Long gone are the days when families grew and lived in close proximity. As travel became an ever easier mode of transportation the family unit weakened as younger members went out to notch their own corner of the world. Even more in today's world are the companies that transplant employees like a gardener who can't decide where to leave her favorite bush. So I understand how heart-wrenching it is for our clients who call in and are desperate to get back home while a loved one is having surgery or has passed on to the other side. Any one of you who has been in this situation knows that the farther out you purchase your ticket, in general, the better the savings is.
Airlines have their pricing down to a fine art.
They know the travel trends of both the leisure traveler as well as the corporate traveler. And the sad fact is they don't care about your disaster for the most part. When you purchase a ticket last minute the price is generally so high many people are stunned into silence when it is quoted. My home town of Portland, Ore., is a excellent example. As I write this article my mother is undergoing major surgery.