Christopher Elliott: Taking matters into your own hands may not pay off

Q: I planned an once-in-a-lifetime trip for my two children and me to South Africa a few months ago. I used a travel agency to book my airline tickets.

Translating new airline rules

New federal regulations make the real price of airline tickets more transparent, but you still need to dig deeper before you buy.

Study: The Best Time to Buy Cheap Airline Tickets is 6 Weeks Before a Flight

People often think that the sooner you buy your airline tickets, the better. Flying home for the holidays this year? Start looking now! But according to a new study, you’ll find the cheapest tickets six weeks before your trip – not more, not less. Airlines Reporting Corp., which acts as a middle man on ticketing transactions between airlines [...]

Best time to get tickets? 6 weeks ahead

Even when buying airline tickets, timing is everything.

Fmr. Bears Questioned in Ticket Scheme

If you've ever waited until the last minute to buy some airline tickets, you know you can pay a pretty steep price.

Consumer alert: scheme using lure of free airline tickets hits mailboxes

State police have issued a consumer alert about a letter arriving in the mail that claims you have just won two airline tickets.   Target 11 Consumer Investigator Robin Taylor found out it's a clever scheme to get your money.  I've been getting a lot of complaints from people who have received these letters saying they've won two round-trip airline tickets from US Airways.  It's tricky, because ...