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The ultimate guide on how to find cheap flights – or to simply save on your next
travel!

Flexible travel dates and times

Airline ticket prices vary greatly depending on the day of the week, time of
year, and upcoming holidays, such as Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Thanksgiving, or
the Fourth of July. August is a big month for traveling around Europe, and
everyone wants to go somewhere warm in the winter or travel when the kids are
out of school. In a nutshell, if you are going to fly when everyone is flying,
then you’re ticket is going to cost more.

Try to be flexible with your dates. If you are dead-set on visiting Paris, go to
Paris in the spring or fall when fewer people visit and airfares are cheaper.
But if you want to go in the middle of August? You’re out of luck. Hawaii over
Christmas? Good luck! Prices will be at their highest. The solution is to fly
off-season. Search alternative dates so that you can capitalize on the best day.
The more rigid your plans, the less likely it will be that you find a deal.
Moreover, it’s almost always cheaper to fly during the middle of the week than
on a weekend because most people travel on the weekends and airlines hike their
prices then. Prices are also cheaper if you fly after a major holiday as are
early-morning or late-night flights are cheaper because fewer people want to
travel then (who wants to wake up early?!). Fridays and Mondays are also
expensive because that’s when most business travelers fly.

Airlines are not dumb. They know when a festival, holiday, major sports event,
or school break is coming up — and they raise prices accordingly. Be flexible
with your dates and times and you’ll save yourself some major money.

Be Flexible with Your Destinations
If you can’t be flexible with when you fly, at least be flexible with where you
fly. It’s best to be both, but if you really want to save the most money and get
a cheap flight for your trip, you at least need to be flexible with one or the
other. Even picking a different airport in your targeted destination could save
you some money! For example: If you like to fly to Paris, you mostly will find
flights to “Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport” (CDG), the main airport in Paris.
But if you fly to “Paris Beauvais Airport” (BVA) instead, you may find cheaper
flights.

Use connection flights
Yes, that’s maybe not the catchiest tip – but it can bring you a significant
price reduction on your next travel. Not only does it help to be flexible with
dates and destinations but being flexible with the route you take is another way
to get a cheap flight. For example, sometimes it’s cheaper to fly to London and
take a budget airline to Amsterdam than to fly direct to Amsterdam from your
departure city. I did precisely this when I was going to Paris. The flight from
the US was $900 USD, but I could fly to Dublin for $600 and get a $60 flight to
Paris. It meant more flying time, but the $240 USD I saved was worth it to me.
To use this method, find out how much it is to go directly to your destination.
Then, open Google Flights and type in that destination’s continent to look at
prices to nearby airports. If the difference is more than $150 USD, I look to
see how much it is to get from the second airport to my primary destination
(either by budget flight or train, if it’s not too far). You can also do this
for leaving too. It might be cheaper to fly out from a nearby airport. I often
search other airports to see if it’s cheaper to fly/drive/train there and then
fly to my final destination. For long international flights, it can be worth the
added time! If you do book separate segments, be sure to have at least three
hours between connections. This will give you space in case there is a delay as
your second flight won’t wait for you (you booked with a separate airline, so
they won’t care if you’re late or not). Leaving a three-hour buffer will also
cover you for an insurance claim since most insurance companies require you to
have at least a 3-hour delay before you can make a claim. This method is more
work since you have to figure out lots of different routes and check different
airlines. But it can lower the price of your flight, which is worth the extra
effort if you end up saving a few hundred bucks.

Stuck in Economy class? Effective tips for getting a free airline upgrade!

It’s a tale as old as time: you arrive at the departures gate, hoping to secure
that all-empowering first-class seat, only to learn that your miles are no good
here. Or you’re preparing to cash in some credit card points when the telephone
agent tells you that you’re waist-deep in a blackout period. But what if we told
you there are tried-and-true ways to get the airline upgrade you’ve always
dreamed of without all the hassle—at least in instances when strictly automated,
electronic upgrades aren’t the rule? Read on for eight tips to increase your
chances for a free airline upgrade.

Get the timing right
You know what they say about the early bird—it applies here, too. Gate agents
are more likely to reward someone who arrives before the masses, when things are
quiet, rather than when they’re trying to get everyone boarded and off the
runway on time. That said, on very rare occasions it’s sometimes the straggler
who gets the worm, but we wouldn’t advise you to take up that strategy.

Choose your flight wisely
Though it seems counterintuitive, a full flight ensures your greatest chances
for upgrade success. That’s because airlines rarely award first-class status on
an empty vessel—what’s the point? If your flight is full, odds are good that it
may also be oversold, and oversold trips sometimes force flight attendants into
upgrades to accommodate everyone.

Speak up, especially if you have a story worth telling
It never hurts to ask nicely. If you were bumped from a flight, held on the
tarmac during an hours-long delay, or inconvenienced in any way, now’s the time
to air your grievances—directly but as politely as possible. Just don’t spin a
yarn about an incident that never happened. Gate agents are like human lie
detectors. Likewise, don’t be shy if you’re celebrating a special occasion, like
a honeymoon or anniversary.

Travel light
When it comes to upgrades, it’s better to be a lone wolf than to roll with an
entourage. Smaller parties (read no more than two people, and more often just
one) usually find more success than large families or people with special
carry-on requests (we’re looking at you, support-animal faker).

Work the system
Anyone with elite status will tell you that it pays to be a loyal customer who
travels frequently with one airline but owning a mileage rewards credit card can
also help boost your standing in the upgrade pool. Consider enrolling in one
affiliated with a specific airline rather than something more generic to not
only jump the line but also gain access to perks like free checked bags and
priority boarding.






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