THE HOLIDAY SEASON isn’t an easy time to find cheap airfares; in addition, in the event of high-technical trouble, this isn’t the best time of year to spend hours or days untangling the debris. That said, consider consulting the following resources to speed and smooth your travel plans, and thank you for flying Seattle Weekly.

1travel.com (www.onetravel.com): Great fare bargains and pricing strategies.

TheTrip.com (www.thetrip.com): Good (albeit business-oriented) resources for you, a nice flight-tracker for the person waiting to pick you up at the airport.

TravelHUB (www.travelhub.com): If you’re looking to really get away, this consolidator goes the distance on cheap international fares.

WebFlyer (www.webflyer.com): Excellent resource for tracking frequent-flyer miles; the DealWatch section lists last-minute air fares for the flexible traveler.