Look beyond your home airport

It’s a big frequent flyer world out there and you may find information about deals and destinations that will come in handy in some other way. Perhaps by making a connection through another city. Or, by purchasing a ticket to a neighboring country or city, and a separate ticket to your destination.

Look at sample fare charts as just that — samples

If your home airport isn’t mentioned, it doesn’t mean a comparable fare isn’t available from there. We don’t have room to list every fare.

Take offer-expiration dates with a grain of salt

Airlines often extend promotions, and if we reminded you every time they did we wouldn’t have room for new information — although you will still get reminders from time to time about the most important offers.

Cut us some slack

Fares listed are accurate when we close a story, but in this web-speed world they may have changed by the time they hit your inbox.