| There are virtually thousands of Travel Agents | | | | way there isn’t much competition and hence |
| and an equal number of travel websites/portals | | | | flight tickets tend to be cheaper. |
| offering you cheap and economical Flight Tickets. | | | | 5. Flexible Departure Airport: Search ticket prices |
| Most big time travel agents and travel portals | | | | at surrounding airports. It can be less expensive |
| have some sort of tie-up with certain airlines. | | | | to arrive or depart from a surrounding airport or |
| They get hefty discounts on bulk purchases which | | | | city. Crunch numbers to see if you save or spend |
| most pass on to the customer. If you take | | | | more money with this option. |
| advice of your friends, they will suggest you to | | | | 6. Round trips Vs one way: A roundtrip happens |
| some travel portal they have recently been to. | | | | to be cheaper than two one way trips, if you plan |
| But most people are not aware that the travel | | | | to return to our originating airport. It is always |
| portals and travel agents that are around are | | | | better to book a roundtrip. |
| mostly specialized in one way or other. Some | | | | 7. Airline Deals: Find the lowest prices through |
| are specialized in Domestic Travel, some other | | | | other sources but before you buy, check out the |
| are specialized in International Travel, and yet | | | | airline’s website directly. Often the airlines |
| some other are specialized in Last Minute flight | | | | offer additional discounts on tickets purchased |
| tickets. This means that the travel agents or | | | | online. Plus, you will save more money by not |
| travel portals that are specialized in something can | | | | having to pay a booking fee for the tickets. |
| provide you with better fares for that category | | | | 8. Consolidated Deals: It is a good idea to book |
| of travel. | | | | your flight tickets through consolidators who buy |
| Here are some tips and tricks to get cheap | | | | in bulk and sell them on discounted rates. |
| tickets | | | | 10. Special category Discounts: If you are a |
| 1. Advance purchase: If you are not in a hurry it | | | | student, senior Citizen, a sports person or you |
| is always a good idea to book your tickets in | | | | fall under other special categories, ask the airline if |
| advance. At least 21 days in advance. Airlines | | | | they can provide special discounts for you. |
| generally give out <a rel="nofollow" | | | | 11. National carriers for International Flights: If you |
| onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(' | | | | are travelling abroad, try choosing national airlines |
| outgoing/article_exit_link');" href= Tickets < | | | | of the destination country, there are generally less |
| a> if you book your ticket in advance. | | | | taxes involved on national airlines. However this |
| 2. Compare prices: There is a lot of competition in | | | | may not be always true. |
| air travel, and most service providers who deal | | | | 12. Nonstop Vs 1 stop and 2 stop Flights: When |
| with flight tickets have their shops online. Which | | | | travelling inside US, try choosing nonstop flights, |
| makes searching for fare on the internet a critical | | | | the more stops you will have the more tax you |
| step towards cheap tickets. Your search should | | | | would be paying, so your tickets would get |
| include websites of the major carriers and | | | | expensive. However, on international flights if you |
| consolidators. When comparing the prices one | | | | choose 1 or 2 stop flights and if the layover time |
| should be aware of taxes and Fees applicable on | | | | is more than 4 hours the <a rel="nofollow" |
| the fare. | | | | onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(' |
| 3. Best days to travel: Try being flexible when | | | | outgoing/article_exit_link');" href= Tickets < |
| scheduling your travel. Tuesdays, Wednesdays | | | | a> tend to be cheaper. This may not be true |
| and Thursday are normally the cheapest days to | | | | always. |
| travel. Also you should avoid festive seasons such | | | | 13. Frequent flier programs: Research frequent |
| as Christmas Eve and New Year. | | | | flier programs available through the airlines that |
| 4. Late night or early morning flights: Try opting | | | | allow you to earn free tickets for each time you |
| for odd time for travel usually late night or early | | | | travel. |
| morning flight which fewer people prefer. This | | | | |
