The best sites with cheap air tickets

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While many travel sites advertise cheap flights, travelers can save money if they remember and use those sites where you can really find the cheapest flights and not overpay for a commission to the agency.

If you use travel websites to search for flights, you need to do a few things to minimize costs. For example, clear your browser's cookies or use Incognito mode in Google Chrome. Many sites use sophisticated software that identifies repeated searches and automatically raises ticket prices as soon as you log in a second time.

Another tip is to subscribe to the airline newsletter and follow their accounts on Twitter and other social networks.

GOBankingRates, along with experts, collected 10 best sites and tips for travelers.

Kayak

Search for the best dates: Yes
Search for specific travel dates: Yes
Key Features: you can select multiple destinations

Experts recommend using Kayak's Explore feature to find super-cheap tickets to various destinations.

ITA Matrix

Search for the best dates: Yes
Search for specific travel dates: Yes
Key Features: a forecast that shows a “risky schedule”

“ITA Matrix has a user-friendly calendar and travel planner,” said Taryn White, founder of travel website TravelWishlist.com. “Among the many great features of ITA Matrix is ​​the ability to search for a low fare calendar and the ability to hover over dates to see prices.”

Hipmunk

Search for the best dates: Yes
Search for specific travel dates: Yes
Key featuresand: price chart that shows the lowest rates on 90 days

If you do not like flying, you can use the Hipmunk function, which minimizes the flight time for you. The site allows you to easily switch between the lowest price and the shortest path.

Skyscanner

Search for the best dates: Yes
Search for specific travel dates: Yes
Key Features: the opportunity to study price offers for the entire month to find the cheapest round-trip tickets

The function, which allows you to study prices for a whole month instead of specific days, makes the site one of the best for finding cheap flights, says James Cave, travel expert at Portugalist.com.

“It helps a lot if you know approximately when you want to fly, but are not tied to specific dates,” says the expert. - Simply select "whole month" in the date picker. Another feature of the service is that it does not search separately by month, but searches “Everywhere”. You can leave the “Where” field empty - and the system will automatically give you all the offers for departure from the desired city.

Priceline

Search for the best dates: Yes
Search for specific travel dates: Yes
Key features: search across multiple destinations

You are probably familiar with Priceline.com, but there are a few tricks you can use to increase the chances of buying the most profitable ticket. Do not wait until the last to book a flight and a hotel, and give priority to early booking, if possible.
You can use the Priceline's Express Deals feature, which helps save up to 40% on popular routes and companies.

Cheapflights

Search for the best dates: Yes
Search for specific travel dates: Yes
Key Features: shows the cheapest fares in both directions on different dates

Cheapflights offers more than just airfare. You can find discounts on cruises, lodging and whole tours for holidays.
The site also offers car hire with all major companies, including Avis, Budget and Europcar. Cheapflights has a free cancellation policy.

Smartfares

Search for the best dates: Yes
Search for specific travel dates: Yes
Key Features: free cancellation within 12 hours

If you need an assistant in planning your trip, Smartfares will be an excellent choice. The company’s call center employs around 600 agents who are ready to answer your questions in 24 / 7 mode.
In addition, you can ask all your questions in the live chat on the site, receive or apply a coupon, and also make a free cancellation within 12 hours.

Expedia

Search for the best dates: no
Search for specific travel dates: Yes
Key Features: search by multiple destinations

Unlike some other sites, Expedia adds baggage fees to the search result. You can accumulate points for flights, accommodation and car rentals.

Skipplagged

Search for the best dates: no
Search for specific travel dates: Yes
Key Features: linear search graph shows rising and falling prices

The best feature of this site is the ability to find the “hidden city” rate. For example, you could buy a flight from Los Angeles to New York with a connection in Chicago to get to Chicago. This often works out cheaper than just buying a direct flight to Chicago.

Airfarewatchdog

Search for the best dates: no
Search for specific travel dates: Yes
Key Features: Search for the lowest fare in the next 30 days

AirfareWatchdog gives you the opportunity to find a promotional code for the purchase of airline tickets. Due to this, the ticket price may be reduced by 20% or $ 400.

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