Here is another example of an off-peak (Tuesday and Wednesday) airfare that is too good to be true.

For those who like to travel and are flexible, you should be taking advantage of these great offers.

Business travelers, if you can schedule those trips mid-week, you can save a lot of money as well.

I know most of us have just about had it with shopping this time of year — well at least some of us (my wife just called me and said she has just singed the edges of our credit card).

Typically most would not start shopping for airline tickets until early next year — the historical airline website statistics clearly show this and as you might imagine the airlines know this as well — so do the opposite — start shopping for those airline tickets now and let me show you why …

Highlighting some of the top deals of the day is the theme of this blog so how about $49 one-way from chilly Philly to bask in the sun on South Beach in Miami?

This airfare is good on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and is slightly higher Thursdays and Saturdays.

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I have personally been to Disney World with our Family 3 times in the past 2 years — I know, I know — but for me the joy of watching our 7-year old light up makes up for some of the hassles and getting a massage in the Cabanna overlooking the ocean in Castaway Key can’t be beat.

United just filed a 14-day advance purchase airfare for travel between Nashville and Orlando $80+tax each way which is $70 below all the other airlines. The travel dates are though February 11th.

This is another one of those winter sale airfare sales that you shouldn’t miss out on.

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Air Canada has unbelievable deals in April to Rome.

The normal price would be well above $1000, some samples are shown below:

US Airways has not only matched the airfare sales rolling through today but they have extended it to savings well below other airlines in several city pairs.

The bulk of these deals are for travel in January, some of the best deals from this morning are show below:

United Airlines has matched the airfare sales today and dropped prices in several city pairs like Los Angeles to Raleigh Durham at $198+rt.

The major of the airline tickets you can purchase on these sale airfares is for travel in the month of January (any day of the week) - some of the best deals from this morning are shown below:

And the good deals keep streaming in from Northwest Airlines. More airfare sale city pairs are well below all other airlines in their respective city pairs.

A few of the travel periods on these airfare extend out through spring, some of the best deals in the last airfare distribution are show below:

Frontier Airlines hasn’t really matched the airfare sales started today but they have a few good deals that I thought I would highlight.

The list of their best deals today includes:

Delta Airlines has matched many of the airfare sales started by Northwest Airlines for travel in the month of January.

Airline tickets on these sale airfares can be purchased for travel on any day of the week in January.

Some of the best deals include (savings noted below all other airlines):

Continental Airlines has matched the Northwest Airlines airfare sale in dozens of city pairs - not as broad as Northwest across the board sale.

Travel is from January 5, 2008 to February 28, 2008 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Blackouts apply on Presidents day weekend, some examples of these great deals include:

American Airlines has matched the Northwest Airlines Sale is hundreds of city pairs.

Travel is for the month of January on every day of the week, some examples include:

Last night in the 8:00pm airfare distribution AirTran Ariways filed a 14-day advance purchase airfare sale for travel commencing January 5th, 2008.

Travel must be completed by February 27th, 2008.

You must travel on Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday.

Blackouts apply for Presidents Day weekend February 15th-18th, 2008.

We noticed this airline ticket sale in over 1,000 city pairs — the sale has been posted on the AirTran website, some of the best airline ticket prices include:

Last night in the 8:00pm airfare distribution Northwest Airlines filed a 7-day advance purchase airfare sale for travel commencing January 8th, 2008.

Travel must be completed by March 9th, 2008.

A 3 night stay is required and you must travel on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Blackouts apply for Presidents Day weekend February 15th-18th, 2008.

We noticed this airline ticket sale in over 10,000 city pairs and it has not been posted yet to the Northwest Airlines website some of the best airline ticket prices include:

The cold weather has already begun to hit the Midwest. Luckily, the 12:30 pm EST airfare feed shows some deals from Chicago to the warmer temperatures California and Florida.

Keep reading to see low airfares coming out of Chicago, and sign up for FareCompare’s free Airfare Email Alerts to be the first to know about winter airfare deals from your home airport.

Virgin America (VX) and Diggnation are offering a great airfare deal for all of VX’s destinations (Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, and Washington, DC). It’s the “Fly on Virgin America and Bring a Friend for Free*” sale.

Keep reading to see how you can take advantage of the low airfares:

The 10:00 am EST airfare distribution offered a great deal for a possible romantic ski getaway. Northwest Airlines is offering flights from Cincinnati to Salt Lake City for about $199+ rt over Valentine’s Day. You can fly in before the holiday, spend some romantic nights on the slopes, and be back home on Sunday:

Sign up for FareCompare’s free Airfare Email Alerts to be the first to find out about great holiday and ski-vacation deals from your home city.