How To Get Great Deals On
Flights At The Last Minute.
The best prices for flights are often
revealed at the last minute. Here is a
secret that most frequent flyers are
unaware of. Sometimes in order to get the
very best discounts on flights you must
wait until the very last minute to book
them. By last minute I am not talking one
or two weeks before the departure date
but rather one or two days before you
plan to leave.
The reason you should wait this long if
you are trying to get your hands on a last
minute deal is due to the fact that flyers
often cancel their flights only a couple of
days before their departure. Airlines then
become slightly desperate to find someone
who can fill that empty seat at such short
notice so they lower the price
considerably in order to accomplish this
difficult task. I have seen on several
occasions the price get cut in half at the
last minute. Flight leaving in 1 or 2 weeks
will mostly be quite costly because they
lie between the true last minute flights
and the well-planned in advance flights.
The best website around for booking these
true last minute flights is none other than
Lastminute.com. It is however slightly
different from many big robot travel sites.
When booking with Lastminute.com you
must be aware of two important factors.
First, upon arriving at their homepage you
must select the flight option if you are
planning on booking a flight with them and
not a hotel room added. The reason I say
this is because the default setting on their
homepage is flight + hotel, which can be
rather upsetting if you enter all your
information only to find that they threw in
a hotel room without you realizing it.
Secondly, you might want to be a little
flexible with both the time of day (very
important) and the day of the week.
Surprisingly enough, when it comes to last
minute booking weekend departure dates
can often save you more due to the
increasing number of flights cancelled on
these days.
Another good website worth taking a look
at for last minute deals is Site59. Site59 is
a new site that can save you a bundle of
cash if you are planning a short weekend
getaway. The booking dates are limited
(normally they only include short weekend
stays) so you must very flexible. If you
are, then you will certainly get a highly
discounted flight and/or hotel.