How to Get Cheaper Air Fares

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The Good, Bad & Ugly of Air Fares

• Air Fares tend to be the biggest slice in the holiday budget

• Constant hike in fuel price has forced operators to put up air fares especially on long haul flights

• The good news is there are methods and strategies to shop around and purchase air fares at better or discounted rates

Price Comparison SitesTrip Advisor: A large online community of people who rate and review accommodation, holiday trips and even flights. It’s an excellent way to find out about a place before getting there through honest reviews of people who have actually been there. Trip advisor also has an air fare search engine to find flight availability and prices.

Sky Scanner: : A search engine for flight itineraries and prices. It’s an excellent site to scour through the net to find the best available prices within a specific date range

Opodo : This is an online search portal for flights, hotels, package holidays and late deals. This is one of the most famous sites together with expedia.com because of their large inventory

Spa Travel : If you are in the UK wanting to travel to Europe, Middle East and further beyond , this is an ideal place to find excellent holiday packages such as all-inclusive hotels, Spa Breaks and luxury five star hotels at amazing prices.

The Corner Travel Agent is still relevant

Online is not the only answer however. Even in this day & age when everything is available at a click of a mouse, it is still advisable to visit a brick & mortar travel agent. Here are some reasons:

• Most agents still have better prices than online published fares because they sell a large inventory and have longstanding business relations with the airlines.

• Most of them have been in business for decades and they can still offer very relevant advice on how to get the best value out of your holiday budget

Reverse Auctions & ‘Bucket’ Shops

Non-traditional methods, or what I like to call ‘methods on the fringe’ , have also been making their way in the recent years. After all, the web has been a fertile ground for experimenting with innovative methods.

One such method is the reverse auction in which you first bid for what you are willing to pay for an air fare on a specific route and if the airline has a last minute seat release on that route the seat is yours. Priceline.com is on of the most popular options.

Another way of finding cheap air fare tickets is through ‘Bucket Shops’. Bucket shops bulk buy tickets from airline at very discounted rates. The way the system works is that you propose a time window during which you like to fly and if something comes up in the last minute you can have that week at a heavy discount.

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