How To Search For Low Fares Online

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If you’re trying to find low fares for upcoming air travel, you should know that it’s possible with a little strategy.

Travel experts are predicting a steep hike in airfares over the next several months. You don’t have to overpay for an airline ticket anymore. As our Travel Savings Guide brings out, those days are over with.

Yes, You Can Find Low Fares Online. Here’s How

The key is to use the many resources and tools available online to find cheap fares. Here are some travel tips to find cheap fares online.

Here are some of the best travel sites to find low fares:

Kayak Explorer
Southwest Low Budget Calendar
Budget Airlines
Incognito Mode

Visit Kayak’s Explorer Page

Kayak is one of the most popular travel sites in the world. One of the reasons why is because the site can compare fares so that you can find the cheapest flight.

One cool travel hack with Kayak is that it’s one of the best sites for last-minute flights. Once you find a cheap fare, you can freeze it.

In the Kayak app, you can “freeze” your flight search results for up to 14 days. All you have to do is tap the Price Freeze icon. There is a small fee.

Check Out Southwest’s Low Budget Calendar

One thing I suggest is that you take advantage of the Low Fare Calendar on the Southwest Airlines website.

The Low Fare Calendar shows you the dates where fares are cheaper. But again, you have to have some travel flexibility and not be locked in to certain days of the week.

There are other ways to save on Southwest as well.

Southwest Airlines is known as a low-cost airline, but it’s not the cheapest. Their are other airlines with lower fares, but you won’t get the same customer service that you get with Southwest.

Fly Budget Airlines

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines both have competitive flights along with Southwest, but neither of them give you two free bags.

Visit the websites of some cheap budget airlines and check out their fares. Here are some top low-fare airlines:

Browse Fares In Incognito Mode

This is an old hack you may have forgotten about: If you’re searching for flights online, be sure to do so in incognito mode, so that the site won’t be able to factor in your past activities when it comes to pricing.

Those are just some travel tips to remember when looking to travel for cheap.

Final Word

One thing you’ll want to be cognizant of when searching for low fares is the day you book. If you buy on the wrong day, you’ll pay more. The industry used to have a tried-and-true formula for when it would raise fares, but now it’s all over the place.

With that being said, some travel experts say that Monday nights and Tuesdays are the best times for lower-than-normal fares.

Looking to visit the Crescent City? Here’s the cheapest time to travel to New Orleans.

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Keisha Smith

Keisha Smith is a Contributing Writer who attended college at Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge. She is currently writing a book on south Louisiana culture.