{"id":6217,"date":"2019-09-20T12:47:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T18:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/?p=6217"},"modified":"2025-12-09T18:49:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:19:41","slug":"booking-cheap-flights-made-simple-your-step-by-step-guide-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/booking-cheap-flights-made-simple-your-step-by-step-guide-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Booking Cheap Flights Made Simple: Your Step-By-Step Guide For 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I think the main reason we all hate booking flights is that we never know if we overpaid&#8230;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;and ain&#8217;t nobody wanna overpay. It just hurts. \ud83e\udd15&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, there is simply no way to guarantee you&#8217;re getting the best price&#8230;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;but with the following tips,<strong> you&#8217;ll be 95% there and can rest easy&nbsp;<\/strong>because it&#8217;ll be as close to the cheapest airfare as possible as anyone is getting without fine-tuning their ESP skills. \ud83d\udd2e&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this guide we\u2019ll walk through how to book cheap flights. If you want the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/the-travel-optimization-system\/\">full Travel Optimization System<\/a> that ties flights, hotels, and points together, start here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re going to break this down into two categories<\/strong>&nbsp;to make it even easier on ya: if you are open to dates, and if you have specific dates picked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with the open calendar route&#8230;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Open To Dates<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/384f659ea9f97a37b57c6031576ec7be.jpeg\" alt=\"booking cheap flights\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If have a specific destination but are open to dates, you&#8217;ll have a much better chance at cheaper flights.<\/strong>&nbsp;Here are a few options for hacking with this variable:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check out your &#8220;prime booking window&#8221; on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-7675932-12538487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CheapAir.com<\/a>. This will tell you when your best shot is at booking a flight to your destination.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/flights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Flights<\/a>&#8216; &#8220;date graph&#8221; to see a calendar view of prices. We also use their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/matrix.itasoftware.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ITA Matrix<\/a>\u00a0but Google Flights is more intuitive and lately, we&#8217;re finding you can nab better deals with it. Use this in cahoots with the prime booking window to really get the cheapest.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2KJHXwu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dollar Flight Club<\/a>\u00a0and get alerted by email of hugely discounted airfare to your destination. We&#8217;re talking 60-90% off!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2KJHXwu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">They have a free account<\/a>, which is slightly more limited, but still worth signing up for.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideally, what you want to do is look yourself for flights while you monitor the alerts that come in. This way you&#8217;ll truly have your finger on the pulse of what&#8217;s available for your destination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those tools alone can save you hundreds or thousands on your next flights.&nbsp;<strong>But what if you have specific dates&nbsp;<em>and<\/em>&nbsp;a sole destination?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Specific Dates<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/062ba32ee35024c9dd946e8bccc75b20.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It becomes a bit more work to find and book cheap flights if you have specific dates, but we&#8217;ve got you covered&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here&#8217;s the formula for you:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Get a gauge on the best time to book with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-7675932-12538487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CheapAir&#8217;s &#8220;prime booking window&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0because\u00a0<em>when<\/em>\u00a0you book matters the most (on average this is 2-3 months out for domestic and 3-8 months out for international, but the tool will tell you more).\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search your dates in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/flights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Flights<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search the same dates in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.momondo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Momondo<\/a>\u00a0to double check you found the lowest (at least for the time you&#8217;re looking).\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/skiplagged.com\/r\/journo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SkipLagged<\/a>\u00a0(who finds loopholes in airline pricing not usually posted elsewhere) as one last check.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you don&#8217;t like the prices you see, keep track of them while also setting up price drop alerts on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hopper<\/a>\u00a0for push and\/or<a href=\"https:\/\/fxo.co\/7qdm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Airfarewatchdog<\/a>\u00a0for email. Also use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2KJHXwu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dollar Flight Club<\/a>\u00a0because although it won&#8217;t monitor your specific route, you still might luck out with a doozie of a deal.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you find a good price you&#8217;re happy with, book it, turn off all your flight alerts, and don&#8217;t look back!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This process will ensure you get a pretty damn good deal,&nbsp;<em>so don&#8217;t waste your time scouring and scouring to save a few more bucks<\/em><\/strong>(and stress yourself out while doing so). KNOW you got a good deal and be happy with it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here are a few additional tips to remember:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you find a flight through a price comparison site,\u00a0<strong>always attempt to book on the airline&#8217;s site first\u00a0<\/strong>because it will save you a LOT of hassle with any changes you may need to make (and you can log some extra points too).\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Many flight aggregators don&#8217;t include &#8220;budget carriers.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0So take note of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_low-cost_airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the low-cost carriers in your area<\/a>\u00a0and double check their websites before you book elsewhere.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If flying with two or more people, compare the price of a single ticket to that for your party.<\/strong>\u00a0You&#8217;ll often find that it doesn&#8217;t shake out and that the single is cheaper. 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