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Airlines, the masters of flight overbooking, have refined the practice of bumping to a science
Ryan W. Kingsbury SM ’09 is the rare flier who’s actually looking to be bumped from a flight.
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Holiday Travelers Who Wait to Book Flights May Pay More
Procrastinators were rewarded last year when they finally got around to booking flights for holiday travel. Back then, airlines were not prepared for the sharp falloff in travel and offered last-minute deals to fill up empty planes.
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Budgets Shrink, and Holiday Airfares Follow Suit
The travel industry is bracing for a painful holiday season as people scale back their discretionary spending. But that is good news for anyone who has yet to book a winter getaway, with hotels, airlines and cruise operators introducing last-minute deals to entice vacationers.