Friday, August 26, 2011

Get Low Cost Domestic Flights



You used to be able to travel by air with low cost fares. Well maybe not completely affordable but certainly less expensive than now. Flying now has been compared to trying to figure out if you can afford a vacation home. Tickets are so expensive that many people are opting to have "staycations" and conference calls, instead of vacations and business trips. Staycations will save you money but they are not ever going to be as fun or as productive as actually being where you need to be when you need to be there. Incredibly there are still ways to get cheap airfare. Continue reading for tips and tricks on how to get the most bang for your travel buck. A wonderful local place would be Palawan Underground River and you'll definitely love it there. Stay over a Saturday night. You will get a lower fare if you book a saturday night stay and fly out on sunday or later. This could mean flying during the week or even longer than a week (if you fly somewhere on Saturday) but the savings could make the extra time worth it. This has been the case for years. Many people have known the saturday night trick for decades. You'd be insane to not want a longer vacation for less money.

Palawan Getaway - Hammock by [colorblind] - hibernating, cam is busted

Making sure your travel dates are flexible is a good idea. Can you take vacation a day earlier and/or leave a day later? The more wiggle room your schedule has the more likely you are to find a cheap flight. You will likely find flights more expensive if your dates are written in stone. When you have some wiggle room you are free to search for the best deals possible. If your dates are totally fixed you are pretty much stuck with what is being offered. Flying to to Coron is no worries. Watch out for consolidators. Some of the companies that advertise very cheap flights are completely legitimate. There are, however, at least as many who cannot be trusted. If you are dealing with a less than reputable company, they could shut their doors at any time, and you will be left without a ticket, as well as the money you paid.

You should do a little checking before trusting your travel money with any consolidator. If you want to avoid getting scammed, you should ask an airline to name some companies who buy tickets from them. The last thing you want is to have your entire vacation fall through because a company took your money and ran away with it.

El Nido island hopping by unripegreenbanana



Cheap domestic flights do not have to be hard to come by.

Just remember that, if you want to save money, you have to be willing to look a little harder than the average person. The same principle applies to any product or service you buy. You have to know what you're doing, whether you want to buy a plane ticket, buy a car or book a hotel room. Even when you get the lowest prices you can, travel isn't cheap. The more thought you put into it, the more you'll be able to save. Your annual vacation shouldn't bankrupt you.