Has anyone else noticed the deals out there?

Tahiti for $860 (Airfare from LAX is $860 round trip (incl. all taxes) for Aug-Dec travel, if you can book by Mon). Beijing for under $1k (Emirates fans, they just dropped the price end of May New York - Beijing from $2000rt to $1000rt (going market price in coach $940rt)). Even United is in on the act - "Redeem 40,000 miles for round trip travel between USA and Buenos Aires and Brazil". There are amazing deals for anyone with cash or miles to buy a ride someplace exotic. Where do you find these awesome deals? Online - sort of.

We'd like to be among the first to advise you that there is an entirely new travel distribution system out there, which has quietly rolled on to the scene. This channel allows a seller to deal direct with you the buyer - no middleman, less cost to you.

Where is it? Get yourself a Twitter account and be prepared to be amazed at what is going on. Travel vendors - yes even airlines - are offering offline, unpublished Twitter only deals. Everyday, all the time. You would there is an endless supply. Particularly neat are deals from Icelandair.

A example of how bad it is for the travel industry can be seen here. Imagine that! Delta is offering travel agents 10% again.

Of course this is the place we all want a deal to visit, isn't it?

In other news --

• Etihad's new First Class
• THY signs for 777-300ERs
• Tougher times for easyJet
• Airbus slows A380 deliveries - breakeven who knows when?

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