Cheap Flights…Is there really such a thing?

BE FLEXIBLE!!!

1. Be flexible with your travel dates , times and destinations

Airline ticket prices depend a lot on the day of the week, time of year, and upcoming holidays, such as New Year’s Eve, Passover, Labour Day or the Fourth of July.

Your ticket is going to cost much more If you are going to fly when everyone is flying or during the holidays. Try to be flexible with your dates and fly off- season.

Destination – Today, most airline search engines make it easy to search the entire world to find the cheapest ticket — you no longer have to search manually. It’s either called fare finder/ “go anywhere” / explore .

I usually try first by clicking on Google Flights and clicking the map to search for a destination. Then, I put in my dates and home airport and start packing 🙂

2. Don’t be afraid to fly with LOW COST airlines – just don’t forget to make sure you added all the extras you need. Carriers earn lots of money and just “love” to give penalties in case you forgot to pay for a suitcase , forgot to print your boarding pass etc. Be sure to add up the cost of the ticket AND the extra fees to make sure that the price is lower than a larger carrier. In addition, issuing a yearly membership at one of the airlines, usually lowers your price per ticket.

3. Don’t always fly direct – we flew a few times to our final destination via another destination and reduced the tickets. Another way to fly cheaper is to book different airlines onward and back.

FREE WALKING TOURS

One of the best ways to explore a new city is on foot. I try to look up in advance for a Free Walking tour for the first day of my trip. The internet is full of companies offering this service. Just google – Free Walking tour…and then your destination and sign up to the one that interests you and that is convenient for you timewise.

The Free Walking tours help me understand where I am ,the history of the place, what are the secret local spots etc .

Keep in mind that free doesn’t mean worthless. I learned a lot on the tours I took.

So? What’s the catch? There isn’t.  The tours are ‘free’, there is no set price for taking a tour, instead, you are free to ‘tip’ your guide as you see fit after your tour.