Saturday, April 18, 2009

Tips for finding cheapest airfare?

Ive already tried the major airline webpages, expedia, orbitz, priceline, etc...any not so well known travels sites? is it really cheaper to buy in the middle of the night? any tips? thanks!


http://www.farecompare.com because it shows you the cheapest published fares on routes--regardless of airline, days, times, etc.--and you track it down on a calendar that shows available days at that fare. Just checksee if Southwest, Allegiant, or other low-cost airlines that don't allow 3rd party bookings, are on your route--check your airport's website for a list of airlines serving it. This+Farecompare=Cheapest Airfares.

Booking through the airline's website is almost always cheaper than booking through those websites. Those sites almost never have cheaper fares than the airline - 99% of the time the fare is exactly the same - and they charge "booking fees" so they're actually more expensive than the airline's website. You can always check those sites to see which airline has the lowest fare but I would go to the airline's website as well. Also if you're flying to somewhere that one of the "low-fare" airlines (i.e. JetBlue, Southwest Airlines) flies, then check their websites too - although they're often not the cheapest either.

Kayak is OK, but nothing beats a real travel agent who actually knows how to access wholesale airline fares. (Not just any agent who took some kind of course and then worked for a major travel retailer.) The sites you mentioned don't even compare to what you can get from a Canadian travel agent, and in fact are extremely expensive. Try a company called Emerald travel in Petawawa, Ontario. Can't go wrong.

try kayak.com its the best ive found

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