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CHRISTMAS IS rapidly
approaching and people are
anxiously awaiting the holi-
days. It is a time for family
and friends, revelry and
cheer.

But if family and friends do not
live in the same city, this can pres-
ent a problem — how to get there
and when to make the arrange-
ments.

Krishna Bains, of Bains Travel,
strongly advises travellers to book
early — really early. Now, she
says, most of the cut-rate fares
have been snapped up.

Although most of the discount
seats were taken as early as August
and September, Bains stresses that
the situation is nc: hopeless.

“Watch the newspapers for
ads,’? she says. ‘‘Sometimes (the
airlines) put on extra sections or
flights.””

Bains says discount travellers
must be flexible, because if the
traveller or a travel agent is able to
find a discount fere, it might not
be at the most ideal time, since the
best flights. are being booked
earlier.

“If there is a charter-class flight
available they might nave to go in
the early morning or late in the
evening,’ says Bains.

lf a cheap flight cannot be
found, Bains says travellers will
just have to pay more money.
“Usually you’re not going to get
the (lower) prices,’’ she explains.

Airlines, ste says, set aside a
certain number of seats for each
price category. ‘‘They usually
always have full-fare seats
available.”

For the budget-minded traveller,
however, this might ve less than
perfect. Full-fare seats often run at
twice the price of the discounts.
The $400 trip to Toronto booked
in September will likely cost $800
if booked in November.

Cruise fans who haven't booked
will be disappointed. ‘‘The cruises
probably sell out quicker than
anything over the Christmas
period,”’ Bains says.

Eleonora Scott-Iversen, manager

of Hagen’s Travel Service in West |

Vancouver, says that peaple who
leave their travel plans this late
need to be flexible.

But she says while ail the cheap
discount faves might be taken, it
might be possible for travellers to
get where they are going without
paying the full price.

“Between the cheapest and the
highest (fare) there are many
others in between that are not too
bad,’ she explains. ‘‘There’s a
heck of a diserupancy.””

And if the direct flights are
bocked solid, as often happens
around Christmas, then Scott-
Iversen will try to plan the trip in
stages. ‘“‘Maybe you can get to
Edmonton or Saskatoon and then
change,’ she explains.

Above all, use a travel agent to
be assured of the best possible
deals, says Bains. ‘‘Travel agents
get all the flyers and know what
comes up.”

SALLY WATSON, president of Prime Time Travel in West Vancouver,
advises Christmas tyavellers that it is still not toc late to book for the

holidays.

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