It’s not uncommon to spend way more whilst on holiday than you initially plan to. Drinks, food and excursions can easily break your budget which is why it’s important to try and save before you go by getting the cheapest flight possible. Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the cheapest flights out there.
Timing is everything
In order to get a good price it’s important that you don’t book too late or too early. On average travel bloggers tend to recommend that you book your flight around 50 days before you intend to fly. While you might think that booking your flight months and months in advance will save you money you may find that your flights are as much as 20% more expensive than if you booked them later on.
Learn to be flexible
On top of booking, at the right time you should also try and be flexible with when and where you fly. Websites like SkyScanner check all the available flights around to find you the cheapest option on the date you want to fly but if you can be flexible by a few days either side they have many more flights to choose from.
Drink some coffee
Another sure fire way to save money on your flights is to be willing to fly at unsociable hours. The most popular flight times are mid morning but if you’re willing to fly late or very early then you might find that the prices drop. Load yourself up with coffee or pack some sleeping tablets to recharge while you fly to your destination.
Embrace the spam
Those of us who are regular internet users tend to be pretty switched on to marketing tricks these days. So even when we rush through online checkouts, we tend to remember to opt out of receiving future marketing messages. However, when we do this we are missing out on the chance to hear about special deals. Often airlines will reward mailing list subscribers by making them the first ones to hear about flash sales and special deals, so join the club and check your emails regularly.
Look at all the possibilities
As well as being flexible with where and when you fly you should also compare other options. Grab a pen and pad and look at the prices for flying alone compared with flying with a partner. Look at how much a flight is all together and then look at how much it would cost if you booked it as two single tickets. You may find the results surprising.
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