The term budget light does not only mean to budget lightly but this also refer to the fact of getting cheap airline tickets, which will be light on the budget. So I came up with some pointers which will help you get those budget light tickets.
1.) Make sure that you are keen with limited-time promotional fares by airline companies or super cheap airfare from a newly formed airline company. This airfare war is can usually be found by just simply reading the newspaper or watching the news.
2.) Don’t fix yourself to just one flight schedule, be flexible. This way you can avail of discounted fares according to the day of the week or the time of the day. The cheapest days to fly are usually on a Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturdays and in a day, usually the late nights and early morning flights are discounted. Be flexible in scheduling your flight. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays are typically the cheapest days to fly; late-night flights (‘red-eyes’), very early morning flights and flights with at least one stop tend to be discounted as well.
3.) Inquire if the airline company has travel packages. Which means that, along with the airline ticket, are discounts available for car rent and hotel rooms? This will help you reduce cost in the other areas of your travel.
4.) Always ask for the cheapest available fare on a flight or other options that will yield a cheap airfare from the airline reservation clerk. Also compare prices from different airlines if you happen to do online booking.
5.) Should you be flying off-season, ask for standby fares. Don’t fly stand by during high season because most airlines tend to overbook their flights. Thus it would be very difficult to find an extra seat.
6.) Sometimes, consolidators help the airlines fill up all available seats by buying blocks of tickets. These consolidators then sell the tickets at a discounted price. Look for these consolidators at travel section of a newspaper. Then look under “Ticket Consolidation”.
7.) Booking earlier the better. A 21 day advance booking will often lead to discounted fares. For November and December or months where airlines tend to overbook, make sure to reserve months ahead. Take not that frequent flier miles may not be used during holiday ‘blackouts periods’
8.) Stick with the same airline for a round trip to avail of their discounts.
So there you go, cheap airline tickets, one way of traveling light heartedly. Bon Voyage.
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