Sevenmile,

Is it just you or you and another or you and family? I used to do AI, but this board convinced me to get off campus and explore. Now I wouldn't consider an AI option. It is much more affordable for me to go non AI.

I can understand if you want to know up front what your vacation will cost, but once I took the chance it was much cheaper to go non-AI. The only exception I ever had was when I did a package deal with a charter flight. The total package w/ the charter flight was cheaper than the air fare I was looking at with my favorite airline, but..... the charter flight was horrible, so I won't do that again!

Good luck,

VVHT