If you are planning to get away to some tropical paradise in the next few months then you are in luck. This is the time of the year when you can get discount hotel reservations, cruise reservations and discount car reservations. You can also get discount airline ticket reservations. As a rule you can get really good discount travel reservations right up until the end of April and sometimes later. Doing it yourself with online reservations is definitely cheaper. If you are planning to make a trip during the 'on' season then you need to book early or you could find yourself scrambling to find a flight or a decent hotel that coincides with the dates that you need them on. If you keep an eye online for the flight that you need, you can still get some pretty good deals even during the 'on' season for airline ticket reservations. The travel companies and the airlines want your business so they do try to tempt you from time to time with some pretty good prices if you don't wait for the last minute.