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[quote=Anonymous]My kids typically come home Thanksgiving, winter break, spring break, and then summer, or at some point in summer for a visit if they're not spending the whole summer at home.

If your kid is going very far, and your finances are tight, Thanksgiving is optional. There will be some people who stay on campus, though not many; depends on the school and location.

As noted, no one else's costs are going to be relevant to yours. Depends on the particular airports.

We put most of our regular expenses on a credit card that gives miles. It also gives double miles (or something like that) for certain travel-related expenses (plane tickets, hotel I think). So, we use miles a fair bit.

Figure out how to shop around for flights. I usually use expedia and then buy on the airline's website. I regularly check prices, which sometimes go down. For miles, we use United because we are located near a major hub for United, and often I find there will be a "sale price" on miles for our level of mileage account in the days leading up to the desired day of travel.

I have two kids coming home for spring break next Friday (direct, hub to hub). I have not yet purchased the tickets. The prices have been stable. I can get a mid afternoon ticket for around $225. That's a fair price. Return may or may not be more than that, depending on the particular time slot - there are absolutely flights around the same price as that, just a little later than my kids want to leave.

The more price sensitive you are, the more you may opt for slightly less-convenient flight times. How much of an impact that makes depends on the airports you're dealing with.[/quote]

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