Here are some great tips for the holidays, and just in time (see tip #1). These are tips that will save you money - not a lot of money - after all, it’s holiday time, and the airlines are raising their prices.

But you will save some money, and you’ll save time and worries. And that’s not such a bad deal, right?

Top Ten Holiday Airfare Tips - For Saving Money, Time And Trouble

• 1. Buy Your Airfare Now. This will ensure you get the cheapest possible price - and that you will get a seat. The airlines are flying 180,000 fewer seats each day by the end of the year and 70 million less in 2009. Such capacity cuts only give the airlines more pricing power. Ticket prices will not be dropping as the planes fill up

• 2. Fly These Days: The weekend before Christmas is typically the most expensive (starting with Friday). Fly on the Tuesday before Christmas or the day of Christmas for better deals.

There are 8 more great tips to go, so keep reading!

The Road Warriors have spoken - and according to Traveler magazine, these are their favorites (and tell me if you agree or not):

Best U.S. Airports:

• 1. Portland, Oregon
• 2. Tampa
• 3. Washington - Reagan

Best International Airports:

• 1. Singapore
• 2. Hong Kong
• 3. Amsterdam

Best U.S. Routes - Airlines with Business/First Class Service:

• 1. Virgin America
• 2. Alaska
• 3. Continental

Best U.S. Routes - Airlines with Single Class Service:

• 1. Midwest
• 2. JetBlue
• 3. Frontier

See the entire list right here.

UPDATE: We are trying to determine if these airfare statistics involve tickets that have been purchased, or actually used — we will update as soon as possible.

According to the latest figures from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), some airports have higher fares than others. And here’s what we know, based on the stats for the first quarter of this year:

Cincinnati has the HIGHEST average domestic airfares.

Atlantic City had the LOWEST average domestic airfares.

Alright, now which airports saw the biggest increases in their average domestic airfares, when comparing the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2008?

Boston had the biggest increase; Atlantic City had the biggest decrease.

For the “top 5 airports” in all four of these categories, please — keep reading.