CHEAP FLIGHT

If you love to travel to exotic destinations, this usually means traveling overseas by air. Unless you are loaded money, air travel is getting more expensive, thanks to the soaring cost of fuel and travel insurance. For really cheap flights, you have to know where to look for. To begin with, you will need to plan in advance for your trip or be extremely flexible. 

These are two approaches that very worked well. This means that if you know exactly where you want to go then you will need to have flexibility over when to go. If you have a fix date and schedule, a cheap flight can be yours at whatever budget you set as long as you are flexible over the exact destination. 

The secret to very cheap flights is to be opportunistic. This means you will have to forgo trying to get the specific flights or airlines. So the first thing to do when planning a new trip is shop on the Internet for cheap flights. There are plenty of flight price comparison websites online and they all show you the cheapest available flights in real time. 

Cheap flights may not have to mean cheap holiday. Sometimes you can still find luxury travel at cheap prices if you take the time too seek them out. This is because some people pull out at the last minute. Air lines hate to have a seat unoccupied as it means a loss of money and they will gladly let you fill in. 

Next you have to do a bit of research. A good place to start with is a travel discussion newsgroup to ask other fellow travelers about very cheap flights. You may discover that just there is another airport that has much cheaper flights nearby. Some small local airlines unheard of are sometimes better placed to offer cheaper deals that never appear on the big flight comparison websites. 

Doing a bit of research on cheap international flights will eventually help you. Sign up on newsgroups and search the Google groups archives. rec.travel.air is one of these useful newsgroup. Talk to a travel agent to find out which flights are almost always empty. 

For example, is there a midnight flight? It could mean a saving of as much as 60% in the cost but of course you have to bear with the inconvenience. However the advantage is that you may save a night of accommodation in the process. 

Many travel agents may forget to even mention night flights to their customers due to the inconvenience. Sometimes, pre-packaged holidays are sold so cheaply that it becomes a cheaper option to buy the holiday package just for the cheap flights. Get the contact of the local holiday agent just in case you run into some problems. 

Having said all these, there are also the potential problems of cheap flights. The carrier or travel agency could close down before you fly due to the fierce competition and other factors. Check with the local travel association and cross check again their websites if any.