Free airline tickets. Do they really exist? You may have been curious about ads or websites that promise no strings attached airline tickets to a great place like Orlando or Hawaii. Some of these might even include hotel rooms! Sounds too good to be true right? Well, unfortunately, it is. These scams are usually set up by time-share companies and what they don't tell you is that you will be required to attend their seminars every day. You can live with a short seminar right? Think again.
These “seminars” last at minimum 4 hours each day you are there. If you don't attend them, you may not be able to get your free airline ticket home or even have your hotel room canceled. Sure it's sneaky but legally these companies are doing what they say. They provide free airline tickets with the promise of vacation and in a way they do comply. If you think you can listen to 4 hours of sales pitches every day and still try to have a good time later, go for it. If you know it's a bad idea, stay away.
Many airline deals center around bad times of year. In the fall, you can see ads for very cheap Caribbean airline tickets. Hmm..What is it that happens in the Caribbean every fall? Oh yeah! Hurricanes! The chances of a hurricane coming to the exact place you are visiting is pretty slim but if it does happen, you are stuck there for the duration of the storm. Be very careful when drooling over these cheap airline tickets in the fall. The same applies for Japan and nearby islands in the spring.