Travel Trip
• Top 10 Myths about Airfares and Airline Tickets

• Top 10 Ways to Get Upgraded on a Flight
• Carry-On Packing List
• What You Can and Cannot Pack
• Fear of Flying Courses and Treatment
• Air Travel Lingo - Defining the Industry's Language

Jet Lag - Strategies to Feel Better and Adjust After Flights

I travel, often on longer flights, through different time zones and am absolutely useless at sleeping on flights. I've used medications, tried homeopathic options and other tricks to combat jet lag. Nothing works 100% of the time for me. I try to relax, hence the self massage routine. Ah, the not-so-wonderful experience of waking up several mornings at 3am after returning from a trip to Australia - of falling asleep and not knowing whether it was 6am or 6pm after long travels. Jet lag can manifest itself in different ways so I'm sharing as many solutions as possible. Hopefully, some of them will work for you.

• Jet Lag Travel Tips - Plane Advice for Beating Jet Lag
• British Airways Sleep and Air Travel Advice and Jet Lag Calculator
• Jet Lag Symptoms - List of Complaints and Illnesses that May be Caused by Long F

• Self Massage of the Face - Acupressure Points, Massage for Relaxation, Flights
• Noise Canceling Headphones
• What are the Best Natural Sleep Aids

Gift of Travel

You may need a new document holder, some eyeshades, or luggage. Or you are shopping for someone and want to give the gift of travel. You can buy day passes at business class lounges or gift certificates both for airlines and airport shopping. Just some of the gifts of travel...

• Airline Gift Certificates
• Airline Gift Certificates - Additional Options
• Airport Shopping - Gift Cards and Certificates
• Day Passes to Airport Lounges
• Shopping and Gift Ideas