Anyone who has ever bought even one airline ticket knows the drill: Plan ahead, buy as early as possible, and save money.
It is great advice if you're planning your honeymoon or that long-anticipated trip overseas. But life is not always so predictable.
Business deals suddenly unravel. Loved ones fall ill. An opportunity requires immediate attention that cannot be given over a phone or modem.
You must travel within the next week.
Airfares triple or quadruple in these situations. Business people with expense accounts pay the astronomical fares without blinking -- or do they? Increasingly, even these folks are under added pressure to find the lowest fare possible.
If and when this travel calamity confronts you, be prepared! What follows are six tips designed to soften the budgetary blow.
Click "next" to the right and find out how it can be done.
