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