Friday, August 26, 2011

Tips for Saving on Domestic Flights


Stalagmite at Palawan Underground River Cave by x0nelg



Flying used to be considered the glamorous way to travel. This mode of transportation has become a major hassle. Ticket prices are increasingly more expensive. The airplanes and airports are both jammed full of people. Everything costs more than it used to. The airline advertise high ticket prices but you are not always locked into them. There are ways to get cheap flights when you need to travel. Here are some tips on how to do so. A domestic spot would be Palawan Underground River and you'll definitely love it there. See if there is a discount available for your age group. Some airlines have discounts for senior citizens, children, and students available. Children under a certain age may even be allowed to fly free. If you have a child who is a college student, they may also qualify for a discounted rate. Airlines run lots of deals, so be sure to ask about them when buying your tickets. Asking never hurts and worst case scenario is that there aren't any deals. Nobody has ever been denied an airline ticket just because they asked "is there any way I can get a discount on that?" When looking for cheap flights, simply asking is the most direct method. Your travel dates need to be flexible to find the best deal. Is it possible for you to leave a day or two early or stay a day or to later? You are more likely to find cheap domestic flights if you are flexible enough with your dates. It is when you have to fly on exact dates that you start to run into trouble. If you are flexible with your dates you will most likely save alot of money. If you can't be flexible you are not going to have a choice but to pay the rates currently offered. Visiting to Coron Hotels is a breeze. Beware of consolidators. Some perfectly respectable companies do indeed offer great deals on flights. Sadly, there are just as many who will take your money and run. If you are dealing with a less than reputable company, they could shut their doors at any time, and you will be left without a ticket, as well as the money you paid.

So be very careful about which consolidators you trust with your funds. A good way to check is to ask the airlines for the names of companies that buy their tickets in bulk. It's no fun at all to be planning a vacation and find out that the company you were dealing with disappeared with your money.

Finding cheap domestic flights isn't that hard.

If you do your research and are patient, you should be able to save quite a lot of money. The same principle applies to any product or service you buy. You have to know what you're doing, whether you want to buy a plane ticket, buy a car or book a hotel room. Plane tickets are large scale purchases. If you want to save money, you have to be smart about it. You shouldn't have to empty your bank account to take a family holiday.