travel bargain hunters

Common wisdom tells us that this is the year of mega-deal flight. All factors are present: Fuel prices kept the demand for places has decreased and the airlines are in financial need. The logic is that the flights to rain on us like a spring shower.

Surely, there are bargains to have. Except that it is the goal I had in mind. The last time she visited her favorite travel site, you may have found the prices to be fairly standard and decided to wait until that date, his legendary last-minute arrival.

You're not alone. "We see a lot of research, many people are waiting for the big deal ... But we have less inventory than last year, fewer flights, fewer seats, fewer opportunities for them in the last minute, unless it is incredibly flexible, "says Allison Wallace, spokesman for the Flight Center, the chain of travel agencies.

For today at least, with the notable exception of Mexico, Cuba and Las Vegas, the market is not flooded with offers. Many major airlines, including Air Canada, have been parking of aircraft, focusing on the reduction of the filling degree during the factory prices. Woudstra Bennett, Marketing Manager FlyForLess.ca considers supply and demand are in sync. This balance is difficult in a time of significant changes in the online travel market. Prices are now on the consumers through a growing number of channels. Your chance to secure that hard, for example, Europe or Asia, if you are prepared to study hard and fast.

The first stop for most people searching on the Internet can be a big online travel agencies. Sites like itravel2000.ca, Expedia.ca Travelocity.ca and its unprecedented power over collective bargaining in the industry is still king when it comes to a great value packages. Brian Simpson, General Manager of Travelocity.ca, says online travel agencies offer the big picture. "But what if you are only interested in the airplane? Online travel agencies, which draw most of their sentences of four Global Distribution Systems - Amadeus, Galileo, Worldspan and Saber - and can negotiate deals with airlines, but they are not the only places to go.

More and more airlines are questions in their own hands to us on their own sites and experimenting with new forms of life in a time of promotion codes directly to travelers. Currently, the method of choice is trusted e-mail (notification to the airlines' websites), but RSS feeds, Twitter and Facebook are just around the corner (Southwest Airlines has begun to offer Twitter).

"The airlines start to use the media to communicate directly with customers to participate in one-on-One Marketing to the warm and Fuzzi the brand," said Douglas Quinby an analyst at research company PhoCusWright, which studies in travel market in Canada.

This is an experimental phase coincided with the rise of meta-sites. Mavens as Airfarewatchdog.com, Travelzoo.ca, Tripadvisor.com CanuckAbroad.com drag and the network for you, raise a question not only the online travel agencies, but also the companies themselves remain. The emergence of new sources of travel information, offers more flexibility for Canadian travelers. As Mr. Quinby commentaries, one of the most striking features of the travel market in Canada so far "narrow momentum" created by the joint dominance of Air Canada and WestJet. This has the bargaining power of tour operators and shopping habits of consumers.

Websites such as Airfarewatchdog.com, bought by Expedia last year, travelers have expanded horizons. The site offers information about deviations from Canadian airports, and suggests that bargain flights from the border cities can connect with the main centers, with more flight options. CanuckAbroad.com also offers a lot of travel tips.