| Book your flight early. | | | | fly into nearby airports. For example, when I fly to |
| Discount fares often require advanced reservations | | | | San Francisco (SFO) I often fly into San Jose (SJC) |
| of seven to twenty-one days in advance, depending | | | | and save a chunk of change. |
| on the fare. Booking thirty days in advance will help | | | | Try surrounding dates. |
| secure better international fares. To increase your | | | | To get the lowest roundtrip fare, the same fare |
| chances of finding a great fare, book your flight as | | | | must be available on both the departing and return |
| soon as you know your travel dates. Airlines sell only | | | | flights you select. If the fare is sold out on either of |
| a limited number of seats at the lowest fares, and | | | | these, the price you end up with will be much higher. |
| when those seats sell out, the price goes up! | | | | If possible, consider flying on another date. |
| Fly on a weekday. | | | | Check out package deals. |
| Flights departing on weekdays usually offer the | | | | If booking late, check out last minute deals, like my |
| lowest fares, but be careful, fares are often higher | | | | "Deals and Steals" (sign up for my newsletter and I |
| on Monday and Friday than on other weekdays. | | | | will send you monthly savings). |
| Saturday flights occasionally have discount fares, but | | | | Book your trip late at night/ early in the morning. |
| as a rule it's less expensive to fly on Tuesday, | | | | Online booking engines often temporarily lock seats |
| Wednesday and Thursday. | | | | out when someone is in the process of booking a |
| Stay through Saturday. | | | | trip. Between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM fewer people are |
| Most low fares require that you stay over at least | | | | booking flights so less of the good fares are |
| one Saturday night before your return flight, though | | | | temporarily tied up. |
| some fares may only require you to stay a minimum | | | | Book your trip with me! |
| of 3 or 4 days. | | | | My booking engine lets you take advantage of all of |
| Consider nearby airports. | | | | these tips. |
| You may enjoy significant savings if you are willing to | | | | |