Avoid Prepaying Airfares with Debit Cards or Cash

In this travel environment, avoid prepaying airfares with debit cards or cash. If the airline goes out of business before you travel, you're probably out of luck. The money has likely already been removed from your bank.

However, if you paid by credit card, you are more likely to get your money back after petitioning the card company.

This could change, but that's how it's been going until now.