Airfare deals – How to Be the One on the Plane Who Paid the Lowest Price
Airfare deals – How to Be the One on the Plane Who Paid the Lowest Price
Note: we are not paid directly by any of these resources and use them to find Travel bargains just like you would.
• For good airfare deals, we use Google Flights (Google.com/flights) and Skyscanner.com.
Many of the large online travel booking sites have been bought and owned by the same companies so the prices they yield are almost the same. The Frommers travel organization did a study of all the major airfare booking websites and Google Flights (Google.com/flights) and Skyscanner consistently reported good airfare deals.
• For International airfare deals: Airtrek.com books a substantial number of flights and they do deals with
airlines for volume deals. We have been using AirTreks for years now. After
searching fares and coming up with goods deals, we then called AirTreks
and they always had as good or better rates.
• Be flexible – Dates, Times, & Airports
– It is amazing that just changing your flight timing a day or so, different hour, or even to a nearby airport will yield great airfare deals. Again, Skyscanner offers a “Whole Month” option where you can see cost of flights on days around the day you are interested in and an “Everywhere” option to evaluate possible savings to nearby airports.
• On the average, flying on these days offer the best airfare deals: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
• Again, on the average, these are the best days to purchase for airfare deals: Saturday through Tuesday afternoon. Click here to learn more.
• Booking ahead can yield good airfare deals – 8 weeks Domestic (average 19% savings) and 24 weeks
International (average 27% savings). If you are flexible in your travel plans, waiting to book the last minute can also yield airfare deals if you can risk not finding a flight or possible higher prices.
• Basic Fares – The major airlines need to compete with the budget airlines and are offering lower
service ‘Basic Fares’. They can be good airfare deals but be sure to read the details. Sometimes they are
non-cancelable and regularly have fees such as luggage, seat selection, and possibly other fees. But if that
is OK, go for it – we do.
