Cheap Flights

Last updated 19 February 2016

Try to book your flight about one to three months in advance in order to ensure getting the best deal possible. Check with a few since prices can vary, also check to see whether or not taxes are included and what their refund policy is. Get Rich Slowly and Budget Travel have good tips. Airfare Watchdog has good information about fare classes and how they come into play with frequent flyer miles.


How to Get Low Fares

• Look into travel hacking and how to become a travel ninja.
• Learn from other people on flyer talk and how to travel full time for less than $14,000 a year.
• Book in advance.
• Book last minute.
• Stay over a Saturday night.
• Buy your ticket on between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon.
• Travel on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Saturday.
• Ask about promotions
• Use a fake location. 
• Look at a variety of dates: try using kayak explore.
• Check Secret Flying.
• Be loyal. Many airlines are part of the same programme, such as star alliance or one world.
• Use frequent flyer miles: Try the frequent flyer master.
• Fly Low Cost Carriers (LCC).
• Fly off-season: (April/May and September/October).
• Check Farecompare's tips and tricks as well as Business Insider's 23 secrets.

You can track airfare through sites like yapta and airfare watchdog. Try booking online though: hipmunk, ITA matrix, kayak, mobissimo, momondo,or which budget. You should also take a look at farecompare which has a airfare history chart that could help you decide when to buy and when to travel.

Remember price isn't the only thing that's important, check layover times and the number of flights that you will have to take. Make sure you get a good seat as well: seat guru will show you the best seats. Sometimes it's worth paying 100USD more if it means less time waiting and fewer flights.

Low Cost Carriers / Budget Airlines
LCC means basic. You can find some great deals, but you often have to pay for any little extra, such as meals, blankets, pillows, checked luggage, choosing your seat, etc. That being said, they will save you a lot of money.

• Attitude travel
• Air passes are also an option if you're looking to travel to various countries.
• Budget airline guide
• Easy ways travel
• Fly budget
• Money saving expert
• Round the world flights
• Sky scanner
• Thomson flights
• Which budget
• Wikipedia low cost airlines

Australia / New Zealand

• Virgin Blue

Europe: County by country guide. If you're heading to London, you should look into buying the Oyster transport card.

• 072air
• 1800flyeurope
• Blueair
• BMI baby
• Easy jet
• Ryan air
• Wikitravel article
• Wizz air

North and South America
More information can be found at cheap flight to Latin America.

• Avianca
• Delgado travel USA
• Exito Travel
• Fly Latin America
• Fly zoom
• Jet Blue
• Peru explorer
• Trafico Peru

Other

• Airtech (standby)
• Martin Air (few flights)

Flight searches

• Air brokers
• Air deals
• Air treks
• Airline consolidator
• All cheap fares
• ASAP tickets
• BT store
• Cheap flights
• Cheapseats travel
• Cheap tickets
• Discount flights
• ETN
• Expedia
• Fare compare
• Fly AOW
• Fly cheap
• Flight Network.com
• Flights.com
• Gateway LAX
• Get one trip
• Intra tours
• Just the flight
• Kayak
• Net flights
• Opodo
• Orbitz
• Side step
• STA travel
• Sun country
• Tour America
• Travel hub
• Travel Grove
• 4 the travel

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