Expert: Annette - 5/20/2009

Question
Hello,
I need to fly round trip from Fl to MN but I need to bring my daughter back with me from MN to FL and her then back to MN;
how do I get the cheapest flights / same dates? seats next to each other ect>?? is there an easy way? cheap??
thanks    She is 16 years old....

Answer
It is usually best to book 3-4 months ahead of time.  Prices tend to go up the closer you get to the flight date.  What you need to do is find the going rate.   After you find that, then you can haggle with hotwire.com or priceline.com.   However, only haggle with these sites if you definitely know that you and your daughter are going, since they do not have a good refund policy.  You can book for two people at once, which will usually (but not always) give you seats next to each other.  I created a website with low cost travel sites in order to find the going rate.  See http://www.travelbargainsites.com