travel around flight deals, not your plans. The more flexible you are about your dates and destination, the better your chances are of hopping on a great deal.
Think of this way: instead of planning to go to Amsterdam on July 5, 2019, plan to go to Europe in the Summer of 2019. Then, when you find a deal that meets your general plan, you can jump on it immediately (which is key to snagging the lowest fares). Let the deals be your guide for your next trip.
Next, you can bookmark air travel sites like TravelNoire.com, TheFlightDeal.com, and SecretFlying.com to scope out the cheapest flight for a future vacation. These sites have daily email newsletters listing out deals to far away locations from various cities around the US and the world.
You’ll be the first to learn about airline glitches, or when the airline’s system publishes the wrong price for a certain flight. These glitches or error fares usually go away in just a few hours, until the airline catches its mistake, so you have to jump on it when you see it. And don’t worry about buyer’s remorse. Most airlines and ticket purchasing sites give you 24-48 hours to change your mind and get your money back.
Keep an Eye on the Prize, and Prices
While it’s nice to be flexible and open to the flight Gods, many people just don’t have the flexibility of buying the first error fare they see. I mean, you have kids, spouses and that many schedules to coordinate, right? But even the