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Find the Cheapest Flights

By Consumerfu @ConsumerFu

It is not necessarily a must for traveling to be expensive but the airline tickets are frequently expensive probably because of the increase in the fuel costs. Therefore, if you want to reduce your flying costs, and who doesn’t anyway? One of the ways you can do so is, by booking a flight that is cheap. If you do not know how to, worry not, we are here for you.

This article will give you places and tricks on how you should find and book for cheap flights.

Use an Airfare Search Engine

It is not only easy to use an airfare search engine, but also fast. You can search for tickets from different airlines from these sites. The airfare search engine gives you a list of all the cheapest airlines available such as Kulula Airlines. The sites provide you with tools that help in the searching process. Examples of the tools are, price maps that depend on different destinations, price predictions and face alerts via email. The variety of sites gives you a wide range of prices to choose a cheap flight from.

Airline Newsletters

The first step you need to make is to be a member of the airline newsletters. You join by signing up using a Gmail account. When you become a member, you are able to access or the deals offered. You should keep on checking the latest updates on the deals every now and then. For example, you can use Gmail email filters to have the newsletters in a folder of their own then keep refreshing. The more deals you get, the more options you have to choose from.

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Budget Airlines

You may not find some budget airlines in the flight search engines because most of them hide their prices. The best way to get a budget airline is to go to their official websites. Budget airlines have cheap air tickets. However, some of the tickets are not refundable. There are budget airlines which charge for services and you may find that these services in bigger airlines are free. Therefore, before booking for a flight, have all the information you need at hand, to weigh your options.

VPN Services

There are airlines that charge different amounts of fares depending on your location. They tend to charge more to those in different countries than the people in the country to maximize on the profit. With this in mind, you can try and be smarter than them, by hiding your location using Virtual Private Network or changing your location. However, make sure you have the cheapest and easiest application to access VPN. You do not want to add any other cost in the process of cutting the bigger cost. Be smart!


At the end of the day, a flight could be the most expensive part of your trip but you can make some slight changes. So, the next time you plan for a flight, you do not have to spend a lot. Use the tips above and they will help you get a cheap ticket for your flight. This will ensure you remain with some money in your pocket. Have fun traveling and still save some money for yourself. Thank me later!


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