There has been a lot of talk about airline discounts lately, but how can you find them? At the risk of turning off those of you who either don?t like to surf the internet very much or just don?t feel very confident about doing it, and those of you who have limited or no access to it, we have to be honest when we say that best way to find airlines discounts is on the internet.

Besides offering the flexibility of shopping at any time, day or night, for air tickets and enabling you, the consumer, to compare costs and flight schedules yourself without relying on a travel agent, the internet also provides another advantage to those who use it: internet only deals. As it suggests, these are airline discounts and deals that can be had only on the internet, they are not advertised elsewhere, such as newspapers or magazines, and they are often the cheapest way to go.

The drawback to internet deals is that most of them are last minute deals, meaning that purchase must be made in a very short time frame, such as 24 hours of its posting, or they are for immediate travel dates only, sometimes as close as 2 days from when you see it. If you get nervous about not having things planned and ready well in advance, internet deals are Not for you.

However, there are plenty of other great advantages to shopping for airline discounts on the web. You can purchase right away, the minute you know when you can go or the minute you see a great deal that fits your travel schedule. You can sign up for e-mail alerts to come right to you when there is a special deal. Many sites have a fare finder where you can search quickly for the cheapest fares available.