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Perfect Getaway at an affordable price
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In 2007, the American home mortgage meltdown triggered a financial crisis that sent shockwaves across the globe. Despite signs of a global economic recovery since then, there are now rising concerns that the fiscal situation in some countries will be enough to push the global economy into a ‘double-dip’ recession.
While Julia Gillard dismissed the notion of a double recession during the televised election debate with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott last month, there’s no denying the fact that the GE is still a fragile beast.
Rather than sit around worrying about whether or not the world is set to experience another economic meltdown, why not take advantage of the fact that, as a result of the turmoil, there are still plenty of bargain flights and holidays to be found – on both domestic and international routes.
So just how do you go about finding the best deal on offer from Australian and international carriers? Well, compared to the days where you had to keep 20 browser windows open and keep toggling between them to compare prices, a plethora of websites such as www.airflights.com.au now allow you to choose your route and then compare the price of flights.
For example, if you were to fly to Japan on about August 8 and return a month later in September, it would cost about $982 on Jetstar. And if you had your heart set on running alongside Katie Holmes during the 42km New York marathon, United Airways will get you to the starting line and back home again for the bargain price of $1255. That’s compared to $2328 on board a Qantas flight with a stopover in LA.
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Australia's Tourism Forecasting Committee predicts overseas travel by Australians will grow 4.1 per cent this year, which is nearly twice the domestic rate of 2.3 per cent. So if you want to support Australian tourism industry – which is worth $89 billion a year to the economy and employs 500,000 – why not consider a holiday closer to home such as Broome, instead of Bali or Palm Cove instead of Krabi.
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If you don’t mind travelling cheek-to-jowl on a no-frills airline, it’s clear that you can certainly bag a bargain flight for a fraction of what it would normally cost. Given the many, many blogs written about the poor quality service received on some of the major airline carriers perhaps the budget airlines do really deserve our support: at least then you know that you get what you pay for (which is your bum wedged into a small seat). The fact is that even when you do fork out a small fortune for a full-fare flight, there’s no guarantee that the food and service will be worth the extra expenditure or that you won’t be seated next to a howling baby for the duration of the flight.
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**Any advice does not take into consideration your objectives, financial situation or needs, which you should consider before acting on any information.
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