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* EDITORIAL *
Bargain airfare ads still make me stop for a second look. Fleetingly, I'm in New York, or Rome or London or Halifax. Then I remember the fine print: The prices are an "each-way" fare based on a round-trip booking, and the taxes, fees and surcharges aren't included. That's when I flip the page with a cynical: "Yeah, sure, what's it really going to cost me?"
Trying to find the true cost of a vacation or business trip can feel like airfare roulette. Pick the right combination of a weekday flight, an unpopular location and a diligent booking agent, and you might get a reasonably priced air ticket. Make the wrong combo and it'll cost you big.
For too many customers, what should be a pleasant start to an exciting adventure or routine business trip is a frustrating disappointment. Disappointment that seats are sold...