Cheap Tickets & Low Airfare
I use the following methods when
shopping for
air travel, cheap tickets and low air fare.
1. Initially I use the web. I will check out Booking Wiz (use their
airline price checker below). I also check out major
travel sites such as Expedia.com,
Travelocity.com &
Hotwire.com - and I
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variety of the websites with the "lightening bolts" next to them on
this page - I
then directly check the websites for the airlines that fly to my
destination locations. Typically I will spend 90-120 minutes researching
airfare on the web before a buying tickets to an International
destination.
2. In order to find cheap
tickets and low airfare, I call several of the so called "Bucket Consolidator" air companies in my area. These are independent travel firms that
often buy large quantities of tickets to certain destinations and as a result get discounts from the airlines. Some of these companies will concentrate their efforts on a certain part of the world or certain countries and so tickets might be cheaper to these places. Get a hold of the newspaper for the closest major metropolitan area to where you live; these companies usually advertise in the travel section of that cities newspaper.
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3. Fly during the off season! There is a
lot to be said for this. Tickets are often cheaper, seats are more
available - as a result you may have more options with additional
airline carriers.
4. Another method used to find cheap
tickets and low airfare is to call the airline directly - sometimes you would be surprised, the price is cheaper than using the web. Sometimes you can even talk the price down a little bit - have only had limited success with this but it doesn't hurt to try. I list many airlines & their contact info here:
www.davestravelcorner.com/links/airline.htm
5. If you live in a major metropolis, sometimes flying out of a
different airport may make a difference in price and help you find cheap
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Often varying the day you leave or return by a day or two has vary good results as far as lowering the price. I've found Tuesdays are usually a cheap priced day to travel on - weekends
tend to be higher priced. Along these same lines consider searching
for your tickets on Saturday mornings. I can't confirm this but have
read in several sources that some airlines release low unadvertised
fares on Saturday mornings.
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As a final option, you might consider flying Courier.
www.courier.org
- this website has some details about that service. Usually many stipulations apply
and unless you are very flexible flying courier may not work for you.
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