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. But we will remind you 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