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Earlier this month, Brie posted a very helpful article about booking plane tickets. I thought I would follow up with advice from a New York Times article about avoiding holiday delays.

The article offers four suggestions:

Check Flight-Status Alerts - a lot of airlines and websites offer this service. It is used to inform you if there are any changes in your itinerary.
Cut Down on Wait Times - check the TSA’s website for wait times (did you know you could do that?). The website is: http://waittime.tsa.dhs.gov/index.html.
Check in as Early as You Can - Get there early or do it online.
Know Your Rights - this is what the Times reported:

The Department of Transportation requires airlines to pay passengers who are involuntarily bumped from a domestic flight a maximum of $400 in cash if they reach their destination …

Budget Travel - Drinking Abroad
Drinking too much. It happens to the best of us. Unfortunately, when you are living or traveling abroad, it can really strain your budget, and may even force you to change your travel plans. I have met dozens of people that have had to  alter their itinerary because they spent too much money partying. Some had to miss weekend excursions, some had to cancel parts of their trip, and some even had to find a job before they could afford to fly home. It is unfortunate, but it could have been prevented.

If you are preparing a trip, or are currently traveling, be sure to check out the four suggestions below. The first three are pretty basic, but the last …

Yes, that’s the creepiest picture I could find to depict “holiday travel.”  You’re welcome.  Going home for the holidays, or maybe a ski trip out west?  Here are some tips for booking flights this holiday season, courtesy of MSNBC.com.

You will pay more this year.  Farecast.com predicts that holiday flights are 30% more expensive this year than last.
Don’t hold out for last-minute deals. 
Being flexible with your dates will help a LOT.  Case in point- I’m going to Italy over the holidays this year.  Instead of leaving a few days before or after Christmas like everyone else in the universe, I’m leaving on Christmas day and saving myself about $200 in the process.  And that’s $200 worth of cute handbags I can pick up in Italia!
Try other airports, like if you’re in Boston, try flying out of Rhode Island or New Hampshire. 
Instead …