Ultimate Vacation Spots

posted by Travel Cat on Jun 28

Ways to Find Cheap Airline Tickets

There is nothing more annoying than finding out that someone sitting next to you on the plane to your latest vacation paid over $200 less than you for exactly the same thing - so for this reason alone I make sure I search every available avenue open to me to make sure I’m the one who paid less!

I’ve been doing it for years now, and really have shaved$100’s off of identical flights and vacation packages - somewhat to the annoyance of other holiday-makers who bother to ask me what I paid!!  The most I have known to save was $1200 on an identical vacation package to Kenya……

Option 1: 
I always used to do my research by calling all the tour operators or flight companies myself until I found the best offer, and then booked the cheapest.  Needless to say - this would take some time and a lot a repeating the departure times and dates etc. to various people. 

It works well, but you have to be prepared to speak to dozens of people in a row, and possibly have them call you back to sell the deal - even though you don’t want it now.  You also have to know your destination facts and some brochures to hand so you get to the best locations and be able to bat off their add-on sales and jargon.

I have found a new way now, and am sticking with it!

Option 2: 
Find websites that do all the searching for you!  You type in your departure dates and destinations just once, and they search all the companies for you.  No more endless phone calls and note jotting - it’s all displayed on the screen, right here in-front of you.

These comparison shopping engines for travel will save you time too, and can sometimes offer you deals you wouldn’t have thought of yourself.  One site that had this effect on me was LowFares.com.

Basically, this simple site combines other known travel and vacation specialist sites within their searches, so once you have entered your details, they will show you the sponsors that offer deals in those areas - including deals from Expedia, Travelocity and Kayak - and you get to do all your searching from just one site.

However, it also has a ‘Deals‘ page which highlights all the best deals that they have found themselves and offers them to you on one page for either flights, car rental, hotel or cruise - where you just click through and all the details are displayed. 

Alternatively you do all the searching yourself, and select flights, hotels or a combination of the 2 (which usually works out much cheaper than flights alone).

LowFares.com also have a handy ‘News‘ page with current information on airports, taxes and destinations for you to scan through, as well as offering a newsletter detailing offers and company news for free.

Conclusion: 
There are plenty of places to find cheap airline tickets, but why spend a lot of time and money searching for them.  Of course still do your research, but do it more efficiently.  And this is what comparison shopping engines can do for you.

I have just looked at some of their deals myself which helped me to write this post, as I fancy a quick trip to Mexico before the end of the summer and want to book it real soon…..

See you there????

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