Have you ever decided, on the spur of a moment, you needed to "just get out of town"? Well finding cheap last minute airline tickets can be a challenge. The inexpensive airline tickets are becoming harder to find especially on short notice. However, when the traveler can be flexible about the departure and arrival destinations and the dates of travel it is possible to find cheap airline tickets when airlines try to fill planes on less popular flights.

This is where a romantic streak can come in handy--there will probably be no last-minute cheap flights to warm places in the winter or to Paris in the spring. But if you are willing to be something of an adventurer, you might try a destination you would never have thought about or you might be able to take advantage of off-season pricing of hotels at your destination.

Travel during off-season often results in smaller crowds and fewer children. Meeting the folks that live there usually results in a more genuine understanding of a place. While some places may be closed, landscape is always open; when your destination involves exciting outdoor highlights, you will be pleasantly surprised.

When an emergency arises, you still may be able to find a deal, particularly if your emergency takes you against the prevailing line of traffic. For example, it was probably cheaper to fly out of Beijing on 8/8/08 than to fly in. The World Wide Web is your best source here. Be sure to use Google or Yahoo to see what tickets are available to your destination and from your point of origination. You might try some of the travel websites that collect information from multiple airlines as well as the airline websites themselves.

When you can have some flexibility with your dates and the airports you use there may be some great deals avaiable. For example, it may be cheaper to fly to an airport fifty miles from your destination and rent a car than to fly to the airport in that particular town. In sum: the biggest disadvantage of last minute airline tickets can be the high price and the lack of seat selection. With some flexibility in your plans you can reap the benefit of cheaper prices and you may end up enjoying a super journey