A few helpful hints but mostly an ad for the author’s website. Extremely repetitive and padded. I doubt that seasoned travelers will find much of interest here but novices May find it somewhat interesting. Of course, Post Covid the airfare Landscape may make this book already outdated, like the author’s references to Anthony Bourdain.

This book isn't really about vacations as much as cheap airfare. If that's what you're looking for, this has lots of good tips. At times it reads like a commercial for the author's web site, which offers free and paid memberships to track air travel deals. If you're looking for lots of information about cheap air fare, this does have good tips. Our family generally avoids air travel not just for price reasons but for environmental ones, which the author doesn't speak to. Also, he says that one reason cheap travel deals are available is because so many companies pay for employee travel package deals that cover a large portion of the cost of every flight (even empty ones) and I suspect that may change after covid-19 because so many companies have seen that many meetings can actually be done remotely. I'm not sure how the tips will stack up a year or two from now when people want to fly again, but it's likely to still be of use.

I read a digital ARC of this book for review.

This book was written for me. I have made travel decisions that have cost me and I have found travel bargains too. The author explains the history of airline pricing and why there are more bargains now than there were ten years ago. He shares why airfare isn't priced by miles traveled and why there aren't last minute deals to fill empty seats. And if you follow his advice you might just get a travel adventure you never expected.

I have always said that I am always happier knowing I have another trip planned. But now I have some research that back-ups my feelings. A lot of the steps Keyes outlines I was familiar with but he does lay it out in simple ways and explaining why it works. I have paid full airfares to get to Europe in summer because my child was school and that was the only window available. But on my last three trips been I was able to take advantage of deals that have landed me Thanksgiving in London, and two winter trips to France.

The prices he quotes I have never seen for Utah but I know my deal prices for flights in my market area. And as suggested I have taken advantage of driving to other airports to save $100s of dollars. This book admits that it can't book you the best price if you need to be at certain location on a certain date. But if you are flexible and patient deals can be found.

As I said I found the guidance straight forward and informative. The only game changer is what Covid-19 will do the market and airline industry. I have passed on a few deals that I would have taken advantage of because certain countries don't allow travelers from the USA or the fear of where that country is in this pandemic fight. All I can hope for is that as Covid-19 subsides I can put Keyes advice to work and start really traveling again.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Wave and Harper Business for the ARC e-book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is golden! As a travel junkie, sure, I'd love to know how to get cheap flights! Everything you've been doing is all wrong! Read this with an open mind and decide how Scott's system will work best for you. I have already been thinking about how I can put his ideas into practice. You can subscribe to his newsletters and for access even better tips and deals, you can purchase a premium subscription. After we are free to fly anywhere we wish, I WILL be subscribing for that premium content.
I breezed through this book in one afternoon. If you like to travel, just get it!