Guide To Finding Affordable Flight Deals

Booking cheap flights can often be challenging but very rewarding. You can save a lot of money if you are planning to visit.  We have compiled a list of tips that will help you to get plane tickets at prices much lower than expected.

Here are a few tips.

1. Keep the travel dates flexible

In order to locate cheap flights to Indonesia, you will need to keep the travel dates flexible. The flight fares are changing throughout the week. This is the main reason why you should keep your travel dates flexible as much as possible.

It has been identified that the flight fares are relatively expensive on Fridays. But if you can travel on Wednesday, you will be able to reduce the overall flight fares by a significant amount. That’s where your flexibility can assist you with.

By traveling on Wednesday, you will be able to book the flight ticket at a lower price tag. Since the online booking engines have flexible calendars, you will not find it as a difficult task to keep your travel dates flexible as well. You just need to be careful about the date that you select in order to travel to Indonesia.

2. Use a budget airline

A large number of budget airline services are offering people the opportunity to get to Indonesia at an affordable price tag. If you are really concerned about the price, you must go ahead and get the services offered by these budget airlines. 

However, there are few important facts that you need to keep in mind when booking the services offered by a budget airline. First of all, you need to keep in mind that the baggage allowance offered by budget airlines is limited. (World’s Low-cost airline’s list)

3. Book a vacation package

Most of the tourists tend to book the flights, hotels, and transfers separately. This is an expensive method available for you to book the services. But if you can book them as a package, you will be provided with the opportunity to save a lot of money in the long run.

You can simply go online and start searching for the vacation package options that are available out there. You can also ask one of the travel agencies to compile a package and offer to you.

It is also possible for you to discover travel agencies that offer pre-built packages. You will be able to go ahead and book those packages to avoid hassle and frustration in the long run. You will definitely be impressed with the amazing deals and discounts that you will be able to receive at the end of the day.

4. Keep an eye on the last minute mystery deals

If you are a person who has been flying on a regular basis, you have a clear understanding of the last minute mystery deals. There are some websites, which offer last minute deals to you. That’s because those websites are offering the unsold seats to you at a lower price tag. Hence, it can be considered as an excellent method available for you to book your next flight to go to Indonesia.

However, you will be taking a risk here as well. That’s because you don’t book until the last minute. There is a possibility for the tickets to be sold out as well. Therefore, you are encouraged to try out this solution only during the non-peak seasons of the year. Then you will be able to make sure that the flight tickets to Indonesia are not sold out until you book in the last minute.

5. Look for credit card deals

If you are using a credit card, you must go ahead and take a look at the exciting credit card deals that are available for you to consider. Most of the credit cards offer exciting deals on air travel.

If you can see a discount offered by your credit card, you should do background research and see whether it is worthy to try or not. If you figure out that as a worthy option to try out, then you will be able to go ahead and book it. Hence, you will be able to book your flight ticket to Indonesia at a lower price tag.

It is also possible for you to use the credit card reward points that you have in order to book the flight ticket to Indonesia at a lower price tag. You can check with your credit card service provider in order to get more information about it.

6. Using Award Miles

You can also use miles instead of cash or maybe a combination of both. However, it is easier to redeem miles. You can redeem your miles through credit card travel portal or transfer them to your airline loyalty program. 

If you are an Indian and you are Make My Trip App, they have a rewarding loyalty program ( MMT Black ) based on spending. In this program, the traveler will accumulate My Cash which can be used to claim vouchers. My Cash can also be used to claim luxury stays at many premium hotels. The traveler gets My Cash on reaching various spend levels or milestones. 

7. Use incognito mode

Last but not least, you are strongly encouraged to use the Incognito mode of your internet browser when booking for tickets. That’s because the online flight booking engines use cookies in order to keep track of your search history.

Based on your search history, they will increase the prices of flight fares because they know that you have been looking forward to booking a flight to Indonesia for quite some time. If you can use Incognito mode, there is no possibility for the browser to get to know about your past. In such a situation, you will be able to go ahead and grab the best deals on airfares.

8. Book a connecting flight

If you aren’t hurry to reach the final destination, booking a connecting flight can be less expensive than a non-stop flight.  The search engine will allow you to find cheap flights and let you filter itineraries by non-stop, 1 stop, 2-stop or multiple stops. Even flying on multiple airlines can save you some cash as well.

9. Use More Than One Travel Site

Before you book you should also compare flight prices with at least a few third-party booking sites. There are many sites to choose from. Some of the best are Momondo. Google Flights, Skyscanner, Priceline. For Indian travelers, the most popular ones are MakeMyTrip, EaseMyTrip, ClearTrip, Yatra, Via, PayTm, HappyEasyGo, etc. (Search for more Indian  ticketing sites)

10. Search for a ticket in other currencies

If your country’s currency is stronger, then search in a country where the currency is weak. The airfare may vary significantly.  This tip works. You can try out if your currency is currently performing well compared to global standards.

11. Book Early If There is a Festival

This happens mostly in India. If there is a festival like Diwali, Durga Puja, Christmas the flight prices tend to go up. Therefore, it is advised that you book the tickets early if you are traveling time is close to the festivals.

We can say that flexibility, early booking and booking just before the flight (1-2 days) are some of the more efficient tips for cheap flights. By comparing the prices and options with the carrier, third-party booking sites, and also taking your credit card rewards you can find really great flight deals with each trip.

Please leave a comment on which site you use to search flight tickets? We would love to hear from you.

12. Use a flight cancellation refund program

It has been seen that people do cancel ticket due to various reasons. Often times they do not get a refund. But there is a way out. Many Flight Booking Apps are now providing a free cancellation program. 

For example, Make My Trip in India has a program called MMT Double Black which allows for FREE Cancellation on Domestic Flights and FREE cancellation on domestic hotels for the program period. In this way, travelers can save a significant amount of money.

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