| Cheap air fares are easy if you keep these 8 | | | | you discounts. |
| tips in mind. Airlines aim to make as much | | | | |
| money as possible. They are not going to put | | | | 7. Look into air travel packages. Purchasing |
| the cheap air fares out front, so you need to | | | | your air travel, hotel, and rental car |
| know how to find those gold mines yourself. | | | | through the same place usually gives a |
| | | | massive discount. Using a bigger air fare |
| There are basically 8 rules I use on a | | | | website will allow you to get both cheap air |
| regular basis when booking flights to be sure | | | | fares and cheap hotels in the same place in |
| I get to my destination the cheapest way. | | | | moments. I have recommendations for this on |
| These are tips that every person can easily | | | | my site as well as to which are the easiest |
| use, frequently cutting the price in half you | | | | to use and take the least time to book the |
| pay. | | | | flights and anything additional. |
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| 1. Make your reservation as early as | | | | The prices on air fares are a direct result |
| possible. At least 14 days in advance. After | | | | of competition, inventory, and demand. |
| this time, the air tickets can easily more | | | | Competition is the airlines competing with |
| than double in price and cheap air fares may | | | | each other. Inventory is how many seats are |
| not be available. | | | | left open on a given flight. Demand is how |
| | | | many people are looking for air travel |
| 2. Be flexible with your travel time. | | | | tickets. |
| Changing the day or the time of day can | | | | |
| drastically reduce the price of your air | | | | 8. By choosing the least-crowded flights that |
| flight. The best day to fly on is Wednesday, | | | | are the least in demand, you get the cheap |
| which is also the best day to book the flight | | | | air fares you want. It's really that simple. |
| on. The cheapest time to fly is early morning | | | | |
| or late evening. | | | | As you can see, there are many ways to get |
| | | | better prices. If you use a good air fares |
| 3. Fly during the off-season. Prices are a | | | | website and choose the best days and times to |
| direct result of supply and demand. As demand | | | | fly, you can often get cheap air fares and |
| goes down, prices go down as well, benefiting | | | | save a hefty amount of money in the process. |
| flyers. | | | | Most of this is easier in practice for the |
| | | | well setup sites to compare all the airlines |
| 4. Shop all the airlines. This is the most | | | | side-by-side. The cheaper prices stick out |
| possible using a couple of key air travel | | | | like a sore thumb. There are also many hidden |
| websites that I recommend on my site at the | | | | deals also that don't get as known, so I have |
| bottom. Being able to check all the airlines | | | | done the leg work to find you the best site |
| side-by-side can make it really easy to get | | | | to book everything from cruise ship vacations |
| those cheap air fares you're after. | | | | to cheap hotels to cheap air fares, all in |
| | | | one place. Also I have tracked down running |
| 5. A stopover instead of a direct flight can | | | | specials on the cheap air fares, some as nice |
| result in huge savings. | | | | as 50% off the prices of the cheap air fares |
| | | | giving you deals that simply can't be beat. |
| 6. Membership in some clubs like AAA can get | | | | |