The Air Travel Manager 3.02 software is available for free download until Sept 1, 1999. After that it jumps to approx $59 to renew to the full featured version. I just saved about $500 yesterday on a multi-legged trip by using it's alternate cities feature. Seems to have some very nice features (ie world-wide routing), but also lacks some too (ie no seat maps located as yet). I am learning as I fumble on. Never-the-less......the price is REALLY right, and it is a proven program using Travelocity (Sabre) as its' engine. Good Luck!

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INFO FROM THE ATM SITE:

Air Travel Manager Version 3 is now available. Version 2 can no longer be used due to the retirement of easySABRE(sm) on 6/15/99. Click here for more information and to download Version 3.

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MisterNice:

Where does it talk about free for download till 9/1. All I could find was the following statement.

"Air Travel Manager is freely available with a limited feature set. Activating all of its features requires payment of the registration fee of $59."

I am in the process of downloading, but it looks like all I am going to get is the limited version. Could you tell me if/how I can get the full version for free.

Thanks for the tip.

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The limited version will still do a lot of things but I frankly don't see much advantage to the software. You can only book 4 leg trips. The full version shows you more alternatives for each leg.

I did a comparison. I tried to book a relatively simple November flight using ATM (Calgary-Paris-Douala) and ITN. ATM came back with garbage and error messages (which Travelocity will also do). I could simplify the routing to Toronto-Paris-Douala and ATM could handle the routing but came up with an outrageously expensive fare.

ITN provided me with several options that were priced appropriately (lower than ATM by $2000). ITN also showed me seats available in different fare classes so I know which flights are likely upgradeable.

i used the demo to test the alternate airport scenario. i asked for a trip from pensacola to toronto (and alternate cities around toronto). the alternates were buffalo-61 miles, niagara falls-47 miles, and HAMBURG, GERMANY-72 MILES.

it does have some nice features, but still needs some bugs worked out of it.

BLADE- I found info re your request to me under "Registration Benefits" on the main page of the downloaded program. It says you get the big enchilada until 9/1/99 when it reverts to a lesser version, unless you want to pay your money and register. Unfortunately I am unable to copy it for you. Please look it up when you have time.