How to Buy the Cheapest Airline Tickets

Airline travel is becoming harder and more inconvenient. With the price of gasoline skyrocketing, getting the most inexpensive tickets has become a necessity. Follow these few tips for the cheapest prices.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• internet connection
• patience

1. When you travel can save you money! Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Saturdays are usually the cheapest time to travel anywhere.

2. The time of day you travel can save you money! Red-eye flights and early morning flights are usually the cheapest flights of the day.

3. Check with airline consolidators.Airline consolidators are brokers who buy seats in bulk. Do a search on airline consolidators to find them.

4. Always compare prices. Go to the airlines own website and check what is a standard fare and then check 5-6 other sites such as www.kayak.com (searches 140 sites)www.booking buddy.com (do one search and check several sites)and www.travelation.com. You can also check the big sites: Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline, etc.

Tips & Warnings

• Check with a travel agent

• Always check the hidden fees--taxes!

Resources

• http://www.ehow.com/how_2094620_best-deal-airfare.html
• http://www.ehow.com/how_2313925_save-money-airfares-using-yaptacom.html