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| deterrent. These days, the internet makes it easy to | | | | - Broaden your parameters - check nearby airports |
| find cheap flights to some of the most popular | | | | and travel destinations and you might find cheaper |
| holiday destinations - whether you're looking to travel | | | | flights. For example, if you're looking to cheap flights |
| domestically or abroad. Of course, not every flight | | | | to Gold Coast, look for flights to Brisbane or even |
| and holiday is going to be a great deal - you generally | | | | the Sunshine Coast - a two hours' scenic drive could |
| need to plan in advance and do some good research. | | | | save you some extra dollars. |
| Here are some general tips to keep in mind for | | | | - Divvy up your journey - if you're looking to make |
| finding the best online deals on domestic and | | | | multiple stops, you might want to try searching for |
| international flights: | | | | each leg of your journey separately. For example, if |
| - Avoid peak travel - easier said than done, as | | | | flying to New York from Sydney you might find a |
| everyone wants to take the same school holidays | | | | cheap return airfare from Sydney to Los Angeles, |
| and make the most of their long weekends. | | | | which could save you a good few hundred dollars. |
| However, pricing for air travel is a really a simple case | | | | This will be more than enough to book a US |
| of economics - flights are just cheaper when there's | | | | domestic flight from LA to New York - and let you |
| less demand. So save up the annual leave so you can | | | | city hop around all you want. |
| be as flexible as you can with your travel dates. | | | | - Look for package deals - for great cheap holidays, |
| - Act fast on deals- great last minute deals don't last | | | | book your flights and accommodation together. Many |
| - so be spontaneous and book it in! You might also | | | | flight search engines allow you to look for hotels with |
| want to sign up for various travel communities and | | | | your airfares and bundling packaged deals together |
| alerts such as TravelZoo which will send you | | | | could save you heaps on your holiday. |
| exclusive information on some of the latest flight | | | | |