10 CHEAP FLIGHT HACKS That Will Save You Money!

These are 10

cheap

flight

hacks

to save you

money

in 2022 number one trick know the sweet spot when it comes to booking your

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early to secure the lowest airfare if you're traveling during the winter, you'll want to book your flight 110 days in advance to lock in the lowest rate, especially if the month covers Christmas or New Year's for spring travel. 76 days in advance is the best time to book according to

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air.com and be aware of any months that include spring break travel dates specifically to Florida. as a destination you'll want to book as far in advance as possible for the summer, it's 42 days in advance which gives you a little more flexibility and for the fall, 77 days in advance is the ideal time to save with many of us.

Keeping your annual Thanksgiving travel destinations in mind, and if you return to see your family, simply set calendar reminders so you don't have to come back and watch this video multiple times for international travel eight to ten months in advance is the sweet spot and a A little tip I found worked well when booking in advance. Use the Google Flight tool to check multiple departure points for the same destination. Let's use New York as an example of a city where there are several airports and London, England, where my sister currently resides in another city. With multiple airports, Google Flights

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search all of those airports eliminating a lot of that legwork so you have to figure out which airport would be cheapest to fly to before you get to the next point.

I must mention the following important caveats: This trick only works. If you plan to take only a carry-on bag, you cannot check bags under the plane with this trick. This can only work for one-way flights as airlines

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cancel any remaining flights on your itinerary and do this next trick at your own risk. I personally don't recommend anyone do this trick as airlines don't like it and may even kick you off the airline, but since it's a potential

money

-saving tip, I wanted to at least let you know that trick number two exists. stopover trick Did you know that sometimes it's cheaper to book a flight that connects to your final destination and just get off the plane instead of booking a flight directly?

I'm going to show you a couple of spectacular examples to save you a lot of money. I know this sounds crazy, but bear with me for a moment. For example, let's say you live in Austin, Texas, and you want to visit your family in Chicago. A direct flight from Austin to Chicago with American Airlines on Tuesday, June 21 at 5:37 pm costs $216. a direct flight from austin to chicago what most people don't know is that if you look for alternative destinations for a flight that stops in chicago and as soon as you get off the plane you can save a lot of money let's use the same dates, the same times and the same airline for a flight that leaves from austin texas to kansas city that has a stopover in chicago you will notice this flight that leaves austin at 5 37 with american airlines that has a stopover in chicago at 8 30. it lands exactly at the same time as the flight route that I just showed you and that would otherwise continue to Kansas City is the perfect time for you to get off the plane, grab your bags and secure a lower priced flight for $143 to avoid searching aimlessly for hours to find them. types of combinations there is a free website that will reveal all types of connections with stopovers to possibly save you even more money and I will show you this last minute flight booking as an example leaving from Los Angeles and landing in Honolulu to avoid delays quickly. reveals a $278 flight option for June 15 that leaves Los Angeles and is meant to go to Maui, but it has a layover in Honolulu, which is where I wanted to go in the first place, so I might as well book it right now. for 278 dollars as an alternative if you did not know this website and were planning to travel or complete the same last minute reservation for Wednesday June 15 from lax to honolulu the only option that is presented to me right now is a United flight for 2600, that is two thousand six hundred dollars compared to 278. trick number three make sure you don't follow archaic data and learn the new best days to book your trip, a great free app that will help you focus even more on the cheapest days of the week To book With a color-coded calendar there is an app called Hopper that will help you determine the optimal time frame and which day of the week you should specifically reserve.

Many people think that the first flight of the day will be the most expensive. It is not the first flight of the day, one that generally leaves at six 6 30 or 7 is the one that is most likely to have a punctual departure since it is the first flight of the day and the most expensive flights of the day are those that are between 8 and 10 am and 5 and 7 pm pertaining mainly to round trip business travel trick number four use an incognito browser or a VPN so you can receive the best deals and promotions that still sound valid for many airlines.

Let's use United as an example where I'm logged in and they've already identified me as someone who occasionally travels with them. The options you present to me, as some of your best deals include a flight from New York to Santiago, which is decently priced, but then some options from San Francisco to Singapore, which is not as competitive compared to what I can see on other travel websites using an incognito browser or a VPN, which I'll explain in a moment, takes me to a different side of the United deals page where I'm presented with Lowest Price Airfare if you're using a VPN, Sometimes making it look like you are from Europe will sometimes result in you being presented with additional offers and promotions where sometimes airlines try to entice international travelers to complete a booking on their website, another important tip is that if you are using a search engine to reveal the price of the lowest airfare, you usually want to scroll to the bottom just to see if the southwest is included as a destination.

Southwest Airlines often tries to hide their flight data from third-party sites so they can get the benefit of booking directly, so the Southwest website is unfortunately an additional resource you may want to check out since they don't always appear in the results. standard search. Hack number five: Mix and match your airlines, sometimes it can be cheaper to take one. leg of your trip with United and your return flight with Delta, and if you rely solely on an airline's website, you won't always see those facts and figures. Kiwi.com is another resource that I love. I should mention that none of these companies sponsor. this video these are just tools that i live and breathe by when it comes to finding bargains let's say i'm traveling between seattle and miami on sunday october 9th i return on october 16th kiwi.com is a website that will present me with different airline options where I can book one leg of the trip with Alaska Airlines and the return with American Airlines and get a much lower fare if I tried the same trip entirely with Alaska or just American Airlines.

You can also easily search and book on multiple airlines. through Priceline or Expedia and for both websites, if you're considering a hotel or car rental with your booking, the amount of money you could save by bundling it all together is astronomical. For example, my wife is accompanying me on a business trip where We will leave Philadelphia on July 17th we will land in Houston on July 18th We need a rental car and I am interested in seeing hotel rates, as an example, which shows hotels with a minimum four star rating that my wife and I could fly to. 340 per person including all return travel to our hotel and rental car and contrary to popular belief, segments of this trip are fully refundable if you book through Expedia including hotel and car rental cars.

Cheat number six knows how to unlock it. rates as a travel agent Now, of course, for any type of international trip or a complicated trip, I always trust both the rates and the experience of a good travel agent, but did you know that kayak.com is one of the only websites that give you access? to travel agency rates to unlock additional promotional pricing, the average traveler won't see Another fantastic resource is Scott's cheapflights.com, which strives to help you find the best deals specifically from your local airport, simply enter your local airport and You will also receive notifications.

As for deals tailored specifically to where you live that you might not see anywhere else, I'll have a revealing alert tied to gift cards in a moment, but first, for trick number seven, don't forget about the alert feature pricing linked to many websites. of spending all your free time waiting for prices to drop, whether it's Google flights or a website like Sky Scanner that will alert you by email when flight prices for your designated trip include a price drop or even an agency airfare control where you can register by email. or even have the website display the best return flight deals from your specific airport every week, non-stop, at incredibly low fares.

Trick Number Eight Don't forget about warehouse clubs when it comes to discount airline gift cards as well as some privileged travel. options that I will reveal in a moment Costco as an example is a warehouse club where you will often find gift cards for many of your favorite airlines at a discount in the case of what is available today is a $500 Southwest Airlines gift card that If you can get a score of 449.99, you are saving $50. Many of these gift cards do not expire and you can use up to five at a time per member, just this gift card that you or several people in your family take advantage of five times costs $250.

You'll get savings with this gift card delivered to you the same day via email. If that's not enough, vacation package deals are made through real travel agencies. If you book through Costco Travel for a theme park or cruise, you can find all kinds of complicated hotel packages. All of this, plus some of the cheapest and most competitive car rental rates I've seen anywhere. Hack Number Nine Sign up for that airline credit card on the plane. How many times have you sat there while your flight attendants eagerly scrolled through a brochure encouraging you to sign up on the spot?

Many of those credit card applications that may come your way are incentivized with all kinds of bonuses, you'll have access to a exclusive bonus offered for that specific flight and those bonus points will be accruable. Use it in a beautiful way, it is also worth noting that you can purchase your status for many of their airlines, giving you club access and tons of additional benefits. Find the airline you're most likely to travel with and consider a credit card for United The Chase United. Visa, as an example, signing up gives you enough miles for round trip travel when booking within the United States.

Two United Club passes per year. A 100 TSA pre-check fee. Credit-free bag check and priority boarding if you're not interested in an airline credit card. Check your current credit card company's portal, there are many no-fee credit cards, like the Chase Freedom or Amex Everyday Credit Card, that allow you to accumulate points, but what many people don't know is that you can then transfer those points to your favorite airline in a moment, I'll show you how to avoid inadvertently booking the worst seat on the entire plane, but first, for my next trick, use Google Flights to plan your next vacation and this is an untapped tab that many people don't know Using it on Google flights, let's say you're flying from DC and are considering traveling between now and July 4th.

Just as an example, I click on the Explore tab and from DC I'm immediately presented with some incredibly low ones. direct airfare options for only $74 to Orlando. Google also takes into account great hotel deals if you want, but it can really determine if you're going on a weekday weekend, how long you want to be there, and what comes up often. There are deals you might not see on any other search tool, assuming you're flexible, and now it's time for my bonus trick, a way to maximize your space and make sure your seat on the plane isn't the worst part of your trip. travel if you have never done it.

Used Seat Guru, which is another free website that I will link to below, exposes valuable information related to your seat and its physical location on the plane. When you book through your airline, it gives you a seat map that outlines the basics. This website reveals the differences. between legroom bulkheads, the best and worst seats to book, and this resourceFree is a godsend for long distance travel. Let's use a flight departing from Detroit to London as an example with Delta for this specific flight seat guru revealing information that no airline is going to provide. You, for example, if you are booking a seat in economy class and in this case all seats in this section can be booked for free or have the same price.

Seat 30g is identified as a standard economy seat that other travelers tend to bump into, so this is a seat you want to avoid. Booking other parts of the seat map also reveals all sorts of other issues you might not want to encounter on a flight, including limited recline, which is the case with these red-coded seats, so there you have it. thank you very much for watching I love you bye