Are there tricks to getting the cheapest deals on flights a week before flying?
I'm trying to get a good deal on plane tickets. I was wondering if there were any online tricks to finding discount codes or what not or unique ways of finding cheap flights. I am planing on going to see my fiance in the Air Force on April 15th - April 18th, from Sioux Falls, SD to San Antonio, TX, but I don't have money till April 9th. It will only be $606. I'm noticing how high the prices are getting though. Is it because of Easter coming up or something? I just really need to get the best possible deal on a flight for those days (roundtrip.) If anyone works for an airline company or just has tricks up their sleeves to help me find the best deal on my flight, you have no idea how much you would be helping me out. It would be the most important favor anyone could do for me. I'm going out there to propose to my future wife and I don't know if I'll have enough money to make it out there and pay for taxis and hotel costs with the plane ticket prices rising the way they are.
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try Hotwire.com
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The closer you get to the date of the flight, the more the ticket is going to cost. That's true no matter what time of year it is. Easter's not till April 24 this year, so it's not affecting the price of your trip. However, lots of schools have a Spring Break in April, so families go on vacation. Good old supply vs demand dictates that the prices will go up then as well.
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Sorry, but what roofing said. The closer to departure, the more expensive it will be and there are no tricks that will help.
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You never can tell. Sometimes the flights are half empty and they dump tickets for flights a week or so in advance to try to get something for the empty seats. In 2009 I flew round trip to Paris from Houston for a little over $300. I could not get days off from work, so I actually spent two nights and only one full day in Paris- enough to get some photos and souvenirs- but HEY! It was only $311 total! LOL. Log into travel and ticket websites and just click for them to send you bargains to your email. You get a LOT of junk mail this way, but if you take your time and sort through it, you do find diamonds here and there. I already booked my trip to Manila this Spring, but I found a deal from China Air to Manila and back for little over $800- half price for what I paid! LOL. The bargain flights are definitely out there. Seek and you will find- LOL.
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If you book you air tickets through online travel portal, you will surely cut the expenses and it will be money saving move. Some online travel portals offer special offers & discount coupons on the cheap air ticket deal. However, finding the cheapest air ticket is not everybody's cup of tea. I have already booked my air tickets from Globester at very affordable rate with special discount.Hope it helps you..
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Sometimes airlines have what is called a weekend fare special. Delta emails me specials around each Tuesday or Wednesday for travel that weekend. Therefore you have to pretty much make up your mind that you are flying that weekend. However there are not a lot of flights out of Sioux Falls so I would suggest you see what major airport is near where you live such as Minneapolis. Just know that you should have bought your tickets a long time ago as airfare does go up as you get closer to your travel date. You can go to http://www.kayak.com or http://www.orbitz.com and see if you can buy a travel package which includes airfare, car rental and hotel cost. Sometimes you can get a price break when you bundle your purchase.
