How to Find Cheap Airfare for Missionary Trips
You're carefully planning out your missionary trip and have figured out where you are going to go. You know what to pack and what sort of people you'll meet. You've even started raising funds for this venture. In order to spend this money wisely, you need to find cheap airfare. Whether you plan to travel within your own country or internationally, it's helpful to use discount rates set aside for missionaries.
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Contact travel agents who focus their business on missionary travel. Agencies such as MissionTravel.org support missions by providing discount airfare as well as direct donations.
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Compare prices from several agents and sites. While a travel agent might promise to find you the best deal, it's up to you to do some research to confirm that.
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Consider using a missionary pilot. Organizations like Christian Missionary Pilots dedicate their service to flying missionaries, equipment and supplies into remote areas.
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Look for special discounts for student fares when traveling with a youth group on a missions trip. Educators going on missionary trips can apply for these discounts, too.
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Purchase wholesale tickets. Travel agents purchase tickets in bulk and set aside blocks of seats for mission use at wholesale prices.
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Ask your supporters to donate their extra mileage to you. To do this, you must reserve a ticket through an airline's frequent flier program. Give your reservation number to a supporter, who then uses mileage they already earned to buy your ticket.
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Sign up for information from groups focused on ministry travel. These groups send notices by email and post information on social networking sites regarding their latest sales and discounts.
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Apply for credit cards that offer free airline miles for card usage. Use these miles to obtain tickets for your missions trip.
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