| When traveling abroad, everyone knows to check | | | | the LOT of legwork that would be required if you |
| the major travel aggregators, the Orbitzes, the | | | | were simply flying blind (pun intended), and missing a |
| Travelocities, the Expedias, etc. | | | | potential airline that could get you where you want |
| But internationally, and even domestically, the smaller | | | | to go for less. |
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| these. And a lot of times, flying within the country | | | | best. It's a nice clean site that lets you browse |
| you're traveling to is essential to get the fullest | | | | airlines by continent, country, or by a specific airline |
| experience. So how do you find the best carrier? | | | | name. Each listing has a link to the airline's website, |
| For my money, the smartest way to do it is to rely | | | | and a toll-free phone number to call for answers to |
| on a good airline directory. You visit one site to see a | | | | questions or to make reservations and changes. |
| list of all the airlines in, say, Asia. Or get even more | | | | Using airline directories has been a big help to me in |
| specific and target the country you're visiting. | | | | identifying airlines most people probably don't know |
| Once you find the names of the airlines serving that | | | | about (Air Vanuatu, anyone?). And finding those |
| country, you can perform a much smarter search for | | | | carriers that aren't immediately top-of-mind is the |
| deals to the places you want to go. Admittedly, this | | | | best travel secret I've found for good airline deals |
| still involves a little bit of legwork. But it's better than | | | | abroad. |