Check out Travelzoo for some great deals…seriously.

I’ve used Travelzoo.com for the fast few years and I’m continually amazed by the great deals that one can find. Many airlines, hotels, resorts, cruises, etc are finding excess capacity during certain seasons and partner with Travelzoo to “unload” the inventory. I’d imagine there are all sorts of great deals given the economic anxiety. Many people are not traveling…which means the travel industry ready to make deals! If you are flexible with travel time frames and locations, you can benefit from this liquidation.

One strategy my wife and I follow to be kept in the loop on these discounts is to sign up for their weekly emails. Yes, no one needs the extra email inbox filler, but I created an email “rule” to have these emails filed into my Travel folder. Every week I check the folder to see what deals come up. Another strategy is to check the Travelzoo.com front page for the latest promotions.

This past week my wife found a room at the Fairmont in Newport Beach for $139 for the month of August. Knowing we’ve wanted to visit friends in OC and relax by the beach, she clicked the link in the Travelzoo email and reserved the room…with Fairmont’s full cancelation policy behind us. Over the past few years we’ve booked airfare to and hotel rooms in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.

There are plenty of international trip discounts too! This past spring we were looking at an offer for a 1 week stay at a Paris managed apartment for $100US a night. The timing didn’t work for us…but what a deal!

Check this site out…it’s well worth it. Plus, getting the weekly emails reminds you that you are only a plane flight away from the day to day grind.