Finding great air travel discounts isn’t as hard as you might think. If  you’re willing to put in a little work you can end up saving hundreds of dollars  on both domestic and international flights. Here are some great places to find  deals on airfare:

Online – Often airlines offer huge air travel discounts when customers book  online. Different brokerage Websites negotiate special deals with the airlines  so that they can offer tickets at lower prices than other sites.  Going  online and comparing flights in real time can make a huge difference in the cost  of the ticket that you buy.

Ask about discounts – Are you a senior citizen? Or a member of the military?  Often you and your family are eligible to big air travel discounts that don’t  get publicized.  Call a customer representative and ask what discounts are  available.  You and your family members may qualify for discounts that you  didn’t know about that can make it much cheaper for you to fly on your next  trip. If you are flying with your friends or with your extended family call the  airline directly and ask if the airline is willing to offer a group discount.  Some airlines will give customers great air travel discounts for traveling in  groups of 5 or more.

Use your credit card rewards and frequent flier miles – More than 75% of the  people who have frequent flier miles or credit card reward points that they can  turn in for air travel discounts never use them.  Those discounts can add  up fast and you can even get free tickets depending on how many rewards points  or frequent flier miles you have. Sometimes you might have to fly during off  peak hours or take other flight restrictions into consideration when you use  them but the savings can be worth a few inconveniences.

Mark Silva writes about Air Travel Discounts [http://airtraveldiscounts.org]  at [http://airtraveldiscounts.org].