Ellen McNulty asked:


Anyone who has traveled in near home with the kids knows how hard it can be to research the area, plan interesting activities for the family, and at the same time, relax and enjoy your vacation, too. But when you plan your family vacation to Ireland with a travel professional, it can be worry-free.

Traveling with a family requires a different type of vacation. I have thought a lot about family travel and specialize in creating departures that account for up to three generations of needs. Ireland comes to mind as stress-free family vacation destinations.

There’s no doubt about it – the Irish love children, and your will find lots of child-friendly hotels and activities available in Ireland. The Irish are very family-oriented. Did you know? You can generally bring a child into a pub at any age. Here is the actual law: If you are under 14 (18 in Northern Ireland) you cannot normally go into a pub or other licensed premises where alcohol is sold and consumed during opening hours unless you are the landlord’s child or live on the premises. However, a publican can apply for a children’s certificate that will allow children under 14 to be taken into a pub by an adult. Children would normally have to leave by 9pm. Most pubs have these licenses, and are gathering spots for the local Irish community, not alcohol-fueled. Pubs are great places for a quick meal or for tea or coffee or sodas.

If your ancestry is Irish , nothing can be more rewarding than sharing your cultural heritage with your children or grandchildren. Planning a special multi-generation adventure will build on your relationship with your sons and daughters, and their children, with activities that will interest the young and the young at heart.

Find out if your family is among the many millions of Irish-Americans whose ancestors emigrated directly from Ireland or via Liverpool to North America during the Great Famine (1845-50)? Did they sail on the trusted Jeanie Johnston, on one of the infamous coffin ships or on one of the several hundred other cargo/passenger vessels that sailed from Ireland before, during or immediately after the potato famine? Your genealogy can be researched for you before you go, if you are sketchy on the facts. Details: http://www.lynotttours.com/i-gen.htm. When you walk into an Irish pub, you will find the place where your grandfather or great grandfather sat around and listened to

the local musicians. You are walking through the door of history. You will find

a friendly and family atmosphere that you can’t create anywhere else. In

Ireland, find the pub where the your family name is proudly painted

on the outside. But, even if you hail from other parts of the world, your family will enjoy their time in Ireland.

But what will you eat? Fortunately, the days when Irish vegetables are cooked for an entire

week are long gone. Most people are very impressed at the quality of new Irish

cooking. About the only thing that is not readily available is peanut butter. Bring your own.

Lynott Tours arranges everything for your family travel packages, so there is nothing for you to do but enjoy yourself. Here are just some suggestions for your family travel packages in Ireland:

Irish Melody Escorted Tour

It is difficult to find a coach tour that will take children, but we take children as young as 5 on this tour, because we have activities for them. Fun adventures include boat trips, bicycling, horseback riding and traditional music. Your children will meet other children on this tour. Sit back, relax, and leave the driving to our driver/guides. Our Irish Melody is a family tour, so we are well accustomed to handling kids and short attention spans. The most you are on the coach is 3 hours, but

there is usually a coffee stop or sightseeing stop en route. If you have just six or more persons, Lynott Tours can customize a trip for you, in a minicoach just for your family.

Self Drive Ireland

Select from B&B’s, working farms with animals to entertain the young folks, even a castle stay. Is a hotel with a pool a “must have”? Lynott Tours knows them all. Go wherever you please with a open prepaid voucher program, or we will pre-plan your itinerary for you. Know that the properties where you’ll stay have been inspected and are up to your standards, and ours. The choices are endless.

Rent a cottage or a castle in Ireland. When you’d like to be on your own, in a village of 8-10 identical cottages with other vacationers from around the world. Walk to the local store, cook your own meals for that finicky eater, and have your own home away from home for a week or more. Be the lord of the manor, or part of the village life atmosphere. A car is at your disposal, or Lynott Tours can arrange a driver

Grandparent Travel to Ireland. Do you relish the idea of having your children and their children all together at one time? A family trip to Ireland is the answer, with something to delight every member of the family, from school-age children to grandparents. Plan your own, special itinerary with the help of Lynott Tours, or choose from one of our well planned, well tested plans. We can work with any budget, planning memories that will last a lifetime and beyond.

Contact the family travel specialists in Ireland, Lynott Tours 1 (800) 221-2474 or email: ireland@lynotttours.com.

 

AlexBernstein asked:


Meet the world’s largest travel and tourism directory. All listings are free and your business website can be listed in the appropriate category. In addition to the directory information, you will definitely find useful travel news about airlines, car rental, hotels, maps, directions, and other information needed by a traveler or a travel professional.

A journey to an international destination requires some careful planning; it is not an easy task and to get the right information for your travel plans is paramount. Often, you need to check these information before you get there. A good destination guide allows you to make the right decision, choosing between many similar supplier websites.

Restaurants, hotels and flights near your choice of stay are also very important. Because you need to compare results in order to obtain a good price. This travel directory has these information readily available and easy accessible.

Online booking now enables travel operators to avoid middleman enabling them to price their travel packages cheaper. Travelindex directory helps customers to find cheap travel packages if  they do a little of the work themselves like surfing it to locate cheap travel solutions to fit their requirements. With the availability of online travel services, you do not need to visit shop to shop for a travel agent or make endless phone calls to obtain quotes.



Travelindex directory, with its Best Destination.com is a destination guide which can be consulted when a visitor needs information about anything regarding travel and destinations. Do not start your trip without preparation. Get the latest travel professional news that will make your journey more pleasant and productive and get you where you want to go with the greatest possible ease.

Listing on Travelindex directory is simple and easy. Firstly, you need to create a personal account, free memberships are also provided and after that you can add your website to contribute and inform others with specialized travel related information. As a member you can publish, for free, your latest travel news, best or last minute offers and even a video about your property, hotel or services. For all these reasons it is important for you to select this online travel directory as the ultimate travel marketing platform for your travel and tourism business while assisting travelers to get great travel arrangements done.

There are various benefits of online travel directories and destinations guides like affordability, speed of services and convenience. You can get a lot of quotes from various online companies very quickly over the Internet and you can also obtain a great deal at the best price. By booking your travel professionals online, you not only get a competitive quote but also make your travel arrangements at the comfort of your home or office. Thus online travel booking can save your time and money.

The advanced search form on Travelindex is very comprehensive and lets you refine your search by combining several search criteria to filter the search results to the best matches possible. The listings detailed information is a model for the industry and brings you all contact details including direct links to website, booking page and email of the listed travel and tourism company, allowing you to ge in touch directly with your selected provider and to plan your nest trip with confidence.

Don Buynack asked:


Don’t make any travel plans until you read this!

Especially when we’re experiencing one of the worst global recessions that we’ve seen in decades, every dollar counts. And because travel is so expensive, many of us turn to well-known discount travel Web sites like Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia.

When you book on these sites you think you’re getting the lowest prices available, right?

Wrong!

Why You Might Not Get the Best Deal When Booking Your Trip with Most Discount Travel Websites

In reality, you may actually be getting higher priced offers from airlines and hotels that are affiliated with the discount travel website you use to book your trip. Additionally, you’re doing all the work to research flights and hotels, yet the travel sites are still earning their full agency commissions.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Here Are 5 Travel Secrets Orbitz, Travelocity & Expedia Don’t Want You to Know

1. They charge service fees on every booking. Sometimes that fee is disclosed in the “final price” listed online. Sometimes it’s buried in the Terms & Conditions. Need to change your plans? Be prepared to pay service fees of up to $30 on every phone call for a change or re-issue. This does NOT count the $75 – $150 airline penalty. These travel websites actually hope for bad weather, because bad weather means altered plans, which means extra revenue for them.

2. The rate you see may not be the lowest rate available. That’s because large travel websites deal in bulk volume. As a result they concentrate on “national” and “public” rates. They don’t publish “private” fares, consolidator fares, or below-market fares because it’s not in their interest to do so. You can only get those fares from an experienced travel professional, who knows the system and where to find them.

3. Their definition of lowest price may not match yours. Have you ever entered the exact same search on 3 different travel websites and gotten wide-ranging results? That’s because travel websites have special arrangements with certain “partners” and may give these partners preferential treatment or placement bias. That’s how they make money. Consumers, however, are catching on. According to Travel Weekly, bookings on the “Big 3″ have fallen over 10% this year. People are turning to airline and hotel websites directly because that’s where they’re finding the lowest fares.

4. A confused customer is their best customer. In the last 12 months we’ve seen a spate of new surcharges assessed by airlines to offset rising costs—from $5 for some aisle seats to $15 for the first piece of checked luggage. Unfortunately, these costs are not reflected in the search results of most airfare comparison sites. Consumers are left to do the research and the math on their own. As a result, they’re confused. What looks to be the lowest price may not actually be the lowest “total” price when all applicable fees are factored in.

5. Once you hit that SEND button, you’re on your own. What happens when you book online and your flight is delayed or cancelled, or if you miss a connection? Ever tried to get a human being on the phone? You may be on hold for a long, long time. Or when you do finally get someone on the line, you find out he’s in Bangalore (and English isn’t his first language). Meanwhile, the last seat on the last flight out has just taken off. Travel has become more unpredictable than ever. Sadly, it’s not a question of if something will go wrong, but when. And when it does, do you want your fate to rest in the hands of the guy whose job it is to get you off the phone as fast as possible?

This article may seem harsh. But Travelocity, Orbitz and Expedia are keeping these secrets from you. And, you have to know these dirty little travel secrets if you want to hold onto more of your cash.

Ellen McNulty asked:


Anyone who has traveled in the USA with children knows how hard it can be to research the area, plan interesting activities for the kids, and at the same time, relax and enjoy your vacation, too. But when you plan your family vacation with a travel professional to plan your overseas trip, it can be worry-free.

Traveling with a family requires a different type of vacation, and traveling overseas has its own challenges – passports, time changes, disrupted sleep schedules and more. .England, and all of Great Britain come to mind as stress-free family vacation destinations.

Are you or your children history buffs, Harry Potter fans, or just interested in travel? We arrange everything for your family travel packages to England, Scotland and Wales, so there is nothing for you to do but enjoy yourself.

Here are just some suggestions for your family travel packages to Great Britain:

Rent a cottage or a castle in Britain. When you’d like to be on your own, an a small house on an estate or castle grounds, or in a holiday vacation village of 8-10 identical cottages with other vacationers from around the world. Walk to the local store, cook your own meals for that finicky eater, and have your own home away from home for a week or more.

Self Drive Britain

Relive the history of your father’s father’s father. Visit all the sites they’ve only read about – King Arthur’s England, the fabled land of knights and maidens, Harry Potter and more. Go wherever you please with our open prepaid voucher program, or we will pre-plan your itinerary for you. Hotels with swimming pools are highlighted for family fun.

Harry Potter Tours

Have your children enjoyed Harry’s adventures? The new Harry Potter film comes out in November 2009. Be there for the buzz. See where the movies were made. All of the attractions are featured in the “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, and “Chamber of Secrets” films including the Hogwarts School.

We have self drive tours and guided tours but if you have a group of friends or family (6 or more), we can do an individual escorted tour for you. These trips are created to give children, parents and grandparents an opportunity to enjoy each other’s company in a far-off and exciting destination. On these tours, enrollment is limited to family groups. Sightseeing and other special activities are designed with the interests and attention spans of all generations in mind.

Grandparent Travel to London and England. Do you relish the idea of having your children and their children all together at one time? I got the idea for grandparent travel when I realized just how important a part grandmothers and grandfathers play in so many families. Some are baby-sitters when parents are so busy with their working lives, while others try to keep in touch though from states away, maintaining a unique relationship with their grandchildren. Is your family spread out all over the world, so this can be a once in a lifetime opportunity to get everyone together. Many grandparents are struggling with the effects of divorced, separated, second marriage, or single parent families I know the special relationship that exists between grandparents and grandchildren. A family trip to England is the answer, with something to delight every member of the family, from school-age children to grandparents. Plan your own, special itinerary with the help of Lynott Tours, or choose from one of our well planned, well tested plans. We can work with any budget, planning memories that will last a lifetime and beyond.

 

Scotland Family Vacation – The Clan Escorted Tour

Fun adventures include a castle climb, a visit to a sheep farm, monster-hunting and traditional music. This very special tour for your clan combines enriching experiences in the charming towns of Scotland with some extraordinary accommodations at guest houses, hotels, and inns, and even a romantic castle. Family togetherness is at a premium and no one will complain about being bored.

 

Small barge cruising on the River Thames

ACTIEF cruises the River Thames. Join Toad, Ratty and Mole from Kenneth Grahame “Wind In the Willows” on this truly magical journey, winding through woodland and open country, passing quintessentially English villages of great beauty en-route. Our special family itinerary has been designed to combine the magic of life on the river with exciting family tours and excursions. Available for charters on any departure date. Throughout the week children (and adults too) can also enjoy rowing and fishing from Actief’s dinghy. In addition we will be running a treasure hunt and scavenger hunt, plus various other fun competition and games throughout the week.

Whatever your family needs, and no matter what their ages or attention spans, England is the perfect place for a family travel adventure. Plan your own, special itinerary with the help of Lynott Tours, or choose from one of our well planned, well tested plans. We can work with any budget, planning memories that will last a lifetime and beyond.

Contact the family travel specialists in Great Britain,  Lynott Tours 1 (800) 221-2474 or email: britain@lynotttours.com.

Darlene Berkel asked:


I took my first group tour this summer. That was a learning experience. Don’t get me wrong. I had lots of fun, but for someone who has always traveled alone, I had some “learning” to do.

First things first! Getting to know my co-travellers! This was easy and fun, cause our group leader organized several get-togethers way in advance, so we could get to know each other, and get all or questions answered. And there were many questions, like, where would we stay, where can we buy travel insurance, what should we bring, what will immigration and customs documents will be need! And more.

Then roommates had to be assigned, because it would be cheaper to share a room than to have your own room. So unless you were a family , you got a roommate. I got two roommates, and we really hit it off. One roommate was a die hard shopper, and the other was an eternal organizer. So between the three of us, we had a ball.

But I did have to learn to be patient. Our group was very diverse. We had kids, teenagers, and some older persons. So things did not always move as quickly ( or as efficiently) as when I travel alone. We usually had to wait and make sure that everyone was accounted for before our tour bus could leave for the next stop. Hotel check-ins did not always go smoothly, but once we got settled the rooms were comfortable.

The key to enjoying group travel is to be patient and to be considerate. Be flexible and tolerant in order to accommodate others in the group, and do your best to stick to the itinerary schedule. Don’t show up at 7:30 when the Bus was scheduled to leave at 7AM. Take your sense of humor with you, and you will definitely have a good time.

Group travel is an excellent way to make new friends and to foster old friendships. If you want to spend quality time with your friends, family members, or business colleagues and enjoy a wonderful vacation experience at the same time, then I highly recommend a group travel tour!

Mansi Gupta asked:


Have you ever marveled that how delightful will it be to explore various wonders of the world along with simultaneously knowing different people and making friends with them? It is a lifetime experience to know not just various places but also various people. The talk is all about benefits of traveling in groups. Group travel basically refers to traveling with a readymade group of people. At present group travel is the best form of travel for more than half of American population.

Often a monotonous and exasperating journey can translate into an exciting and merry-making one, by virtue of being accompanied by many people. While one half of the long and tedious voyage is covered in getting introduced to your group; socializing and knowing them better makes up for the other half of it. So even though you are not with your family and set of friends, you cannot feel lonely because of the company of numerous men and women.

However the benefits of traveling in groups are not just confined to knowing people and merry-making but there are several other wonderful advantages of it. Group traveling is the safest form and cheapest form of travel today. Being with a group ensures maximum safety for even though you are thousand miles away from home, in case of any emergency help is there with you in the form of people in your group.

Traveling in a group is extremely cost effective. Most often the desire to explore ideal vacation spots, simmers in all of us. But the biggest impediment that abstains us from materializing our dreams is money. Traveling alone to globally acclaimed tourist spots such as Las Vegas, the Caribbean, the Grand Canyon etc. is immensely expensive. Huge expenditure is incurred in traveling, accommodation, and food and in getting around the place. However by way of traveling in a group all these expenses are shared and so drastically reduced. For instance, a single traveler who would have paid $100 to hire a cab to discover the site, in a group of 10 travelers will pay mere $10 for the same. Thus group travels are extremely economical for all the members of the group. Group travel provides the opportunity to see maximum number of places incurring minimum expenditure.

Group travelers are often favored to individual ones in many hotels and inns. In relation to a single vacationer, it is much easier for people in a group to find a lodging. Moreover group travelers get preferential treatment from waiting in line at customs to getting special behind-the-scenes tours not offered for individual travelers.

Today there are a variety of group travel options available. According to the destination, his desires and the facilities offered in the package tour by the travel agency, a person can conveniently decide which group to opt for. Group travel can be for a one-day trip as well as a one-month or lengthier tour. Along with other amenities, travel companies also supplement group travelers with travel insurance.

All in all in the current scenario, group travel is the ideal form of travel for everyone.

Terrie Bryan asked:


Do you use a travel checklist? If not, then this scenario probably sounds familiar. You’re halfway to the airport and realize you forgot something you need for your trip. Sometimes it’s nothing important, or just something you can pick up in the airport or hotel gift shop, but sometimes it’s a very important item like your driver’s license or passport. Ugh! Now you have to turn around and go back home to get the needed item. Let’s hope you don’t miss your plane!

Before setting off on your trip, consult this travel checklist complete with airline and vacation travel tips.

Reservations: Confirm your reservations for flight, hotel, and rental car. Most of the time you will not encounter any problems, but on the rare occasion you do, it’s much easier to fix prior to your vacation rather than after you’re already on your way.

Passport: Make sure you have your passport and also check to see that it has not expired. For certain countries your passport must be valid for six months after the date you travel so verify this before you leave. Also make sure you fill in the emergency contact details in your passport.

Airline Tickets or E-Ticket: If you don’t have a physical ticket, confirm your E-ticket with the airline before you leave.

Visa: If required.

Travel Insurance: Consider whether you want to purchase travel insurance and make sure you have these documents.

Driver License: Don’t leave this at home and make sure it is not expired. Be aware of the driving laws where you plan to visit.

Auto Insurance Card: If you are renting a car you will need this.

Copies of Important Documents: Keep copies of important documents in a separate location than the originals.

Local Currency: If you are traveling out of the country, be sure to have some local currency on hand.

Credit Cards: I recommend keeping at least one emergency credit card with you at all times. Call the credit card company if you are going out of the country and let them know.

Adaptor/Plug: If leaving the country, check to see what type of adaptor you may need and take this with you.

Language Phrase Book: If you are headed to another country, bring along a phrase book to help with communication.

Medication: Be sure to pack your medications especially if they are prescription. Keep them in your carry-on for safekeeping.

Glasses or Contact Lenses and Cleaner: Don’t forget these.

Tell a Friend or Relative Where you will Be: Give someone the details of your trip and an idea of where you will be in case of emergency.

Travel Guide: Pick up a good travel guide to wherever you are going.

Vaccinations: Check with your physician to see if you or your kids need any vaccinations if you are traveling abroad.

Cell Phone: Keep a mobile phone with you and make sure you know what you’ll be charged as far as roaming fees. Nothing worse than arriving back home to a huge cell phone bill. If you are traveling internationally, make sure your phone will work. Don’t forget your charger.

Prepaid Phone Card: Good to have just in case.

Contact Numbers to Report Lost Credit Cards or Traveler’s Checks: If you lose your wallet you’ll want to have the phone numbers readily available. Keep the numbers in a separate place.

Guide Maps: If you are going somewhere unfamiliar, get an up-to-date map to take along.

Reading Material or Audio Books: Bring along a book or magazine for the plane trip. Or if you have a music player, try an audio book.

Journal: A journal or notebook for your trip is fun, and is a great way to remember the details.

Addresses of Friends and Relatives: You might want to send a postcard.

Camera: Don’t forget your cameras and take along your manual too. Also of course batteries, film, memory cards, chargers, etc.

Binoculars: Depending on where you are going, you might find these useful.

Travel Alarm Clock: Most hotels these days provide an alarm clock but it’s good to take a small one along with you just in case.

Plastic Bags for Dirty Laundry: Keep your dirty clothes separate, just stuff them into a plastic bag. You’ll find they take up less space in your suitcase this way too.

Travel Pillow: These are great for the plane. Buy them beforehand or you will pay extra at the airport.

Extra Suitcase: For carrying home all of your souvenirs.

Yoo Travel asked:


Many travelers find it hard to distinguish between a package holiday and a self booking holiday. They are equally confused as to which type of holiday package is the cheapest and most efficient. Herein, you will discover the difference between these types of vacation packages and will discover which one is the cheapest and most effective.

What Is A Package Holiday?

A package holiday generally covers travel to and from the vacation destination of your choice, and accommodations at your vacation spot. Most of these types of package holidays are put together by tour companies or travel agents in order to entice vacationers to use their services when traveling.

These types of packages generally feature discounted rates and allow the traveler who chooses to use them to be worry free when it comes to making plans for traveling and booking hotels or resorts for their travel destination. When using this variety of booking you simply dictate to the travel agency or tour company of your choice your location to travel and reveal to them what type of location you desire to stay in.

The tour company will take this information and will create a package holiday for you. Tour companies are able to acquire special deals and rates on travel and on accommodations which you may not be able to acquire on your own.

What Is A Self Booking Holiday?

With a self booking holiday you make all your travel arrangements yourself. This means that you will have to call all the airlines and compare rates and choose the one that best works for you. You will then also have to contact hotels and resorts and compare their prices and amenities until you find the accommodations which best suit your needs.

The problem with self booking is that you will be unable to acquire the same discounted rates that package holidays can offer. This means that you could end up over paying for your trip when it comes to travel and accommodations.

Additionally, you will be wasting a great deal of time. When you make your own travel and accommodation bookings you will discover that you could end up spending upwards of 10 or more hours attempting to compare and contrast various deals and flight costs.   

Which Is Better: Self Booking Or Package Holidays?

Any frequent traveler will tell you that self booking should never be done. If you want to save yourself a great deal of money and time you should definitely consider the use of package holidays. You will be able to obtain much better deals when you turn to a tour or booking company to handle all your traveling accommodations.

If you want to make your traveling a more hassle free process that will free you of worry or stress you should consider package holidays. You will discover that with the amount of money that you save on a single trip using this form of booking, you can take one or two more additional trips each year.

Adam Jaylin asked:


The peak of the summer season has started and if you haven’t planned a holiday as yet, then it is high time to do it now. And if you have started thinking that you probably won’t get the a booking anywhere, then you are seriously mistaken. You might be unaware about the worth of the strong medium called the Internet where last minute bookings are the order of the day. Keeping an ordinary customer’s need into consideration, last minute travel deals are indeed one of the most important packages that have made our lives convenient and easier. You can check out the various search engines to find some of the best deals that are made available to a customer.

Last deal bargains could also work out in the case of booking of hotels and booking of flights as well. Last minute travel deals could easily be obtained in the case of international flights as they greatly cut down the rates of the unsold tickets in the last minutes, for it is better for them to sell off the tickets at a low price than to take an empty seated flight. You can check some airways sites in case you want a cheap flight and bookings should be ideally done from a Wednesday morning to Thursday afternoon for obtaining cheap ticket. And if you aren’t convinced by the existing flight rates, you could check out the historic data that could easily tell you about the historical average rates to pay off for a flight. It is also important to look into the small airlines for your trips for a better deal as many websites don’t include them in their list.

The reservation for your hotels should be sought with a certain flexibility in your travel schedule as you might get a cheap reservation. You could also check on the ‘best price online’ sites as they could also promise you the cheap rates on your hotel bookings. Also, it is advisable for you to not change the dates of your hotel bookings once you freeze them. In this case, you might be penalised by the authorities.

In this way, last minute travel deals can easily be made available to you if you try to find them.

Sue Jan asked:


To take advantage of this discount, you can split your international flight into two flights. Despite the small inconvenience, it is definitely cheaper than flying direct internationally. For example, to fly from northern US to South America, it is probably much cheaper to first fly domestic to a southern hub such as Miami, and then taking an international flight to South America. When searching for discount travel tickets, you want to fly as close as possible to your destination domestically, and you also want to fly between major hubs because the cheapest domestic tickets will always be between major hubs such as New York and LA.

Another popular discount travel flight option is charter flights. A standard airline generally has a set route and set schedule between two cites regardless of the amount of passengers. Standard airlines thus charge higher airfares in order to maintain these scheduled routes even if the plane is not half-full. On the other hand, charter companies usually charter an entire plane from an airline for a specific date and time, and therefore receive a good discount, which in turn is passed on to passengers. Airfares for charter flights also tend to get even cheaper as the departure date approaches. However, charter flights are also quite restrictive, in that there is a higher risk of charter companies canceling flights if enough tickets are not sold, and since there aren’t that many charter flights to multiple destinations, you may not be put on another flight immediately. You would probably receive a refund or you would probably have to wait one or two days for other charter flights.

The important thing about discount travel is to explore as many options as possible. If you are willing to be more flexible and to buy tickets on short notice, the cheaper your fare will be.