One of the most stressful parts of travel arrangements is the ticket price, but there are ways to find bargain airfare. Aside from using discount travel sites, there are tips to keep your costs low.
To start, here are three tips that will instantly lower the price of your plane ticket:
1. The best time to book a flight is 60 days before departure, which will save you up to 40 percent
2. The best time of day to fly is in the evening, which can save up to 8 percent
3. The best day of the week to fly is Tuesday. Flying on Tuesday can save up to 12 percent
Even with these tips and tricks, searching for flights online at the best price can still be exhausting. Everything is available, the problem is what method to use, where to look, when and with what possible shortcuts. And yet, there are still more ways to find bargain airfare.
*Try Searching Incognito
If you think the price of a flight changes often after searching it several times you are not crazy and your computer is not broken. In fact, the airlines change the prices of low cost flights based on your browser’s cookies, especially when they realize that you are looking for these flights repeatedly.
*Use the Best Search Engines for Low-cost Flights
All search engines for low cost flights impose their own fare on the real ticket price in exchange for the service they offer, some (such as Expedia) are much more expensive than others. Use various services to get an array of prices, like Google, Kayak, and Trip advisor.
*Use Low-cost Airlines
Low cost or budget airlines offer much lower prices than the big well-known companies, but of course this provides for small sacrifices during the trip, like no food and drinks, and less space.
*Choose Flights with Multiple Connections
Yes, it’s a headache when you want to fly non-stop but the cheapest flight includes two or more connecting flights, but it will save you money.
*Fly Into A Smaller Airport
If there are multiple airports in the city you’re flying to, check to see if there are price differentials according to the different airports. For example, in Washington DC, it is cheaper to fly into BWI airport, instead of Ronald Reagan or Dulles International. However, this could become a problem if flying into a cheaper airport takes you too far from your final destination, but check to see if it’s worth it.
That Last Minute Ticket
If you’re trying to find a bargain for a last minute plane ticket, then it;s gonna take some compromising on your part. While airlines generally reward the cheaper reservations that are made well in advance, when airlines have too many seats available, they will price lower to get rid of them. You may only get a small price reduction, but then it takes combining some of the mentioned tips to get your full reward.
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