Cheap Flights From USA To Paris France

Finding cheap airfare from the USA to Paris can often be tricky, however their are several excellent resources that can help you do just that. With natural oil prices skyrocketing and the need for heightened security, operating an airline has become a costlier venture than ever before. And these excessive costs trickle, now pour, down to the consumer. You and I and all the other travelers who have a need, or a desire, to cover large distances in the shortest time have no other choice but to board an aircraft to streak through the skies. And such ventures can be painfully prohibitive.

If you value your hard earned money and prefer not to part with it too readily, I would advise that you become an enlightened customer—a customer who shops around. And in today’s world and with the Internet at your fingertips, shopping around has become easier than it has ever been. Click, click, click and you are there.

I have had travelers tell me about the wonderful travel agents that they have been working with “for years” and getting the best prices possible. My response to that has always been, “That is most probably true, but shop around anyway.” Most travel agents get kickbacks from airlines and many of them work exclusively with a mere handful of airlines which makes for very limited selections.

Suggesting comparative shopping to some travelers is a concept that rings illogical, “They all fly from the same airports and land in the same cities. How much can the prices differ?” I am here to tell you that the prices can differ tremendously and I will prove it to you shortly.

As a for-instance, let us choose Paris, France as our destination. And this, my friends, is an amazing destination. For this exercise we will use Los Angeles, New York and Chicago as the ports of departure and January 2008 and July 2008 as the travel dates. Now let us review the fruits of my research.

- Jan. ’08, L.A. to Paris, Northwest, $633; Lufthansa, $1,729
- Jan. ’08, N.Y. to Paris, Northwest, $546; Continental, $975
- Jan. ’08, Chicago to Paris, Swiss, 674; Austrian, $2,787

- Jul. ’08, L.A. to Paris, Air Tahiti, $715; Aeromexico, $2,783
- Jul. ’08, N.Y. to Paris, American, $1,136; Continental, $2,007
- Jul. ’08, Chicago to Paris, Iberia, $1,183; United, $1,750

I have demonstrated and compared the lowest prices against the highest ones and, of course, there is a wide range in between the two. Now do you see the need for comparison? I think you do.

There are also other points to keep in mind. Sometimes changing your departure or return date by as little as a single day may save you hundreds of dollars. Additionally, indirect flight are somewhat inconvenient, but if you are willing to be either disembarked for some time while the crew is refueling or change aircrafts altogether, you can save yourself a healthy bundle.

Standby travel is another option which is very cost effective but most adults grow out of it very rapidly. Personally, I would only recommend it to the very young, the very resilient, the very patient, and the very poor.

For your convenience I have put together a list of websites that will facilitate your travel shopping:

http://supersearch.travelzoo.com/Flights.aspx?catid=1700&source=1700. Once you have entered your destination and dates of travel, they choose five or six least expensive websites for you to peruse (Expedia.com, Cheapflights.com, Kayak.com, CheapAir.com, Orbitz.com, CheapOAir.com).

http://www.bookingbuddy.com/?source=google_pml_cheap_flights&s_kwcid=cheap%20flights|832935705 is another website worth looking into because once you have entered your travel information they seem to be pretty good about making the selection. And do not overlook
http://www.bootsnall.com/internationalairfare/eu/france/paris.shtml or http://www.asaptickets.com/?r=6&k=2347&gclid=CJ7jmamA0Y8CFSFaagodkRnu-g or
http://www.smartfares.com/Engine/Itinerary.asp?CMP=SF41&gclid=CMeuvMfm048CFRsTawod7wtS9w.

I have given you some food for thought and enough resources to keep you busy for a while—enjoy the process and have an unforgettable time in Paris, France.

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