The number one most requested video from you guys to me is how to get cheap
flights plus cheap airline tickets plus cheap airfare
well guess what, this is this video
Now there is one thing that I want you guys to remember throughout this entire
video
the number one tip of getting cheap flights is you have to be flexible
there's no way they're gonna get cheap flights without being flexible and I'm
talking about flexible on the dates that you're flying flexible on the times that
you're flying flexible on the destination that you are flying and
flexible on the airports
if you are flexible in all of those and more even more flexible than that
then I promise you we can find you some cheap tickets
Know your airline comparison engines. The best ones that I use and that most
travel vloggers use are Kayak, Momondo
Skyscanner, Hipmunk and Airfare watchdog.
those are the best ones that I've personally found. So the first thing we are
going to do is obviously check the airline comparison engines they're going to
compare different airlines and different types of tickets then go to those
airlines direct site and see if maybe they offer a better deal or better route
Another trick is if you find a cheap flight on one of these airline comparison engines
take that flight to your local travel agent and ask them
match that, a lot of times they will match it or even beat the price
so that's another way to get an even cheaper flight from the cheap flights
Check the surrounding airports in that city and in nearby cities as it tends to
be cheaper to flying to larger airports
This is especially true in Europe when there are so many large cities close by
it's really easy to take busses and trains to get to the city you want to go to. Just
remember though before you start celebrating your great savings by flying
into another airport or another city that's close by
check the price of how much it's going to cost for you to get from the airport
city to your hotel or to your intended destination because that can add up to
be quite a bit more and if you're not careful than the price kind of negates
itself and there's no point of flying
to the other city if its just going to cost you The same goes for booking red eyes and her
booking early morning flights
make sure you know the cost of getting from the airport to your hotel because
that could add up to quite a bit extra
you are not careful especially in the morning time when public transportation is
not running or late at night when public transportation is not running and then
you're forced to take taxis which are always going to be more expensive then
public transportation
thus making your total airfare costs more expensive. If you have more time on
your hands you can set up something called a price alert. Kayak does this
really well. When you have a saved route and they will alert you when that route's
price goes down or if it's going to potentially go up higher so it will give
you advice on when you should buy that ticket to get you like the best price
possible
that's a very good tool another good tool is used the airfare watchdog would
you have to put your departing airport in and they will tell you when there's
great deals either everywhere or like certain place that you want to go
Another option is signing up for a deal so these are deals from the airline's
directly, these are deals
from tour companies for flights, things like flight center or they are deals from the
airline comparison engines and basically if you can put up with news letters
coming in to your inbox quite frequently they usually have like flash one day
sales, two day sales, discounts and percentages off on certain destinations
Keeping on with the flexibility topic
don't pick your destination first google.com / fights have an amazing tool
that basically lets you put in your departing airport and searched
everywhere else in the world and it gives you the cheapest flights in that
time period that you are selecting, so if you're flexible on the destination you
can get some really great price
flights. One, it's a great way to get a cheap flight, and two it opens your mind to
destinations you never would have thought of visiting before.
Airline credit cards. If you haven't already sign up for one
you need to get a points card in one of the three major airline alliances.
Sky Team, Star Alliance, One World. Which one of those you choose will be
dependent on whatever is your local carrier so wherever you live
whatever airline serves that destination that Airport more frequently or your
country more frequently get the corresponding airline alliance airline
card for that by signing up you will automatically get bonus sign up . almost
all offer a signing bonus just for signing up and normally that's almost
a free flight or is a free flight, just by signing for the credit card. Then put
everything that you buy on that credit card i'm talking about everything
put your groceries put anything that you by buy, trying putting like your rent, stuff like
that if you can on that credit card because every dollar you spend is a
point that gets you a free flight just by buying things that you are already
going to be buying already going to be spending money on. Obviously don't go crazy
and start buying things you don't need and make sure you don't keep a balance
because then you're just going to be paying interest which is counteracting
all the points that we are accumulating. Book your tickets in parts. There's
gonna be a whole lot of trial and error that's involved in this. Booking your
tickets in parts gives you a lot of flexibility because you can, one, leave
from different airports in different cities and different countries so that's
a lot easier to look into that and so one airport, one city or one country
might be cheaper than the other so when you add up this two one ways it's actually
cheaper than the return ticket. Lets say you were traveling from Australia to
England and your destination is England check out maybe if you want to do a
stopover somewhere in between you can stop over in Dubai or something so you
can book a one way to Dubai and then booked a separate one way from Dubai to
England
check the price of that to see if that's even cheaper than flying directly to
England
When do we fly? Weekends can't be more expensive because a lot of people fly it
because they have the time off during the weekend
this is pretty much standard knowledge so fly during the weekday. Don't fly
during the holidays
Don't do it. You are not going to get a cheap flight it doesn't happen
holidays are just ridiculous. Airlines always increase their fares always
increase of traffic
it's chaos. If you can avoid flying during the holidays avoid it. Delete your
cookies
aka your browser's save settings, because if you are looking at a certain flight
by some flight airline carriers do this
some airlines do this but they save your data and they might increase the price
because they want you to create that urgency that you should buy right away
because now the price is going up. Buy domestic flights domestically and buy
international flights
wherever. But try not to buy domestic flights in any country that you were
going to when you were abroad by those flights when you were in the country
because they are cheaper with the local currencies in the local search engines
and when you were there
trust me
best days to buy Tuesdays or Wednesdays maybe Thursday
it's basically just went all the airline other deals come out so. Best time
to buy for domestic flights
I find between three months to about two weeks you can get pretty decent price
and domestic flights after two weeks in then you're kind of going to be paying a
bit more
because its so like last minute. For international flights
it's between five months - I would say three weeks. After about three weeks
those international plates can go quite up but any time in between there then
you're probably going to get an ok deal
Fly standby. If you are super super flexible like really flexible and you're
ready for an adventure in risk
you could always fly standby which is like going to the airport being like so
what flights have we got here
what can you put me on what's the best price where to? Now you hop on a flight
and they can be pretty cheap
I have not personally ever done that because I like to know a little bit more of what my
destination is, but I do know friends that do fly stand by, a lot
so if you are flexible and you're just like ready to go on an adventure
that is an option for you. Things to look out for. Excess fees, excess fees, there is
nothing worse than buying a cheap ticket that you thought was cheap and then
going to the airport and realizing you're going to be paying fifty dollars
each way for your bags
that doesn't make it a cheap ticket anymore, so make sure you know that
whatever flight and airline you're flying with, do they charge for baggage
fees
Finding cheap flights is a lot of trial and error
it takes a lot of time there is no perfect formula there is no magic button
it takes just trying testing putting in different locations putting in different
things, waiting, being patient
keeping your eye out for stuff and being really really really really flexible
remember flexible on date time location and you can you find them
I promise you can find cheaper flight if you put in that time and it's worth it
Take it from me, that time is worth it when you are saving hundreds of dollars
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