How to cut Travel Expenses with Cheap Flight Tickets?

A few decades ago, travelling by air was an extremely costly affair regardless of the destination. Today, saving on flight tickets is a distinct possibility but can be rather complicated too. No longer does one have to call on a few travel agents and a few airlines to find the cheapest deals. Neither is booking in advance the best way to save money as airline prices rise and drop on a daily basis. With so many variables in play, it is hard to find the cheapest airlines between two points. Baring luck, here are just a few tips that should be extremely useful in travelling lightly on cheap air tickets.

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Start Planning

A simple but effective tip is to start early. If you can book a ticket early on say a month or two in advance, your chances of finding cheap airline tickets will be higher. In fact, some travel guides suggest starting as early as six months ahead of scheduled departure. At least, you will not end up with the costliest ticket on the plane.

Go Online

The best place to begin your search for cheap tickets is the internet. Try various websites to get a decent idea of what the charges are for tickets. Once you figure out the lowest cost flights, contact the airlines directly or check their website. Sometimes, airlines advertise low prices on their own websites.

Talking Directly to Airlines

Do not talk with airlines before finding the cheapest flights online. Take their phone number and talk to them in person to reassure the price. If the phone price is cheaper, book it immediately but if it is higher, haggle for discounts.

Always Be Flexible

Do not stick to a single date or time of departure. Try searching for early and late flights. Time flexibility will allow you to capture cheaper flights early in the day and avoid costlier flights close to afternoon time. Even the Red Eye is cheaper than most other flights and they tend to get booked last so your chances of getting a cheap ticket will be there even a week before flying out.

Discounts and Vouchers

Members of Auto Club, AARP, NRA, AAA and many MNCs automatically get organization discounts with some airlines. Check with the organization or call the airlines to find out what discounts or vouchers they have in place for you.

Try Non-Direct

Airlines prefer giving customers non-direct flights in an attempt to fill seats and in return, they provide lower rates. Ask them about this and you may be able to save some money at the expense of extra travel time. Maybe you can tour the city while your connecting flight gets ready for takeoff.

Accept Flight Vouchers

Many airlines like to offer discount vouchers and coupons to frequent fliers and those willing to give up their seat for a later or next day flight. Take these offers whenever possible such as on a return trip back home. They come handy in future when searching for cheap flight options.

Autor Bio: This article was provided by Catalina G., a university student and a travel blogger. The name of her blog is Channel Voyager. There you can find more information about finding cheap flights (it is interesting to know that the term in Norwegian is billige flyreiser).

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