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As most of us are no doubt familiar, there is a huge fluctuationin the prices of airline tickets. Depending on anything fromseason, how well traveled the route is, and other reasons thatseem more mysterious, flight prices change constantly andradically. One of the most important things to consider ifyou're interested in discount travel is the difference in costbetween domestic and international flights, and to use this toyour advantage when you want to travel internationally.
In the USA, a typical return flight from New York City toMontreal, Canada, for example costs about $300 for a trip thatis just over 1 hour. For roughly the same price, one can flydomestically across the country from New York to Los Angeles - amuch longer trip. With very few exceptions, flights are cheaperdomestically - they are subject to less taxes and regulationsfor the airlines, and they are often on more traveled routes sothe airlines can afford a discount.
So to take advantage of this - to truly get some discount travel- you should look into splitting your long international flightinto 2 flights. Although it's more indirect, and a slightinconvenience, you can save a lot of money this way. Forexample, if you happen to live in the northern United States andwant to go to Latin or South America, you will probably findthat it's a lot cheaper to first get a domestic flight to asouthern hub like Miami or Dallas and then taking a secondflight further south. Even if you live in a big northern city,chances are the direct flight is going to be more. Taking twoflights doesn't have to be as inconvenient as you may think.Oftentimes, no overnight stay is required, and if yourdestination is a common one you may only have short delay.
When looking for discount travel solutions online, you're goingto have to use a bit of creative thinking. Most discount flightsearching sights are not set-up to search multiple flight routesto your destination. Rather, they are designed to show you thecheapest direct flight between the two points you want to go. Sowhenever you're comparing prices of a direct flight, it's alwaysa good idea to take a look at an indirect path as well -oftentimes you will be surprised at the savings involved.
It is harder to easily compare different 2-flight routes, andthe combinations involved can quickly make things complicated.The two general rules to keep in mind when looking for savingsare that you more or less want to fly as close to yourdestination as possible domestically, and that you want to flybetween major hubs. The cheapest of all domestic flights willalways be between major hubs (as our New York to LA exampleshows) so if you plan your trip with that in mind it's likelyyou will experience significant savings.
Discount travel is as much a science as an art, and those thatare good at it are able to come up with creative solutions - agreat starting point for becoming an experienced discounttraveler is to learn about airline hubs and patterns, and toexplore taking to separate flights as opposed to one long onewhen traveling internationally.
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