Cheap Airfare

My sister, Mingma Phuti always finds the cheapest airfare when she comes to visit me,or travels anywhere. Here are my top ten tips, as well as 5 web sites to help you find really cheap airfare.

1. Book in advance

2. If possible, travel over the weekend to get the best airfare price

3. Try several different airline booking web sties to check prices

4. Use your frequent flyer miles so that you might be able to get a free ticket.

5. Check for available discounts that could apply to you, such as senior or traveling with young children discounts.

6. If you're quoted a price that's too expensive and the flight connects through an intermediate city, price two separate flights; one to the connecting city, and the other to your final destination.

7. If you or a family member is in the military, you may be able to get a Space-A flight through the armed services, at a tiny fraction of the usual ticket cost (an international flight for $25!). Also, if you fly in uniform, some commercial airlines will give you a discount.

8. If you want to travel in style, buy a first class upgrade for as little as $25 on some small regional airlines

9. Since most discounted round trip tickets require that you complete travel in 30 days, check out a pair of one-way tickets if you want to stay longer

10. Get faster service (and often, better compensation) by calling the airline's toll-free number if there are problems at the airport, rather than rushing the service agent along with 200 other stranded passengers.

Several of my favorite websites that can give you incredible cheap travel deals are:

Cheap Air Line Tickets
www.hotwire.com
Cheap Tickets – CheapTickets.com
PriceLine.com
Orbitz.com