As you know, at Travel-icious we want to serve you with the best tips and tricks for traveling around the glove. From amazing deals to great hacks to help you and save money! Because thats what is it all about 😉
In our travel-hack instagram post, we shared our trick on Google Flights and how to save money on picking the cheapest flight.
Below we summed up some of our tips and tricks for you, so enjoy reading!
1. Find cheap flights with Google Flights
Open to any destinations? Google Flight has a cool Explore map, which will show you the cheapest places you can fly from your airport.
Just start your search as you usually would, by inputting your departure city and dates, but leave your destination open.
Click search, and Google Flights will show you the cheapest places you can fly. You can play around with the map by zooming in and out, where Google will search again on your selected region.
2. Look for flights Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays which are less busy—and sometimes less expensive—days.
Business travelers often travel on Monday and Friday, while leisure travelers often fly on Friday and Sunday for weekend or week-long trips. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays tend to be slightly less popular days, which means prices can sometimes be lower. This isn’t always the case, but again, it goes back to flexibility; if you have the flexibility on which days you fly, you may be able to save a few bucks.
3. Book an open-jaw, multi-city, or one-way trip.
It used to be that out-and-back roundtrip flights were the most economical option; international one-way flights were more expensive. While that’s still mostly the case with full-service legacy airlines, an increasing number of budget carriers offer more flexibility without a premium cost. On these carriers, a one-way ticket is generally half the cost of roundtrip, so if you’re traveling long-term or unsure of your plans, you aren’t penalized with a higher-priced ticket for a one-way.
4. Always compare prices on Momondo.
No matter which flight search engine or online travel agency (OTA) you use, always check the price against Momondo. This site searches hundreds of smaller OTAs, so it can sometimes unearth lower prices that what you’ll find on other sites.
5. Use the 24-hour rule to snag a great fare before it disappears.
Flight prices can change in an instant, so if you find a great deal don’t let it slip away. If you want to book quickly but aren’t 100% certain you can take the trip, let the 24 hour rule help. This USDOT regulation says airlines must let you lock in a price for a certain amount of time, or allow free changes or cancellations for up to 24 hours after purchasing. Most airlines choose the latter (though some offer both).
This means that as long as your flight is going to or from the US and you’ve booked direct with the airline for travel at least seven days in advance, you can cancel your flight for free up to 24 hours after booking. Many OTAs, such as Priceline, have their own versions of the rule, too. So, you can snag the cheap flight before the prices rises, and you have a day to make sure you can actually take the trip.
[Source: Going.com]
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