HOW TO
FIND CHEAPEST
AIRFARES?
PAYING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR AIRFARE?
TRAVEL SITES
LIKE EXPEDIA
DISPLAY PRICES
BY LOOKING AT:
cookies & location
Travel sites use cookies to track your browsing behaviour.
They will raise prices the more times you search for a flight
Your location is based on your IP address and the global version of the site you're browsing
Using EXPEDIA, how much is a flight
from Frankfurt to LA?
$1,450.35
BRAZIL
NORWAY
$616.76
$2,792.99
USA
$817.70
THAILAND
SINGAPORE
$1,369.70
$1,470.99
MALAYSIA
What were the best and worst deals?
$2,792.99
- $616.76
Browsing with Malaysia IP Address on expedia.com.my gave us the MOST expensive quote.
Browsing with Norway IP Address on expedia.com.no gave us the LEAST expensive quote.
$2,792.99
... WHICH MEANS
THERE'S A CHANCE
YOU'RE PAYING
3X
MORE
UP TO
THAN ANOTHER
PERSON FOR
THE SAME THING
How to FIND THE BEST AIRFARES online
#1 Clear your
Cache and Cookies
Google Chrome & Safari : command (or control for PC) +Shift+N
Firefox & Internet Explorer : command (or control for PC)+Shift+P
*older version of OS X, open Safari then click “Safari” in the menu bar, and select “Private Browsing"
Your cookies are reset each time you re-open an incognito window. So if you want to start with a clean slate for each flight search (so your previous searches aren’t “remembered”, potentially inflating costs), close all your incognito windows, open a new one, and then perform your flight search
#2 use the
best flight
search engines
Skyscanner
Momondo
Google Flights
JetRadar (includes budget airlines, which many search engines don’t)
AirFare Watchdog (good at finding sale & error fares)
TripAdvisor
Budget Europe Airlines : Vueling, Ryanair, Easyjet, Norwegian Air (great rates for flying between Europe/North America), Aer Lingus, Wizz Air, Aigle Azur, Wow Air
#3 identify
the cheapest
day to fly
out
Step 1. Hop on SkyScanner
Step 2. Enter your departure & arrival cities
Step 3. Select “one-way” (even if flying round trip – you’re just determining the cheapest days to fly out first)
Step 4. Click “Depart” but instead of entering a date, select “Whole Month” so you can see which date is cheapest
Step 5. Hit “search” and see which date is cheapest. Sometimes not all dates have a price listed, as indicated by the magnifying glasses. If you want to see a price that isn’t shown, simply click on the magnifying glass over the date.
