Travel cheap: nine ways to save on air travel

Here are some travel experts' top tips and tools to hold costs down a bit.

5. Shop around.

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A Delta airline's aircraft takes off from the Ronald Reagan National airport as the sun rises in Washington on June 9.

Sites such as Fare Compare.com and Airfarewatchdog make it easy to view a range of other sites you could search. Note, many people go directly to Southwest.com because Southwest Airlines fares don't show up on other sites.

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