1. Book on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays are among the best days to buy airline tickets. Most airlines usually set their reservation systems to close at 7:00 PM on Tuesdays. This is because airlines know that most travelers only have time to book tickets on weekdays. Statistics have shown that most of us only check ticket prices on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays.
2. Book early, but not too early.
Based on experience, you should book tickets at least 21 days before your travel date. Most airlines set their systems to maximize ticket sales. Therefore, the system has a certain quota for very cheap tickets. For example, the system determines that only the first 20 passengers on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to London will get the lowest price. The next 200 passengers will get a mid-range price, and the rest may be more expensive. In short, the airline’s system will set the ticket price based on the margin they need when flying from Kuala Lumpur to London.
3. Suitable flight days.
Try to book tickets to fly on Tuesday or Wednesday. Most airlines set these two days as ‘off-peak days’ for their booking systems. Airports are usually less busy on these two days compared to Fridays and Sundays, when the booking system and the airport are very busy.
4. Search for the ‘best deal’ for international flights.
Most airlines will offer the ‘best deal’ for international flights 11 to 12 weeks in advance. Therefore, you should check ticket prices regularly during this period.
5. Choose to land at smaller airports.
You can try this technique by landing at an airport that is not the ‘main airport’ for that destination. For example, if you want to go to London, most people will usually choose to land at Heathrow. Next time, don’t land at Heathrow, but try to land at a ‘smaller’ airport near Heathrow, such as Manchester Airport. Then, from Manchester, you can take the train to London. Try this method. It should be cheaper!
6. Clear Cookies
Not many people know this. If you have visited the airline’s website in the past 30 days, clear the cookies on your laptop, smartphone, and computer. Because, through these cookies, the airline’s booking system will assume that you have visited their website repeatedly. Therefore, even if you visit the website several times, the booking system will set the same price. Sometimes, the price may even increase! Therefore, get into the habit of clearing cookies in your Internet browser. If you don’t know how to delete them, ask Mr. Google!
7. Compare prices.
Don’t be lazy to Google and compare the prices of the tickets you need on other websites. Don’t focus on just one website. You will be surprised, because sometimes you will find a cheaper ticket price from the same airline.
Here are some of the search engines I use most often for travel:
1. Skyscanner
2. CheapFlight
3. Momondo
4. Kayak
5. Google Flight
6. Ita Software
Happy Travelling 🥳🧳✈️🌉🌎