{"id":8599,"date":"2016-02-12T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T10:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/31.28.90.232\/~denandraresan198\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/"},"modified":"2019-03-08T20:24:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T20:24:33","slug":"my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/","title":{"rendered":"My 14 best tips for finding cheap flight tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Inneh&aring;ll<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6602675516a36\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #221100;color:#221100\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #221100;color:#221100\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6602675516a36\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#1_Be_flexible_with_the_time\" title=\"\n1. Be flexible with the time!\">\n1. Be flexible with the time!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#2_Look_for_cheap_flights_via_alternative_routes\" title=\"\n2. Look for cheap flights via alternative routes\">\n2. Look for cheap flights via alternative routes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#3_Let_chance_decide_where_you_are_going\" title=\"\n3. Let chance decide where you are going\">\n3. Let chance decide where you are going<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#4_Cut_down_costs_by_partially_going_by_land\" title=\"\n4. Cut down costs by partially going by land!\">\n4. Cut down costs by partially going by land!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#5_Get_a_credit_card_with_Airmiles\" title=\"\n5. Get a credit card with Airmiles!\">\n5. Get a credit card with Airmiles!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#6_See_if_the_airlines_have_some_great_deals_on_their_websites\" title=\"\n6. See if the airlines have some great deals on their websites\">\n6. See if the airlines have some great deals on their websites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#7_Join_the_airlines_loyalty_programs\" title=\"\n7. Join the airlines&#8217; loyalty programs\">\n7. Join the airlines&#8217; loyalty programs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#8_Dont_buy_extras_for_the_flight\" title=\"\n8. Don&#8217;t buy extras for the flight\">\n8. Don&#8217;t buy extras for the flight<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#9_Avoid_to_check_in_bags\" title=\"\n9. Avoid to check in bags\">\n9. Avoid to check in bags<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#10_Search_for_tickets_for_the_whole_family_group\" title=\"\n10. Search for tickets for the whole family \/ group\">\n10. Search for tickets for the whole family \/ group<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#11_Always_book_yourself\" title=\"\n11. Always book yourself\">\n11. Always book yourself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#12_Book_well_in_advance\" title=\"\n12. Book well in advance\">\n12. Book well in advance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#13_Dont_waste_time_searching\" title=\"\n13. Don&#8217;t waste&nbsp;time searching\">\n13. Don&#8217;t waste&nbsp;time searching<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/my-14-best-tips-for-finding-cheap\/#14_Look_at_the_local_site_of_the_airline\" title=\"\n14. Look at the local site of the airline\">\n14. Look at the local site of the airline<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body entry-content\" id=\"post-body-4873218179003057222\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 728.182px;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-l2JbPPrhLeA\/Vr2VMQC4_gI\/AAAAAAAAPWg\/szgGacWhsuU\/s1600\/igcs07_6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"color: #771000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/igcs07_6-1.jpg\" style=\"border: none; position: relative;\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"font-size: 11.88px;\">Relaxing in one of our hanging chairs from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammockheaven.co.uk\/\">www.hammockheaven.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;in the Maldives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Travelling with a family with children that you pay full price for is really something that can dig a hole in your wallet, and is perhaps the reason why many families don&#8217;t travel as much. We know that you don&#8217;t have to stop travelling just because you have children but you will have to use clever tricks to be able to find flight tickets that you can afford.&nbsp;It can actually be cheaper to go abroad as the food and housing costs could be lower there rather than to have a holiday in your home country &#8211; especially if you live in an expensive one like the UK. It is possible to continue to travel with kids!&nbsp;Our family has been able to go to lots of different destinations and even more luxurious ones such as&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/search\/label\/maldiverna\" style=\"color: #771000; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Maldives<\/a>&nbsp;by flying with low cost airlines and using special tricks to get the cheap tickets.&nbsp;Being able to do this has been an indispensable condition for being able to have&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/p\/om-den-andra-resan\/\" style=\"color: #771000; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our traveling lifestyle<\/a>&nbsp;for a year.&nbsp;After going on so many flights that I have lost count I have really been able to perfect my technique to find the cheapest deals. See my&nbsp;<b>14 Tips and tricks<\/b>&nbsp;for finding cheap airline tickets here:<br \/>\n<a name='more'><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Be_flexible_with_the_time\"><\/span>\n1. Be flexible with the time!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The most important thing to be able to find the cheapest tickets is to flexible and go when it&#8217;s cheap. When we were in Bali in the summer of 2015 we had to go to Colombia to do something with our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammockheaven.co.uk\/\" style=\"color: #771000; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hammock<\/a>&nbsp;business there.&nbsp; So we had to go from one side of the earth to the other. I use&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyscanner.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skyscanner<\/a>&nbsp;to find the cheapest way to travel.&nbsp;The routes over the Pacific ocean which was shown at Skyscanner when I searched the whole trip were too expensive. It costed around \u00a34000 one way for a family of 4 so it was not an option for us.&nbsp;I hunted around among the options on the Skyscanner and found a cheap route via Stockholm with Norwegian. Then I kept track of when the cheapest trip would be available for us.&nbsp;This can be done through their &#8220;alert&#8221; tool that sends automatic emails or by searching the &#8220;cheapest month&#8221; at Skyscanner.&nbsp;<b>The most important thing is to avoid traveling in the summer holidays and long weekends to find lower prices.<\/b>&nbsp;We decided to go in September, instead of when it was summer holidays in Sweden.&nbsp;I booked four tickets and two suitcases from Bangkok to Stockholm for \u00a3450. Furthermore, the trip went via Brussels to Miami for \u00a3500 and then to Cartagena in Colombia from Miami for \u00a3200.&nbsp;Overall the whole trip costed \u00a31150 instead of \u00a34000 from Bali to Cartagena.&nbsp;<i>By having a stop at different times and places we could then choose the cheapest flights around the dates that suited us.<\/i>&nbsp;That it took a little extra time, but we didn&#8217;t mind because we could see friends and family on the way and explore&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2015\/10\/tag-tag-och-ater-tag\/\" style=\"color: #771000; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brussels<\/a>&nbsp;too.<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GLqPpOpiEVA\/Vrt-CCyKdZI\/AAAAAAAAPNg\/hxfNeuV2id0\/s1600\/flyg.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"color: #771000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/flyg-1.jpg\" style=\"border: none; position: relative;\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"font-size: 11.88px;\">Bangkok seen from the window of a Norwegian Dreamliner.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Look_for_cheap_flights_via_alternative_routes\"><\/span>\n2. Look for cheap flights via alternative routes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When we were in England last Christmas we had enough of the cold and rainy weather and wanted to go to a sunny and warm place instead.&nbsp;We wanted to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/02\/en-varld-full-av-liv-under-vattenytan\/\" style=\"color: #771000; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dive in Egypt<\/a>&nbsp;so we checked around among flights on Skyscanner, and realized that everything was far too expensive.&nbsp;It was Christmas holiday in the UK, which meant that prices were about 4 times higher than normal so we decided to go when the Christmas break was over instead.&nbsp;The cheapest flight from London was to Bergamo in Italy for about \u00a38 per person.&nbsp;Then I looked at where we could fly cheaply from Italy and found a cheap flight from Milan to Tel Aviv where we could easily go to the Red Sea by land.&nbsp;You can check different cities to see where the cheapest place is. Here are some suggestions on a few other&nbsp;<b>inexpensive hubs:&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sweden:<\/b>&nbsp;Fly to Thailand and quite cheap to the United States with Norwegian.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body entry-content\" id=\"post-body-4873218179003057222\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 728.182px;\">\n<b>Poland:<\/b>&nbsp;Fly to the United States from Gdansk to Reykjavik and from there to Washington.<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body entry-content\" id=\"post-body-4873218179003057222\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 728.182px;\">\n<b>Hungary and Romania:<\/b>&nbsp;Fly to Dubai and Tel Aviv and other places from Budapest and Bucharest.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body entry-content\" id=\"post-body-4873218179003057222\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 728.182px;\">\n<b>United Arab Emirates:<\/b>&nbsp;Fly to the Maldives and India from Dubai.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body entry-content\" id=\"post-body-4873218179003057222\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 728.182px;\">\n<b>Malaysia:<\/b>Fly to Indonesia, Thailand and Australia from Kuala Lumpur.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body entry-content\" id=\"post-body-4873218179003057222\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\" style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 728.182px;\">\n<b>Miami:<\/b>&nbsp;Fly to many destinations in South America from here.<b style=\"font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Let_chance_decide_where_you_are_going\"><\/span>\n3. Let chance decide where you are going<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\nI usually prefer to let&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyscanner.se\/\" style=\"color: #771000; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skyscanner<\/a>&nbsp;decide <i>where <\/i>to go just because its interesting! Sometimes we don&#8217;t know where but we have at least an idea of what the trip should be about.&nbsp;Some things we consider are: the climate, the price level and whether it will be a holiday in the sun, or skiing holiday, adventure-holiday or if it is a work-trip.&nbsp;You can find these flights by searching &#8220;Everywhere&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wfP9TL0LXxU\/Vr2pHJfPYlI\/AAAAAAAAPXM\/Z0DhWPfUapI\/s1600\/skyscanneruk.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"256\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/skyscanneruk.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\">\n<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Cut_down_costs_by_partially_going_by_land\"><\/span>\n4. Cut down costs by partially going by land!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\nWhen we went to Egypt we flew from London to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/01\/en-dagsutflykt-till-bergamo-i-italien\/\" style=\"color: #771000; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bergamo<\/a>&nbsp;where we took the local train to Malpensa Airport on the other side of Milan.&nbsp;In this way we were able to fly cheap to Tel Aviv.&nbsp;From Tel Aviv, we rented a car one week which was not at all very expensive at all. We got an extra holiday as we saw&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/2016\/01\/en-tripp-till-israel-och-palestina\/\" style=\"color: #771000; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jerusalem, Betar Illit, Tzur Hadassah, the Dead Sea and Eilat<\/a>.&nbsp;We have found that it often can be cheaper to rent a car than to go by public transport &#8211; especially if you are a family or several people &#8211; so it&#8217;s definitely worth checking the price of the rental car and go by land if you need to cut down costs of the trip.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nWe flew to Orlando from London and rented a car and continued to fly out from Fort Lauderdale once.&nbsp;Many major cities have several airports.&nbsp;It can for example be cheaper to fly into Stansted, in the north of London, and fly out from Gatwick, in the south of London.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Get_a_credit_card_with_Airmiles\"><\/span>\n5. Get a credit card with Airmiles!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\nWe have gathered quite a lot of airmiles as we pay our Google-advertising for our web stores&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mypashmina.co.uk\/\">www.mypashmina.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammockheaven.co.uk\/\">www.hammockheaven.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.therealrugcompany.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;www.therealrugcompany.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;by credit card.&nbsp;In that way we have been able to travel for free or almost for free with our airmiles.&nbsp;It has been a pleasant contrast to not always go with the low-cost carriers because there are big differences in the service of BA and the service on for instance Ryanair. It&#8217;s nice to go with a hassle-free airline sometimes.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_See_if_the_airlines_have_some_great_deals_on_their_websites\"><\/span>\n6. See if the airlines have some great deals on their websites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\nSometimes there can be really good deals on the airlines websites.&nbsp;A few years ago, we traveled with Air France \/ KLM to Singapore when we jumped on their good offer on their website.&nbsp;On the larger airline companies&#8217; websites usually food and luggage is also included which you should keep in mind.&nbsp;It may be cheaper with a regular airline than with a low cost one sometimes.&nbsp;Wizz Air, for example, charges a lot for luggage and you can only bring a small carry-on luggage.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Join_the_airlines_loyalty_programs\"><\/span>\n7. Join the airlines&#8217; loyalty programs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\nIf you register and obtain a member card or subscribe to newsletters on the airlines websites you can sometimes get really good deals for airline tickets, car rentals and hotels.&nbsp;Sure, it can be annoying to get more junk mail though sometimes there is this good deal coming up.&nbsp;I have a separate email account for newsletters that I check occasionally.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Dont_buy_extras_for_the_flight\"><\/span>\n8. Don&#8217;t buy extras for the flight<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nOnly pay for the flight ticket and luggage (if you need to check in a bag) when you travel with low-cost airlines. Don&#8217;t pay for seats or food on board.&nbsp;If you don&#8217;t get a seat next to your children, you should complain because the airlines should follow IATA&#8217;s recommendations. Children should be placed next to the parents because if there is an incident the parents would look for their children and this would block the other passengers trying to get out.&nbsp;It has happened several times that Air Asia has placed our children in completely different seats as they wanted us to buy the seating so we had complained every time and got seats next to our children.&nbsp;Take a packed lunch with you if you can.&nbsp;It is often cheaper to buy on the ground, even at the airport.&nbsp;In some low-cost airlines such as&nbsp;Air Asia and Wizz Air, they have quite low prices though for the food on board.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-q8Mp91z9UsA\/Vr2WgJCWZxI\/AAAAAAAAPW0\/PNzcauUdVto\/s1600\/ryanair.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"color: #771000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.denandraresan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ryanair-1.jpg\" style=\"border: none; position: relative;\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Avoid_to_check_in_bags\"><\/span>\n9. Avoid to check in bags<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\nTry to travel with only hand luggage if you can. Most airlines allows you to take 10 kg per person which is quite a lot for a family and also if you are travelling alone. You can always buy new clothes and toiletries when you arrive if you would miss something.&nbsp;One tip is to pack and then remove a third.&nbsp;Bring a light weight&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mypashmina.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cashmere sweater<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mypashmina.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pashmina&nbsp;<\/a>that barely takes up any space in your bag instead of thick, baggy clothes.&nbsp;Another advantage with taking only hand luggage is that you don&#8217;t have to wait for your bag to come out on the luggage carousel. .<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Search_for_tickets_for_the_whole_family_group\"><\/span>\n10. Search for tickets for the whole family \/ group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\nSome airlines have cheaper rates for children and groups. Search for tickets for everyone at once. If you are searching for just one ticket you will see the more expensive price.&nbsp;Many airlines, however, have&nbsp;no special rates for children because children take up a seat anyway though they are small.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Always_book_yourself\"><\/span>\n11. Always book yourself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\nDon&#8217;t use travel agents.&nbsp;It is unnecessary as you can find the same tickets yourself online at a lower price.&nbsp;The travel agency doesn&#8217;t check alternative routes either.&nbsp;This is best done by&nbsp;&nbsp;yourself online.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Book_well_in_advance\"><\/span>\n12. Book well in advance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\nPrices are often&nbsp;lower if you book a trip about 2 months or at least a few weeks in advance.&nbsp;Certainly there are last minute tickets, but when you go in and try to book they are often gone&nbsp;or have a different price.<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_Dont_waste_time_searching\"><\/span>\n13. Don&#8217;t waste&nbsp;time searching<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\nIt can be quite difficult to complete the process of buying tickets.&nbsp;However, we have come to the conclusion, after spending way too much time searching for a better deal&nbsp;that it is not worthwhile to keep on looking.&nbsp;We have sometimes missed the cheap prices because we have taken too long to decide.&nbsp;It is better to spend time searching<\/div>\n<div>\nin the beginning and put a deadline for when you&nbsp;decide and then complete&nbsp;the purchase regardless of what the price is now. (if it hasnt gone up too much of course).&nbsp;Put a dead line of a few days and then make the purchase so that you can do something useful instead like planning the trip.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_Look_at_the_local_site_of_the_airline\"><\/span>\n14. 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