Travelers across the world are always looking to Discover Airline Ticket Purchase Tips, right?!? The goal is to find the cheapest days and times to fly! The old stand by shopping technique may be comparing between the airlines to get the best deal on airfare. There are other ways to save as well, so let’s take a look.
Travel Tuesday
Best day to purchase
The best day to purchase a U.S. flight is usually on Tuesday. Tuesday is a great day to purchase an airline ticket because the airlines release their weekly sales on Tuesdays. So other airlines will match their prices resulting in some great deals.
Timing is everything
When shopping for airline tickets it is very important not to purchase airline tickets too early or late. Below is a list of the best time to purchase your airline tickets.
Purchase U.S. airline tickets 30 days to 90 days before your scheduled departure.
The best time to purchase International tickets is 90 days to 175 days before departure.
During the peak travel season, you should purchase airline tickets approximately 60 days before. The peak travel season would include: June through August; Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s; and any other special holidays.
Pop-up airline deals are always a great way for travelers with travel flexibility. You should search daily because an airline could drop their prices at any time!
Airfare Shopping
The most important thing to remember is you must always compare airfares! Many fall into the trap of thinking their favorite airline always provides the best airline ticket prices. Remember, one airline will never always have the best price, not American, not JetBlue, if you don’t carefully compare you will end up paying too much!! Just like the saying says, “A penny saved is a penny earned!”
Tip: We usually use https://hopper.com and https://airfarewatchdog.comto do the work for us. You can easily sign up for a text or email alert with the airline ticket prices. Once notified, be sure to act fast for the best deals!
Best Airfare Days
The best U.S. deals are usually Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. International travel deals can be found usually during the weekdays.
The most expensive time for purchasing U.S. airline tickets are Fridays and Sundays.
The most inexpensive time of the day to fly are overnight and dawn. You may also get some good deals during the dinner and lunch travel hours.
You can also save by knowing which days are the cheapest to fly. If there is a schedule conflict with these days try to set up at least one way of your flight so you will at least get partial savings.
Cheapest Route Bargains
The question is non-stop flights or connecting flights? Obviously non-stops are more convenient but there may be a better deal with a connecting flight. So when choosing a flight, remember, a connecting flight could give you up to a 50% savings. The bottom line is you must always check and compare the non-stop price to a connecting flight! Will the cheaper price be worth an extended travel day?
Slow And Steady Wins The Savings
Did you know, you could possibly save money booking group travels by purchasing one airline ticket at a time?
Shopping smartly. When booking your travel for two or more people, book only one ticket at a time. The airline reservation system has a quirk in their system where multiple tickets sold in a single transaction must be sold for the same price.
So, if you need to purchase two airline tickets and the cost is $100 for one ticket but the others cost $125, you will be charged $125 for both airline tickets. However if you purchase the airline tickets one-at-a-time, you will happily get one of your airline tickets at the cheaper price. The end result will be a $25 savings for you!
So what do you think of these airline ticket purchase tips? We love sharing our cost-savings travel tips around the world. As you plan your upcoming 2019 travels, try out these travel tips and we are sure you will be pleasantly surprised with your savings. As always, Nancy and I wish you happy travels!
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