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Cheap Flight Tactics
Transportation Tip
Just getting there can be the most expensive part of your trip. Here are some strategies to help you get the lowest airfares to Europe.
Consolidator Fares
Some travel agencies have access to fare classes with airlines that allow them to pass along additional savings to the customer. Only a handful of travel agencies are first-hand consolidators. Many online travel sellers, and local travel agencies claiming to be “consolidators” are actually re-sellers. It pays to shop around.
- flights.com
- allcheapfares.com
- justfares.com
- airdeals.com
- economytravel.com
- cheapair.com
- flycheapabroad.com
- airfare.com
Low Cost Transatlantic Airlines
Some airlines can always be counted on to have the lowest transatlantic fares. There are exceptions, especially in summer, when the low-cost airlines work the law of supply and demand just like everyone else.
- Aer Lingus: Cheap flights to Ireland.
- LTU: Good rates to Germany and Central Europe.
- Iceland Air: Great rates to Europe with a free stopover in Iceland. Check the website for frequent specials.
No Frills Flights
Find dramatically low fares by flying the airlines that cut the passenger perks. While you may not get a free cup of coffee on your flight, you will be happy knowing that you are paying the least amount possible to get from point A to point B. There are number of these airlines within Europe, and you can search most of them at one time with the Eurotrip No Frills Booking Engine.
Consider When You Are Going
Airlines base their fares on a hi-low system which means high season is in the summer when MOST people travel, then comes fall shoulder season and then winter season is from Nov 1 to march 31 (except for the week before & after Christmas). Lowest fares means lowest amount of travelers.
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Airline Sales
Sometimes it’s better to buy directly from the airline itself. Keep an eye out — many times airlines post web-only fares that are a significant savings over online travel brokers. Stay informed with:
- Eurotrip Cheap Flights Forum: Keep up to date on airline trends, sales, and fares
- Airfare Watchdog: One of the most comprehensive websites for hidden fare reductions
- Travelzoo: Not airfare specific, but it can be a great source of information on airline sales.
Gateway Cities
Find the cheapest airfare to Europe by flying into a hub like London or Dublin then transferring to a flight on a no frills airline to your ultimate destination. This can give you the flexibility of stopping over in the hub city for no additional cost and save you a considerable amount of money over flying direct, but you will be responsible if one airline causes you to miss a connection with a different airline.
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Updated 10/7/08
Special Contribution by Don
Illustrations by Marie McLaughlin
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Hey, If you’re looking for cheap flights to Australia, you should definitely try the cheap flights website. They’re the biggest UK flight comparison site.
Óur family is planning to spend a 14-day vacation in Europe come April 2009. The countries that we’d like to visit are Geneva, Rome, Vienna, Prague and Paris. Our schedule is quite tight though. Since we are first-timers in these countries, we’d like to know the best places to stay (bed and breakfast or 2-3 star hotel is ok with us) in each country and the most recommended means of transportation (plane or train). I believed that Eurotrip will give me some savings through proper planning and guidance. We will be happy if you can help or guide us.
Thank you so much.
The cost of airfare can be one of the most expensive parts of your trip. Find cheap international flights on the web; Make your next trip more affordable.
Great cheap flight tactics! Way to go.
I found a few interesting sites while looking for flights for my next trip to Europe:
Thanks for sharing those helpful advices! Airfares are much becoming expensive nowadays. These times, people are looking for the cheapest ways to money, time and effort. Talking about avoiding these hassles when planning for travels, you might want to check out the website, SideStep. SideStep will not teach you to run like Shane Williams, but it can help you find cheap airfare. SideStep is pretty easy – you just enter in the starting and ending destinations. It gives you a calendar of days and the cheap flights on those days. If you don’t believe them, that’s fine – they’ll give you Hotwire, Orbitz, and Priceline rates all alongside each other for you to see it yourself. (That’s right, you doubting Thomases.) You can also look at car rentals and hotels, too. For those looking to travel and be economical and not have to get personal loans to go on vacation, SideStep could be the tool you need.
Thanks for the advice. When I went travelling aroud Europe in 2006 I started my trip in Paris. Coming from the UK it meant flights wern’t too expensive. This summer i’m planning to fly to somewhere a bit further afield before travelling by train or bus – it looks like this could be one of the buggest costs of the trip though. My friend showed me a voucher codes site offering discounts on flights and hotels. I’m booking using their Expedia Voucher Codes page to save the most money.
Also I’m mainly planning to stay in hostels – though feel i might be getting a bit too old for this. I might take advantage of the cheaper prices to book a hotel rather than a hostel (hotels.com Voucher Codes are also good for this).
More advice though appreciated