Website to Track Airfare Specials for Specific Itinerary and Dates

I post a bunch of deals on airfare specials -- they cover certain periods and certain routes. Taking advantage of them means having some flexibility to travel when you find a good fare. But sometimes people have a trip planned well in advance for certain dates, and the question is how to find the best fare. If there is plenty of lead time, chances are there may be a fare special or two in the interim. But who has the time to keep checking all the time?

Well, thanks to a note in Real Simple magazine, there's a website called Yapta.com which helps solve that problem. You enter the itinerary you're traveling and the departure/return dates. And you will receive an alert whenever the fare drops. So if cost is a factor in whether you can afford the vacation, this may tell you when that window of opportunity opens.

The website service is free. To check it out, click this link.