Who would say no to discounted airfare to get them from point A to Point B or to make their wildest dream come true? The concept is acceptable by all travelers and discounts are things that many travelers embrace with open arms, but what if they come with strings attached? Supplying discounted airfare was so much in demand that many airlines came up with different schemes. Some of these schemes did not provide any upfront advantage for the traveler, at all. Eventually, airlines went in to partnerships with online travel agents who always won the race and sold more tickets than an airline did. “Frequent traveler” scheme is one of the ways in which airlines offered discounted airfare. Whenever a traveler purchases an airfare, they would accumulate points in their membership card. When the points reach a certain level, they are able to redeem points as a discounted airfare. Another commonly used discounted airfare scheme used by certain airlines is to offer discounts on upfront online bookings. These schemes look promising on the outlook but can be a problem in the long run if something goes wrong. Online bookings are almost always non-refundable. Even if they are refundable, the traveler will end up losing a lot of money in the end. So if you were to book a flight for December and if you were to make the booking in June in order to become eligible for a discounted airfare, you may not be fully aware of what can unfold in your life by December With airlines offering nearly imperfect discounted airfare deals, many people tend to