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Always pay for everything on a credit card. Any issues where the airline is at fault can be claimed back through the card supplier.
I’ve literally cleared history and refresh my browser and seen flights prices dropped
Just a few things to add, 9/10 times its easier and cheaper to take a positioning flight to then fly direct to your destination, there are also some airports in Europe (where I live so not sure about the US but there will be some there too) which are dirt cheap to fly out of. Budapest, Oslo, and Cairo are probably the biggest ones that come to mind. I saved $5000 USD by flying to Budapest then backtracking to Heathrow, onto JFK and then finally to Honolulu. That fare only costed me $1300 return in business class. Cairo is good for Asia/Australia or South America also, I recently snagged a business class ticket to Sao Paolo with Qatar Airways for $1200 return. That's 36 hours in Q-Suite for $1200. The value can be insane if you are mindful and careful about where you fly from. Just those two examples have saved me $12,000+ if I had've flown from London instead of Cairo/Budapest. Also I'm not sure about in the US, but here in Europe fares are normally cheaper midweek and a lot more expensive at the start of the week and especially the weekend.
I use incognito mode when I'm searching for flights. If I don't I always get an e-mail saying something like: Are you still booking a flight from ... to ...? Also I've had problems where the site locks up in the middle of booking and I switch to incognito and it works fine. Another cookie issue, I'm sure.
Buy as soon as you possibly can is my best advice My $798 ticket to Japan that i bought as soon as my travel dates opened is now over 3k I'm not leaving until January 2nd
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My opinion and observations about the incognito mode point: My impressions are that the airlines themselves are not using cookies to bump up prices for searching customers. I agree with that. However….I strongly get the impression that the big online travel brokers (the ones selling flights, hotels, rental cars, the popular ones used by so many!) ARE doing just this. Just saying my observations. For this reason I don’t typically use these brokers anymore (with a few special deal exceptions) and prefer to go directly to airline or hotel sites to book. I use the brokers’ sites for comparisons and ideas only.
On the incognito thing; I travel a lot, and I mean, a LOT. And it is patently obvious that if I am hunting fares, when I return to the cheapest carrier to book a flight, they ALWAYS cost more than when I first looked, even if it was only a few minutes ago. I don't know how they do it, but they certainly do do it. You will not convince me otherwise.
Whenever I fly within north america, if I depart on a Tuesday there are usually cheaper options. And I only book 2 weeks in advance
This man said stay a few nights in a different destination but forgets that we now have to pay for food and hotels way over 300 for a few day
I purchesed my ticket for my trip 7 months in advance. Ive seen the prices only steadily increase.
So when I'm heading back to the US from Europe, I'm always booking a connecting flight with a layover in a city on the way, like London for example. It cuts my travel costs and also gives me a chance to explore a new city for a day... It's a good way to get a nice little treat & explore another city before I get home!
not sure about incognito window, but i saw once that the price was cheaper when I search on mobile than desktop
Hell yeah. Planning on booking a few months in advance, Goldilocks 👍
It's the IP that gets you! From Florida to Tennessee researched from Florida will almost always be different from a Tennessee ip for example! I've had my mother order in the goldylox window from Florida to Tennessee and it's always cheaper from her end. Most of the time it's very similar but looking for the cracks it's always better to use; maybe even a VPN So they don't know you live where you're flying out from ! They're counting on you paying to fly back ...😂
One trick I use is, if I'm not traveling in a peak season or day, I usually wait until the last few days as the prices get lower, probably due to low demand. For example, in Istanbul-Munich route the cheapest flights are usually around 50 euros when bought early. However, as of 13 December 2024, there are tickets for around 25 euros for the next two weeks. I have observed this trend with other cities too, at least for the flights between Turkey and Europe.
Great video! One thing I've noticed is that sometimes clearing your browser history or using a different device can help reset the prices you're seeing. Also, consider flying into or out of smaller, less popular airports to save even more!
8:43 Hence why VPNs are an AWESOME IDEA! 😂
I just want to watch you talk, so expressive and musical
Incognito mode if not on, the price goes up after a couple of searches at least when I search for flights. Otherwise, Good tips.