While just about everyone will agree on the importance offinding cheap traveloptions such as cheap airplanetickets, discount hotel rooms, and cheap vacation packages, noteveryone knows how to best find such deals.
To find the most attractive travel discounts you shouldkeep in mind the following:
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Winterand spring airline ticket prices are expected to drop. The average cost of domestic airline ticketspurchased by a leisure traveler (vs. last minute ticket purchases made forbusiness travel that tend to be far more expensive) between January to May isexpected to be $205 vs. $245 last year.
Lower fuel prices are believed to be oneof the driving forces behind the increased frequency of airline ticket salesthis year.
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Searchmidweek to find the best airfares. Thecheapest flash ticket sales tend to be on Wednesdays and Thursdays. A flash sale is when a ticket price falls 20percent or more below prevailing prices.
Typically airlines determine their salesafter the start of a workweek as they see whether they need to run a sale inorder to fill additional seats. Salescommonly end as a workweek wraps up and tend to be nonexistent during holidaysand weekends.
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Byselecting a popular destination you aremore likely to find a cheap travel deal so long as you depart from a city thatis served by more than a couple of competing airlines. The best airfares tend to be found atairports that are home to multiple carriers. Examples include Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, and Philadelphia.
Popular U.S. destinations such as LasVegas and Orlando are often where the cheapest travel deals can be found. Overseas trips to cities such as Cancun,Mexico, London, and San Jose, Costa Rica are popular foreign destinations.
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Beflexible in selecting your travel dates. The biggest discounts will be found bytravelers who can be flexible as to when they travel and times that they arewilling to fly.
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Beaware that airfare sales do not last long, often ending the same day that they areintroduced. Savvy travelers act quicklywhen they find attractive prices given that prices can change at any moment.
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