Anyone can find a few inexpensive airline tickets on the Internet. The key is to know where to look for them. This guide gives you a few stellar ideas to help make sure that YOU pay as little as possible for your airline ticket.
Go to Expedia.com. Do a search for your needed flight. If you're doing it with a few months to spare, the prices should be relatively low. Don't just look at the airfare though, there are other factors to take into account.
Is the flight nonstop or does it connect? Even if the connecting flight is cheaper, it may take you hours of waiting time on the ground. How much is an hour of your time worth to you? It's always a trade-off between speed and cost, so make sure you're not selling yourself short just to try and save $5. In the end, you won't have save the $5 because of wasted time.
Look to see if your flight offers in-flight Internet service. Yes, this is an extremely new feature that some airlines are starting to offer. It will increase your productivity while flying by tenfold. If you can work while you fly, you're basically making up the airfare with the amount of work you can complete; the airfare pays for itself in essence.
For those who enjoy Business Class but don't want to pay for it, there's a way around it. Some SkyMiles programs now allow you to to upgrade your ticket from Coach to Business for using some SkyMiles.
Buy everything in a package. If you get the hotel, car rental, and airfare in one package, generally the price will go down significantly. It's all about buying things together.
