13 tips to booking CHEAP FLIGHTS 1.) Use a FAKE Location to get a cheaper flight ticket Buy using this method of booking your flight we saved a lot of money. It is all about leveraging foreign currencies and points-of-sale to your advantage. We were in Singapore once, the same flight was once $240 and fall down to $79. This is because a tickets point-of-sale - the place where a retail transaction is completed - can affect the price of any flight with an international component. Instead of using your location as the point-of-sale, use your destination country as the point-of-sale, something that can only be searched for in Google ITA. Though it can be used for normal international flights, it often works best when youre buying domestic flights in another country. Sometimes it doesn’t work but hey investing a few minutes in making research could save a lot of money you could use for more useful things. 2.) If you are a student take advantage of student discounts There are a lot of discounts available for you. Check out STA TRAVEL. They provide flexible student tickets on their website and at their agency stores. You sometimes get flights for a few hundred bucks cheaper than usual. 3.) Double check the ticket fare within 24-hour As you may know, the price of your airfare changes all the time. Make sure you double check the next morning to see if the price of your airfare fell. A lot of airlines don’t charge you fees when you cancel your flight within 24 hours. 4.) Become a frequent flier No matter how often you fly, you should be signed up for the airline’s reward program or use a credit card thats tied to the airline to get a leg up on other travellers. If youre using a credit card that offers rewards, check to see if those rewards can be redeemed for miles or travel gift cards. Once you have the credit card make sure you are using your credit card for all your payments and you rack up a bunch of points quickly. For instance if you have business expenses of about $3000 per month you receive approximately 36,000 miles for it. That’s a free one-way flight to Europe. 5.) Keep an eye on Twitter and Facebook Airlines have been experimenting with blasting fares via social media. Some deals can be gone within a few hours. So you have to be quick since the offers are just for limited for a certain time. Some airlines provide special sales to Facebook fans as well. 6.) Fly two different airlines Most airlines now sell one-way flights at reasonable prices, meaning one might be cheaper for the outbound flight while the other works better for the return. You could even fly to one airport and depart from another. 7.) Fly to Secondary Airports with Budget Carriers Most major cities have a smaller, secondary airport. Airports charge landing fees, and smaller airports charge smaller fees, which helps to keep the prices down for you. So use all your options and check out the airports around the major cities you might be lucky and find a cheaper flight for the same destination. 8.) Try Alternative Routes Sometimes it is cheaper to fly to a neighbour country and take a flight from there to your destination country. It was cheaper for us to take a flight from Germany to Amsterdam – Amsterdam to Bangkok than a direct flight from Frankfurt to Bangkok. 9.) Go for last minute trips Airlines usually cut prices when they cant fill planes for an upcoming weekend trip. On Tuesday, theyll email offers for the coming weekend or following one to fliers who signed up for alerts. Travellers can leave Friday night or anytime Saturday, then return on Monday or Tuesday. 10.) Leave on a Wednesday From our experience Wednesday is the cheapest day to buy your ticket especially for domestic flights. The airlines usually have more empty seats that require discounting to fill the plane so they have to release more seats at their cheapest price point. 11.) Use FlightFox to Search for Special Fares FlightFox has an expert team to do the hard work for you. It costs you $29 and the fee is fully refundable, according to the sites front page. You can even rattle off a list of specific demands that a computer cant check, or travel novices wouldnt include to refine your search. 12.) Be Flexible with Your Travel Dates Airline ticket prices vary depending on the day of the week, time of year, and upcoming holiday such as Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Thanksgiving, or Fourth of July. Overseas, August is a big month for traveling around Europe as many Europeans go on vacation then so airline tickets tend to be higher. It is sometimes cheaper to fly during the week than on a weekend because most people travel on the weekends and the airlines tend to raise their prices. Also, we made the experience that early morning or late night flights are cheaper because fewer people want to travel then. 13.) Sign Up for Airfare Alerts and Track Routes To help keep an eye on fare trends, sign up for CheapAir FareTracker alerts. You’ll get notified more quickly when a sale starts and get a head start when only a limited number of seats are available. Acting quickly when a fare sale starts can save you a lot of money.
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