Waiting pays off for some fliers

For the first time in memory, airfares are falling rather than rising as the holiday travel season approaches. Prices for flights from Chicago to other U.S. cities during the year-end holidays have plunged 25 percent, to an average of $264 round trip, during the past six weeks, according to BestFares.com. The phenomenon, a byproduct of the deteriorating economy, means many procrastinators are paying about $90 less per trip than early birds who locked in pricey tickets months ago when airfares seemed certain to rise in advance of the holidays, as they typically do. More... Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Flight Tracker: Track Any flight - Priority Bags: No More Lost Luggage