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Holiday periods: Fly on a major holiday when demand plummets - there can be some incredible deals available. Avoid flying just before and after the holidays when people are travelling back home. Check ticket restrictions.
- Beware the infamous Saturday night stay restriction - some airlines still have this. Check your carrrier's terms and conditions.Stay less than a month. Many fare tariffs have a 30 day maximum stay restriction. In other words if you stay longer than 30 days the ticket will be more costly.
- Circumnavigate: Flying long-haul in business class or first class? Always get a quote on a round the world ticket and compare prices. Round-the-world business class and first class airfares are often cheaper than a full fare return trip - and you will get many more exciting stopovers for free.
- Take a detour: Flights with a change of plane at a connecting airport are usually cheaper than non-stop flights. You pay less for the inconvenience.
- Hub it! If flying long-haul into Europe it may be cheaper to fly into a budget hub like London for 2 reasons. The first is that flights to London are often cheaper than flights travelling to other destinations on the continent. Secondly, London is a hub for a myriad of budget airlines (low-cost discount carriers) which have extensive networks all over Europe. The main two are Ryanair and Easyjet and using them can save you hundreds of dollars while allowing a high degree of flexibility in terms of one-way flights.Check the codeIf your flight is 'code shared' then check the price of the same flight with different alliance partners.
