The New York Times on finding bargain / cheap flights
The New York Times’ article, Beating the Bushes for a Bargain Ticket, breaks down nine tips for finding cheap flight deals in today’s air travel world. A few of them are no-brainers, but heck, there’s a large no-brain market out there.
Here’s the Times’ advice, with my notes after:
- Book Directly With The Airline
- Sign Up For Private Price Cuts — Essentially: “Find your favorite airlines and sign up for their newsletter.”
- Buy One Ticket At A Time — If you’re flying with a partner or your family, it may be worth putting “1″ in the “Number of People Travelling” field.
- Make Your Computer Do The Work
- Buy A Package Deal
- Search For Flights At Alternative Airports
- Be Flexible — A day or two can make more than a dollar’s worth of difference…
- Timing Is Everything — Check the fare charts on Kayak.com, Farecompare.com and (my favorite), farecast.com
- Don’t Wait If You See A Deal
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