It’s tough to say what’s worse when buying a plane ticket: knowing that fares may drop and that you’re probably getting screwed, or never
knowing how much extra cash the airlines actually got off you. Either
way, there’s only one thing to do to put your mind at ease. And
that’s... EVERYTHING humanly possible to get the absolute lowest fare.
Cheap Flights from Ningbo to Macau Which is why we’ve put together this list of flight-booking hacks. Some
are safe, some are risky, but all are designed to help you outsmart the
airlines and save money on your next trip.1. Book your ticket 47 days
before a trip At least that’s what online search engine CheapAir
concluded after crunching the numbers on over five MILLION flights last
year. According to their research, buying a domestic ticket 47 days
prior to takeoff is the best way to score the cheapest fare. 2. Clear
your browser’s cookies You know how you keep refreshing your browser
window every 11 seconds in the hope that fares will somehow magically
drop? Turns out, doing that may actually make your flight more
expensive. Airline websites use browser cookies to help track your
search, says Min-Jee Hwang of Wiser, a firm that analyzes pricing
strategies. It’s called “dynamic pricing” and it means that prices
change based on demand and conditions. Incognito windows are a popular
way of getting around dynamic pricing, says Hwang, but they only work
sometimes. The best thing to do is to clear your search history and your
cookies.
