Part 2, Secure a cheap air ticket

With downward pressure being placed on the family holiday budget we can all learn how to secure cheap air flights and still take the family away on a cheap holiday.

Finding effective ways to find cheap air flights for your overseas family holidays, can seem frustrating and time consuming but with a few pointers to observe you can secure cheap airlines and find cheap tickets to help save a few hundred dollars on each ticket.

Travelling with your family on holidays can be very expensive exercise, here are five handy hints from part 1 which can help you find cheap air flights to keep you on course to locating a the right priced ticket to ensure you find the best cheap family holidays and manage the family travel budget.

Part 2 for tips on finding a cheap air flights for you next family holiday.

1. Ask about taxes and airline surcharges
2. Get more out of your trip
3. Consider alternate airports
4. Sign up for newsletter Mail
5. Look, Book & Fly:

1. Ask about taxes and airline surcharges

Whatever ticket price you’re quoted, make sure it includes taxes and surcharges. They can bump up a ticket price by $100 or more, flights to Europe for example can have taxes and surcharges in the hundreds of dollars. Some advertisements for cheap international flights don’t include taxes and fees; Webjet displays all international and domestic fares including taxes and airline surcharges.

* Related Links: Deal Finder – Webjet Seat Price Guarantee

2. Get more out of your trip

Stopovers and Land & Leave Flights provide  air travellers far more flexibility. Many visitors to the UK stop over for a few days in Singapore, Hong Kong or Dubai depending on the airline, which is a fantastic way to see another country at a small cost. Land & Leave Flights are perfect if you’re going on a touring holiday. For example you could fly into London, make your way to Rome by car or bus and then fly home from Rome without having to travel back to London.

* Related Links: More Flight Options

3. Consider alternate airports

If you’re planning on travelling to Europe then research airports surrounding your desired destination. This can be due to airport taxes and airline capacity. For example, you could save several hundred dollars by flying into Amsterdam instead of London and the savings will more than cover your ground transportation.

4. Sign up for eMail

Some of the best deals will come through on email from your preferred airline the only thing you need to do is act very quick, and take action when you get the email. If you don’t read the email within 24 hours you might feel like you have been left standing at the terminal as all the cheap tickets will have been taken.

5. Look, Book & Fly:
Find sites that help can help secure a cheap airfare for your next family holiday, Webjet, Wego, travel supermarket, skyscanner, jetstar
qatar airways, jet2.com, zoom airlines, first choice, jet2, Thomson travel, US airways

If you have hot tip on how you like to save a few dollars and find cheap airfares let us know by commenting below, please feel free to share any links to other sites.


About the author

James is the founder of Little Nomads a travel site which focuses on all things about traveling with kids. He lives on the Northern Beaches of Sydney with his wife and two energetic kids which keep him on his toes. Weekends, you can find him on or in the water around Pittwater. James also hates writing about himself in the 3rd person! Follow James on twitter @littlenomads or Google Plus +James Hayward

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