🚀Hey there, I'm so glad to see this video has been useful to so many of you. I've got a number of new travel videos for you (with much better audio). If you're interested in hacking your way to the best flight prices, though, this one is particularly helpful ➡ua-cam.com/video/EyIBKbXhP9c/v-deo.html
Excellent info. As a former travel agent, booking directly with the airline is best even if a bit more expensive. If things go sideways, they can easily fix it but if you booked with a reseller or agency you are stuck with whatever they can or are willing to do. Plus fees.
Book with anyone other than the airline you will regret it if anything goes wrong as you will be talking with an ass on the phone in Seattle or Mumbai telling you they will answer in a month or two/ Airline will have a representative at the airport to address
@@DavidGTravels Seems Central and South America Business Class has become a thing of the past. Economy Plus has no attraction in replacing. AeroMexico has become my favorite but miss the Embraer 190 and absolutely will not fly Boeing Max and hesitate flying any Boeing. I worked mainly with Military and NASA, but familiar with the engines and instrumentation on Commercial Aircraft. I practically wrote the procedure for Spectrographic Oil Analysis Program. Boeing lost its quality control in the late 1980s. Too many drugs being used by their workers. As I once told a US Marine Major, "You think you're so special then tell me why they let drug crazed sailors work on your plane." Yup that did it. Knew I was right, never flew a gain and took an early retirement. Sure glad Lockheed no longer makes Commercial Aircraft, they had the worst quality control of any.
Kiwi wanted to charge me 50 USD for the second baggage from Chicago to Frankfurt via Istanbul . In the Airline regulations of Turkish Airlines it was stated that the 2nd baggage is free. So I booked directly over Turkish Airlines and saved 50 USD in contrast to Kiwi. Happened last year in June. So check, doublecheck and then check it again.
In Europe my flight was cancelled while i was touring the countryside, when i finally got to see the email to get a refund the time period ended, i could not find any way to contact Kiwi, any emails i sent never answered, never got the refund so for me, Ki-Wi-No-More
Bad Experience with Kiwi. You might want to do a video on this so others don't fall into the same trap. I booked with Kiwi for HNL to Sdf flight 3 months in advance. Good fare basic economy tickets on Hawaiian and Spirit. Paid for the tickets. 1 month later kiwi tells me Spirit cancelled their flight. Kiwi tells me they can try to get my money back, but once you say okay, it is non revocable. A day later kiwi tells me they got a credit from Spirit for the flight good only for 2 months, and that the Hawaii flight was cancelled with no refund. So basically by letting them try to cancel, I got screwed. Couldn't even use the Hawaiian ticket anymore to get to the mainland. This was all two months in advance. I'll never use kiwi again. Like you said, find the flights with them, and do the rest yourself.
Unfortunately booking with OTAs can often add complication to traveling. As I recommend in the video, book direct wherever possible and use other websites as search tools. -David
ALWAYS! Book with the airlines directly!!!! Always! If there are issues of any kind, third party bookers make it difficult, if not impossible!! Don’t be an amateur!
Absolutely….I learned the hard way more than once….i now book direct with the airline….and direct with the hotels…I often travel with ppl who chase deals…if I decide to extend my stay there’s never a problem usually get upgrade …. while the others are frustrated trying to get reply from third party sites and cost a fortune
I’m a million miler and still sometimes book w third party sites. It just depends on the savings and route. Agree that booking directly with the airline is lower risk and, depending on your ff status, can make more sense long-term. But I sometimes buy last minute business class seats on Priceline for a third the price that the airlines are charging. The gamble is sometimes worth it to me when flying long hauls.
@@DavidGTravels Thanks. And full disclosure, we used itamatrix after learning Kiwi, and then booked on the airline site directly. It was about 4 hours of "what ifs" for cities and dates (ending up using multi-city) and inputting options and amazingly we have better flights than we could have imagined (and could not otherwise find.)
Used Kiwi for cheapest direct from Europe to Southeast Asia. Well who would have known Athens Singapore route exists direct for 200 bucks. Amazing tool if flexible.
What I see right now is that airlines artificially keep the number of flights low to charge approximately 50% more than before COVID. Having less flights they pack airplanes full and often overbook (I hear them announcing it at the gate that the flight is overbooked and they need someone to agree to fly with another flight). Having their flights overbooked they have very little stimulus to offer discounts. That's why I could not find any discounted flight from my town in Canada to Bangkok for September-October using the mentioned websites though it is the low season. Probably, the situation is better when you fly from the USA but when you travel from Canada it is expensive like hell.
@@mitzoss Many routes have less flights than pre-COVID, though there are other routes that have much more competition now. Though passenger numbers are getting close, they're not back to pre-pandemic numbers yet. So there's still some continious adjustment being made by airlines. But all of this is only so helpful to the average traveler to consider - in the end there are deals to be had using the techniques outlined in this video. Feel free to ask any more specific questions @mitzoss
Thanks for the info on ITA, David. I’ve been travelling the world for years and years but never knew of ITA. Love an in-depth review of their website/business in general. I’m a senior now and can’t endure those long haul flights in economy anymore. I spend a good bit of my time trying to find deals in business class flight travel.
Totally understand about long-haul economy, working on a new video to give more insight into some strategies I use to get cheaper business class tickets. As for ITA there’s not much of business there, it’s just a really useful search engine.
The Google Flights recommendation was a winner for me on it's own!! Thank you for mentioning and I'm sure I will rewatch and explore some of the other engines later as well.
Awesome information, thank you so very much! We will be traveling a lot starting in the fall and will want to economize by finding the least expensive flights.
Agree that you should aearch on kiwi, but then book directly through the airline. I learned when the flight I booked on kiwi ended up being less expensive had I booked directly on the airline
Interesting video but I never use these sites. I book directly with the airlines because, in the long run in my case at least, it's easier to manage flights directly with the airlines. Okay, I'll never get a first class ticket for $700 instead of over $3,000 but I do get points for my flights and usually end up with enough for a couple of nights for free each year in pricier hotels in major cities. 😊
Thanks for commenting. I booked business class tickets between the US and Europe for around the price you just listed and booked directly with the airline.
Having had two airport managers as good friends over the years, you would be surprised to know where airlines cut costs. Having a high regard for life, I do not do discount airlines. Depends what you call a great deal. It depends on the value you put on your life. If you get into a habit of using one major airline all of the time, they will usually give you great bargains.
Definitely agree that a suitable airline depends on your needs. To be fair to low-cost carriers I’ve had horrible experiences on them, but I’ve also had a lot of really good experiences (and half empty planes) flying them.
Thanks david,but i,m a sub now,and i,ll see what i can learn from you,theres plenty of good knowledge in your corner.thanks for the google advice,but i,ll still do kiwi and battle with ita,many thanks great education its all upside.you sort the flies from the bugs,thanks a lot.respect
I booked a business class flight from LAX to Lisbon the Jetblue part was layflat and the TAP part was just recline. On the way over to Boston Delta economy was way better than I expected with Two decent meals and free alcohol
Some things you ahow disappeared too fast and i didnt get the chance to see what you were showing. A slighly longer pause would be good. Good info though. Needed this 2 weeks ago!
Gota a question. If you use skiplagged to find a flight with a layover where you're going, can you get your checked bags at the layover point, or do they stay with the airline for the duration of the entire flight?
@@roja7426you only use it for research. You ALWAYS book directly with the airline. If something goes wrong, those third party booking sites don’t help you.
@@roja7426 Thanks for commenting. In this video the methods I show on kiwi are intended to give you a powerful way to search for flights, but when it comes to booking them I recommend to always try to book directly with the airline if possible.
i think i have been on these sites but what i noticed is you have to take luggage and check out and check in? if i am travelling international destinations where there is stop over in anohter country that is very painful to exit/do immigration etc?
Quite a few, but do keep in mind that they’ll usually be wide-body planes on long haul flights or small jets on more regional routes. My favorites so far are the upper decks of British Airways and Qatar Airways A380s, but the 767s United flies to and from Berlin are decent enough too.
Ello Mr T-Spurt. Just wondering. Do you end up saving/ extending battery life by using the front display screen. I'm really keen. It's just the battery life 👍🫶🇦🇺
Looked at booking a hotel with Kiwi, went on the web and there are many posts of people with a bad experience. It looks like some people lost their entire payment, when originally it looked like they had a bargain. I opted to pay the full price. Just a question, have you ever booked with Kiwi and how many times????
I mean I have booked with kiwi, but I generally recommend booking direct with the airline. Make sure to watch through the whole video to see how to use Kiwi and the other sites to search for flights.
Make sure to tell these people that if you you Skiplagged or just hopping off on that middle flight, you have a high chance of being banned from that airline. Do that on the four or five major airlines, and then you never fly again.
Thanks for commenting! If you're interested in learning a little more about skiplagging and my thoughts on it, here's a video for you: ua-cam.com/video/2qJyi1jpiyo/v-deo.html Do keep in mind that Skiplagged is useful for other flight search techniques and I go over this in the video. -David
@@DavidGTravelsI know all about it and while you may get away with it at first, Airlines’s do keep track of that kind of information and once they become aware, you can definitely get banned from flying them again.
@@jaxx-_-123but does skiplagged show you the flight continues beyond the city you bought the ticket for? Maybe I don’t want to Skiplagged. I just like to buy tickets through them.
@@TheBoobanyes, if you buy a ticket from city A to city C but get off in city B in the middle of your journey, that is against the terms of service and could get you banned from that particular airline. If you just did it once they probably wouldn’t do anything but if you make it a habit…..
@@jaxx-_-123 but I mean does skiplagged show me my ticket actually continues to city C? Because I search for city A to B. Skiplagged can show me this flight to city B. But it also goes to C. Does it show me this? Or am I skiplaggning in ignorance?
do you know if there is an easy way to search for multi ticket flights? example going to point A to C cost 2k but buying one ticket for A to B then B to C only cost 1300. This is where im stuck right now haha. Cant find an easy way to search like this. Multi city is close but not close enough to work as it doesn't search for cheaper ways via separate tickets.
I’ve never seen any unique last-minute flight deals that couldn’t be found for similar prices elsewhere on Travelocity. It’s almost always best to book direct with the airline where possible, so for these third party websites I try to focus on the ones that are most usually for searching for flights (not booking).
@@DavidGTravels sure. Was looking for a next day flight. All the airlines said $900. Travelocity said $575 and it would be on one of the big 4 airlines. Alaska, delta, American or united.
@@nellybelly623 Great to find an awesome deal no matter where. I have booked quite a few last-minute flights and nearly all of them could be booked for at least near the lowest price directly with the airline.
@@DavidGTravels I don’t know why I said Travelocity. It was Priceline. I could not find any deal on those airlines that could come close to competing. I do not know why I said Travelocity because I totally agree with you, I find the airline & book direct. Way better if there is any delays or issues. Ended up not taking the flight because I couldn’t find feedback on Priceline.
I’ve found some good deals on Priceline, particularly for rental cars which I talk a bit more about in my recent video about rental car hacks: ua-cam.com/video/0KvbeihFW8Q/v-deo.htmlsi=xqkJWBfeArVjG18F But for last-minute flight deals, I’ve found they’re almost always bookable for near the best price directly with the airline.
Glad you found it helpful, I have a bunch of other videos on how to find the best flight deals in my all about flights playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLlHFWceWhDiToruSro5wuxwKK3VNkycWb.html&si=pbURoK1I3IqfA1yv If you’re talking about an ITA matrix video I have one in the works, too.
Not completely traveling to your final destination is frowned upon and hopping off at the hub city is likely to get you the boot .@This happened to me on BA last year .
Hey @paulgilliland2992, thanks for the comment! You’re right that skiplagging has some controversy attached to it. Skiplagged is also a useful search tool for other flight search techniques, though - I talk a bit about this in the video if you’d like to learn more.
When ever I use a 3rd party booking to look for low fares and then try to book directly with the airline line the price goes up $300 sometimes up to $1,000., ho back to the 3rd party and it’s still the low price. So I end up booking with them. How do I get the same low price when booking directly with the airline???
That can happen, but it’s very rare that third-party sites will be more than a tiny bit cheaper. The process I find the most success with is to search for the flights i research directly on the airline’s website, but you may find that you get a better price by clicking into the airline’s website from another search website from time to time.
I found a premium economy one way to LHR and upper class return one way to IAD for a combined $570 total. I like to take info provided by different travel apps & websites and enter the info into the other ones until I whittle it down to the least expensive for what I want.
Gee david,thats a lot of info,but real good sense,i,m a big flakey ,so i,ii have to concentrate more withv something like ita.but kiwi is a starter,thanks.
Thanks for commenting! Keep in mind that on this channel I don’t quite have the bandwidth to give individual travel ideas in depth. But you could try breaking up your trip with a few stops along the way - maybe something like Singapore for a few days and then India and Turkey. There are a fare amount of low-cost options in Asia and Europe.
@@DavidGTravels Thank you for your time but i think i will have to end up paying someone from youtube as i cannot go that way due to the medication i am on as it takes a lot but i thought to Apia and then to Hawaii to the mainland and to Canada and need to break it up to the Uk if that makes sense. Thank you and if you are ever looking for a paid job well always let me know as i need to get over that way as my son has a terminal illness. 😞
Well there is a giant fail on Kiwi. I put in indianpolis +150 miles to cancun, MX +150 miles ANY TIME, up to 1 stop, and it says there are no flights. Obviously something isn't working correctly.
That’s strange, I’ve actually never had it show no results at all. A good alternative would probably be to put the exact airport codes given there wouldn’t be that many for that search. Most likely ORD would be the cheapest nearby to CUN but more than 150 miles.
@@DavidGTravels I played with it and tried 10-15 different trips, 2 of them came up with no results but if I tweaked it a little sometimes it still worked. It actually seemed to hang up after I chose +150 miles. I removed that and left it at a single departure point and it worked. Just a hiccup I suppose.
interesting information for sure, are you saying the cost of a flight from airport a to airport b is more expensive than a flight from airport a to airport b to airport c? if that is the case, would you be able to use the fight from airport b to airport c, which you didn't use, as proof you will be leaving the country of airport b in 30 days where that is required, thus, eliminating the need for a throw away ticket?
When considering a travel site that advertises inexpensive tickets, one has to wonder why are the tickets so inexpensive? One of the ways, that is not legally allowed by airlines, is using someone elses frequent flyer miles. The travel company purchases frequent flyer miles from someone that cannot use them for one reason or another. The miles are purchased for rock bottom cost. Then the travel company uses the frequent flyer miles to book your ticket sometimes consolidating miles from different entities. There have been many recorded instances where the airline has booted people off flights with no refund, sometimes in the middle of their trip, and you may be banned from flying that airline.
Thanks for commenting. In this video you’ll find information on how to use five sites that are often overlooked to find flight deals that can be booked on the airline’s own website.
No matter where u go, flights are expensive these days. Everybody wants their cut, airline, govt tax etc. Im disaapointed overall when it comes to buying tickets now a days.
I travel out of jfk , nothing is cheap unless you book months in advance or off peak , also so websites track you ,clean you history every time you look ,or used a VPN
Thanks for sharing. I booked a flight to Europe for about $130 one-way five days before travel in December 2021, so there are some last-minute deals from JFK at times. It’s a good idea to just set your browser to clear the cache each time you close and reopen it. That said, the idea of prices changing because of cookies during your search is really blown out of proportion a lot of the time. Most credible flight search websites don’t do that at all.
I’ve never used that method, but know that some people still do use it. There are so many alternatives that don’t require you to be responsible for someone else’s stuff that I honestly just haven’t needed to use it. But definitely let us know if you have any experience getting cheaper fares by being an Air Courier!
@@DavidGTravels I did it several times out of SFO back in the late 90's. All that you were responsible for was a sealed envelope with the cargo manifest (for items stored in the planes/s cargo hold). When you arrive at the destination, another person from the courier company meets you at Customs, you give them the envelope and get cleared through Customer w/o any fuss! As I understand things, Int'l cargo has to arrive at the Customs Inspection & Processing facility X hours before the scheduled take-off time to allow for complete processing of all cargo. If it arrives later then the cut-off time, it can still be accepted but now needs to be handled as "personal luggage" and therefore requires a member of the air courier company to be a ticketed passenger on the same flight. However, to save money, some air courier companies sometimes are able to offer non-employee civilians the passenger seat for a deep discount once they have registered with the air courier company (to include a copy of your current gov't-issued photo ID and passport) and passed their background checks. Time is of the essence. If you want SFO-BKK in November, you should probably register in January. Since there is typically only one courier per flight, competition can be brutal. However, if you are a student on break, retired or work from your computer at home, you can be put "on-call". This way you may be able to get flights for free if you can be available to fly out in less than 48 hours. Each courier company works basically the same. However, West Coast flights are typically to Asia. East Coast flights are typically to Europe. And Southern USA flights are typically to South America. In my experience, I was always offered a 1, 2, 3 or 4 week return date. I was always paying 50% of standard economy/coach.
Very happy your video appeared in my feed today! With friends and family in Asia, Europe, and all over the US, I've used the internet for travel booking at least 25 years. You give a few tidbits here I'd never heard of, will definitely try out. I'm very grateful for the pointers, you have my subscribe. Thank you!
Awesome video , please check for me ,the cost ,sit,the airplane I should used . From Lagos Nigeria to Miami Florida on 14 to 30 , April 2024 , from Tega , Nigeria
Google Flights matched or beat the results of any of these others for the flight that I'm interested in. Kiwi was double the price for the same flight.
American Airlines is suing Skiplagged. Where people were barred from an airline for skiplagging. If your tickets going to airport A - B - C and get off at airport B. On the return flight should be C - B - A. but your get on airport B and finish at airport A. That's how the airline catches you.
@scottsmit1115 United sued Skiplagged and lost. If you skip a flight all the rest of your flights on that ticket will be cancelled. But keep in mind that Skiplagged is also a useful search engine for other flight booking techniques.
Yes I have heard and read horrible customer service experiences about kiwi so I'm not sure if he got paid for it but if not this is a reflection on the channels advice. I travel a lot but have gotten away from doing flight videos due to working on other projects but I do not make videos on companies that have known issues unless I'm calling them out. I will not sugar coat or promote bad actors in the industry you shouldn't either but of course it's your choice.
@@DavidGTravels OK good idea sorry about any confusion. Hey I got an idea do Video on ranking travel booking sites on internet reputation and platform etc... I will pay more when purchasing for confirmation of no issues with any company depending. Then the ones that are bad actors will come up. But me if I heard they were not on the up and up I would not recommend anything on there platform because of confusion, sorry keep the good information coming
@@ponderwithdave In my view the best website to book with is always the airline's own site, outside of the rare occassion that the flights just can't be booked there. I'm not saying that all OTA and metasearch sites are exactly the same, but rather that in my view they're mostly just useful for searching for flights (not booking them).
Ita is only a search tool that sho s you fares that airlines file, but it can often show you data that google flights won’t have. Google flights may also show you prices that can’t actually be booked from time to time, and you always want to book what find in either place directly with the airline if possible.
@@p__jay Interesting, I took a look at LON airports to MIA/FLL/PBI one-way in March and the only fares available anywhere near the price you mentioned are on Norse (low-cost carrier). Not sure if you meant you saw the higher fare in ITA flown on ITA Airways or just in ITA Matrix :). Regardless, I would generally use google flights for searching fares on low-cost carriers. But I'd mostly avoid booking low-cost carriers on transatlantic routes since most of the time it comes out to be significantly less for a round-trip ticket on legacy carriers. But if you really just need a one-way ticket, then the pricing models low-cost carriers offer usually mean you can get a one-way for half or even less than half of a round-trip.
@@DavidGTravelsI didn’t even know about Google flight. I stopped using google for hours because Google is deceptive, showing you what they want you to see. And then you go there, it’s another price. But thanks for this flight video. It’s ridiculous how it’s so hard to book holidays. And the longer you take, the price ticks up.
Thanks for sharing, this can also be a really useful tool for finding cheap flights. Often you don't even need a VPN to get prices from different countries, either. I've got a video in the works that covers this topic, so stay tuned!
Kiwi is another low-cost carrier rated site that nickle n dimes you for luggage as well. Also, they work by keeping you stranded your 2nd leg back to usa. Jfk to Italy 9 hrs Italy to jfk 17 hr...8 hrs in airport 😂
Anywhere in the USA and anywhere in the Europe, great if you want to fly from LOS ANGELES to ISTANBUL TURKEY when you really live in New York and want to go to DUBLIN IRELAND. Thousands of miles difference.
@@DavidGTravels You said put NORTH AMERICA as the START and EUROPE as THE DESTINATION. Which is useless if you want a flight from A to B. USA and EUROPE are VAST.
@@DavidGTravels Well Europe is VAST, so it' seems a bit crazy with 51 countries and over 500 airports not to mention USA being twice the size. I can't imagine people would be that flexible. If I wanted a flight from NYC to DUB IRELAND, why would you put the whole of USA and the whole of Europe unless you're prepared to drive 2,500 miles to save $50. Do Americans think Europe is one country and there's no difference. Between them. Many Americans think Europe is like America NO DIFFERENCE between the states. But the countries in Europe are as different China is from Canada.
🚀Hey there, I'm so glad to see this video has been useful to so many of you. I've got a number of new travel videos for you (with much better audio). If you're interested in hacking your way to the best flight prices, though, this one is particularly helpful ➡ua-cam.com/video/EyIBKbXhP9c/v-deo.html
Excellent info. As a former travel agent, booking directly with the airline is best even if a bit more expensive. If things go sideways, they can easily fix it but if you booked with a reseller or agency you are stuck with whatever they can or are willing to do. Plus fees.
Welcome to the channel and thanks for sharing your insight!
wud not touch a reseller with a barge pole
Book with anyone other than the airline you will regret it if anything goes wrong as you will be talking with an ass on the phone in Seattle or Mumbai telling you they will answer in a month or two/ Airline will have a representative at the airport to address
@@riskyron1416 Agreed, book direct wherever possible!
@@DavidGTravels Seems Central and South America Business Class has become a thing of the past. Economy Plus has no attraction in replacing. AeroMexico has become my favorite but miss the Embraer 190 and absolutely will not fly Boeing Max and hesitate flying any Boeing. I worked mainly with Military and NASA, but familiar with the engines and instrumentation on Commercial Aircraft. I practically wrote the procedure for Spectrographic Oil Analysis Program. Boeing lost its quality control in the late 1980s. Too many drugs being used by their workers. As I once told a US Marine Major, "You think you're so special then tell me why they let drug crazed sailors work on your plane." Yup that did it. Knew I was right, never flew a gain and took an early retirement. Sure glad Lockheed no longer makes Commercial Aircraft, they had the worst quality control of any.
Kiwi wanted to charge me 50 USD for the second baggage from Chicago to Frankfurt via Istanbul . In the Airline regulations of Turkish Airlines it was stated that the 2nd baggage is free. So I booked directly over Turkish Airlines and saved 50 USD in contrast to Kiwi. Happened last year in June. So check, doublecheck and then check it again.
Book direct to avoid stuff like this.
It's only worth booking with kiwi when it has special deals, otherwise it's better to book directly with the airline
In Europe my flight was cancelled while i was touring the countryside, when i finally got to see the email to get a refund the time period ended, i could not find any way to contact Kiwi, any emails i sent never answered, never got the refund so for me, Ki-Wi-No-More
Been using ITA for years and love it. I'll look for another video about it from you. I can always learn something new!
Awesome and thanks for the feedback! I've got another video on ITA in the works along with many others. 👨💻
Yes please!
Bad Experience with Kiwi. You might want to do a video on this so others don't fall into the same trap. I booked with Kiwi for HNL to Sdf flight 3 months in advance. Good fare basic economy tickets on Hawaiian and Spirit. Paid for the tickets. 1 month later kiwi tells me Spirit cancelled their flight. Kiwi tells me they can try to get my money back, but once you say okay, it is non revocable. A day later kiwi tells me they got a credit from Spirit for the flight good only for 2 months, and that the Hawaii flight was cancelled with no refund. So basically by letting them try to cancel, I got screwed. Couldn't even use the Hawaiian ticket anymore to get to the mainland. This was all two months in advance. I'll never use kiwi again. Like you said, find the flights with them, and do the rest yourself.
Can you threaten then legally?
Unfortunately booking with OTAs can often add complication to traveling. As I recommend in the video, book direct wherever possible and use other websites as search tools.
-David
I heard you recommend NOT booking with Kiwi. Great video!
He said NOT to book with KIWI
KIWI stinks. They did something similar to me. Never got back a refund.
Thank you my friend. Yes - we need a separate video re. ITA Matrix - but only if there are more fan requests.
Thanks for watching, and I have an ITA video planned as well as plenty more weekly travel videos. Thanks for the feedback!
ALWAYS! Book with the airlines directly!!!! Always! If there are issues of any kind, third party bookers make it difficult, if not impossible!! Don’t be an amateur!
Preach :)
There is no reason to ever need a travel agent.
Yes, I lost $3600 with Priceline
Absolutely….I learned the hard way more than once….i now book direct with the airline….and direct with the hotels…I often travel with ppl who chase deals…if I decide to extend my stay there’s never a problem usually get upgrade …. while the others are frustrated trying to get reply from third party sites and cost a fortune
I’m a million miler and still sometimes book w third party sites. It just depends on the savings and route. Agree that booking directly with the airline is lower risk and, depending on your ff status, can make more sense long-term. But I sometimes buy last minute business class seats on Priceline for a third the price that the airlines are charging. The gamble is sometimes worth it to me when flying long hauls.
Thank you. We saved 45% on our October booking to Europe. Big thumbs up.👍
Great to hear, enjoy your trip!
@@DavidGTravels Thanks. And full disclosure, we used itamatrix after learning Kiwi, and then booked on the airline site directly. It was about 4 hours of "what ifs" for cities and dates (ending up using multi-city) and inputting options and amazingly we have better flights than we could have imagined (and could not otherwise find.)
Awesome, so glad you found an amazing deal!
Which site did you use
@@essviot1165 ita matrix and then direct booked.
Used Kiwi for cheapest direct from Europe to Southeast Asia.
Well who would have known Athens Singapore route exists direct for 200 bucks. Amazing tool if flexible.
Awesome! That route is on Scoot (Singapore Airlines low-cost subsidiary), so make sure to consider baggage and other costs. Happy travels!
Loving your channel. You get right to the point.
Thanks for watching, happy travels!
What I see right now is that airlines artificially keep the number of flights low to charge approximately 50% more than before COVID. Having less flights they pack airplanes full and often overbook (I hear them announcing it at the gate that the flight is overbooked and they need someone to agree to fly with another flight). Having their flights overbooked they have very little stimulus to offer discounts. That's why I could not find any discounted flight from my town in Canada to Bangkok for September-October using the mentioned websites though it is the low season. Probably, the situation is better when you fly from the USA but when you travel from Canada it is expensive like hell.
Thanks for sharing!
I wish you could comment more than "Thanks for sharing!" I am interested how you're responding to those arguments@@DavidGTravels
@@mitzoss Many routes have less flights than pre-COVID, though there are other routes that have much more competition now. Though passenger numbers are getting close, they're not back to pre-pandemic numbers yet. So there's still some continious adjustment being made by airlines. But all of this is only so helpful to the average traveler to consider - in the end there are deals to be had using the techniques outlined in this video.
Feel free to ask any more specific questions @mitzoss
Canada is expensive for everything.
Thanks for the info on ITA, David. I’ve been travelling the world for years and years but never knew of ITA. Love an in-depth review of their website/business in general. I’m a senior now and can’t endure those long haul flights in economy anymore. I spend a good bit of my time trying to find deals in business class flight travel.
Totally understand about long-haul economy, working on a new video to give more insight into some strategies I use to get cheaper business class tickets. As for ITA there’s not much of business there, it’s just a really useful search engine.
Seatguru isn't maintained well anymore. Aerolopa is a greay alternative and kept updayed for the moment. Great video.
Thanks for watching!
The Google Flights recommendation was a winner for me on it's own!! Thank you for mentioning and I'm sure I will rewatch and explore some of the other engines later as well.
Thanks for watching!
I went to google flights. The prices were higher.
Holy moly!!! Thanks so much! And a BIG YES to any future videos you think are worthwhile making!! Subscribed!
Welcome to the channel!
Awesome information, thank you so very much! We will be traveling a lot starting in the fall and will want to economize by finding the least expensive flights.
Glad it was helpful, happy travels!
Agree that you should aearch on kiwi, but then book directly through the airline. I learned when the flight I booked on kiwi ended up being less expensive had I booked directly on the airline
When you buy through 2nd party websites the airlines aren’t accountable for your flights the websites are. I lost over 1,200bucks on travelacity
Hey Rubin, thanks for the comment. I always recommend aiming to book direct with the airline where possible.
Interesting video but I never use these sites. I book directly with the airlines because, in the long run in my case at least, it's easier to manage flights directly with the airlines. Okay, I'll never get a first class ticket for $700 instead of over $3,000 but I do get points for my flights and usually end up with enough for a couple of nights for free each year in pricier hotels in major cities. 😊
Thanks for commenting.
I booked business class tickets between the US and Europe for around the price you just listed and booked directly with the airline.
55 countries, Wow, congratulations on your travels. Will try these sites out hopefully when economy and safety get better or pre COVID.
Best of luck!
This is one useful Vlog and it must have taken you a lot of time to assemble it. Thank you very much, duly subscribed
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Each of my videos usually takes around a week of editing depending length and other factors.
Having had two airport managers as good friends over the years, you would be surprised to know where airlines cut costs. Having a high regard for life, I do not do discount airlines. Depends what you call a great deal. It depends on the value you put on your life. If you get into a habit of using one major airline all of the time, they will usually give you great bargains.
Yeah, I draw the line at DC-3's In South America, where there are more drums of diesel than passengers.
Definitely agree that a suitable airline depends on your needs. To be fair to low-cost carriers I’ve had horrible experiences on them, but I’ve also had a lot of really good experiences (and half empty planes) flying them.
David, can't wait to try some of your ideas to get my wife and I back to the Philippines. Great stuff.
Enjoy!
Thanks david,but i,m a sub now,and i,ll see what i can learn from you,theres plenty of good knowledge in your corner.thanks for the google advice,but i,ll still do kiwi and battle with ita,many thanks great education its all upside.you sort the flies from the bugs,thanks a lot.respect
Happy travels!
I booked a business class flight from LAX to Lisbon the Jetblue part was layflat and the TAP part was just recline. On the way over to Boston Delta economy was way better than I expected with Two decent meals and free alcohol
Some things you ahow disappeared too fast and i didnt get the chance to see what you were showing. A slighly longer pause would be good. Good info though. Needed this 2 weeks ago!
Thanks for the feedback, I'll keep it in mind for future videos. When a video is fast, I find the slow-down and pause functions in UA-cam help me out.
Do they apply for flights to Africa?
Definitely 👍
Gota a question. If you use skiplagged to find a flight with a layover where you're going, can you get your checked bags at the layover point, or do they stay with the airline for the duration of the entire flight?
No checked bags
He clearly stated he recommends booking with the airline directly and not through Kiwi.
He did include kiwi and showed you how to use it. Although he didn’t say to use it entirely.
@@roja7426you only use it for research. You ALWAYS book directly with the airline. If something goes wrong, those third party booking sites don’t help you.
@@roja7426 Thanks for commenting. In this video the methods I show on kiwi are intended to give you a powerful way to search for flights, but when it comes to booking them I recommend to always try to book directly with the airline if possible.
i think i have been on these sites but what i noticed is you have to take luggage and check out and check in? if i am travelling international destinations where there is stop over in anohter country that is very painful to exit/do immigration etc?
This is really a case by case thing, but I highly recommend trying to book directly with the airline where possible.
-David
Solution - don’t check luggage. Travel lighter to remove the risk.
Here's how I tend to travel for reference: ua-cam.com/video/uVKPUnqZBUw/v-deo.html
Which airlines have that two seat option do you find? I love that.
Quite a few, but do keep in mind that they’ll usually be wide-body planes on long haul flights or small jets on more regional routes. My favorites so far are the upper decks of British Airways and Qatar Airways A380s, but the 767s United flies to and from Berlin are decent enough too.
Short and sweet love this site
Ello Mr T-Spurt. Just wondering. Do you end up saving/ extending battery life by using the front display screen. I'm really keen. It's just the battery life 👍🫶🇦🇺
Hey there, I'm not sure what you mean :)
Could you do a video on booking round trip flights with different cities? Say San Francisco to Amsterdam and the return is Madrid to San Francisco.
I can definitely consider including that in a video in the future, thanks for commenting!
Looked at booking a hotel with Kiwi, went on the web and there are many posts of people with a bad experience. It looks like some people lost their entire payment, when originally it looked like they had a bargain. I opted to pay the full price. Just a question, have you ever booked with Kiwi and how many times????
I mean I have booked with kiwi, but I generally recommend booking direct with the airline. Make sure to watch through the whole video to see how to use Kiwi and the other sites to search for flights.
Why do you think it's better to book directly with the airlines rather than, like, Cheapoair? Thanks!
Check out my video “The Best Way To Book Cheap Flights”
does google flights use ITA matrix? it sure feels and looks like it in a slightly more simpler interface
Sort of, google now owns both and google flights was influenced by ITA Matrix.
Make sure to tell these people that if you you Skiplagged or just hopping off on that middle flight, you have a high chance of being banned from that airline. Do that on the four or five major airlines, and then you never fly again.
Thanks for commenting! If you're interested in learning a little more about skiplagging and my thoughts on it, here's a video for you: ua-cam.com/video/2qJyi1jpiyo/v-deo.html
Do keep in mind that Skiplagged is useful for other flight search techniques and I go over this in the video.
-David
@@DavidGTravelsI know all about it and while you may get away with it at first, Airlines’s do keep track of that kind of information and once they become aware, you can definitely get banned from flying them again.
@@jaxx-_-123but does skiplagged show you the flight continues beyond the city you bought the ticket for? Maybe I don’t want to Skiplagged. I just like to buy tickets through them.
@@TheBoobanyes, if you buy a ticket from city A to city C but get off in city B in the middle of your journey, that is against the terms of service and could get you banned from that particular airline. If you just did it once they probably wouldn’t do anything but if you make it a habit…..
@@jaxx-_-123 but I mean does skiplagged show me my ticket actually continues to city C? Because I search for city A to B. Skiplagged can show me this flight to city B. But it also goes to C. Does it show me this? Or am I skiplaggning in ignorance?
Thank you! This was a great video, love what you shared! Have a good week! xo
Same to you!
do you know if there is an easy way to search for multi ticket flights? example going to point A to C cost 2k but buying one ticket for A to B then B to C only cost 1300. This is where im stuck right now haha. Cant find an easy way to search like this. Multi city is close but not close enough to work as it doesn't search for cheaper ways via separate tickets.
Google flights is a good go-to tool for this. For one-way tickets you can just search separately, but often open jaws can get you much lower pricing.
Dang!! Thank you for all that information! Really appreciate it. Instantly SUBBED!! ❤👍
Welcome to the channel, overjoyed that you found it useful!
What do you think of Travelocity for last minute deals?
I’ve never seen any unique last-minute flight deals that couldn’t be found for similar prices elsewhere on Travelocity. It’s almost always best to book direct with the airline where possible, so for these third party websites I try to focus on the ones that are most usually for searching for flights (not booking).
@@DavidGTravels sure. Was looking for a next day flight. All the airlines said $900. Travelocity said $575 and it would be on one of the big 4 airlines. Alaska, delta, American or united.
@@nellybelly623 Great to find an awesome deal no matter where. I have booked quite a few last-minute flights and nearly all of them could be booked for at least near the lowest price directly with the airline.
@@DavidGTravels I don’t know why I said Travelocity. It was Priceline. I could not find any deal on those airlines that could come close to competing. I do not know why I said Travelocity because I totally agree with you, I find the airline & book direct. Way better if there is any delays or issues. Ended up not taking the flight because I couldn’t find feedback on Priceline.
I’ve found some good deals on Priceline, particularly for rental cars which I talk a bit more about in my recent video about rental car hacks: ua-cam.com/video/0KvbeihFW8Q/v-deo.htmlsi=xqkJWBfeArVjG18F
But for last-minute flight deals, I’ve found they’re almost always bookable for near the best price directly with the airline.
Great information. Just subscribed. Another video would be great.
Glad you found it helpful, I have a bunch of other videos on how to find the best flight deals in my all about flights playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLlHFWceWhDiToruSro5wuxwKK3VNkycWb.html&si=pbURoK1I3IqfA1yv
If you’re talking about an ITA matrix video I have one in the works, too.
ITA matrix will make me a global nomad!! thank you thank you thank you
Best of luck!
Not completely traveling to your final destination is frowned upon and hopping off at the hub city is likely to get you the boot .@This happened to me on BA last year .
Hey @paulgilliland2992, thanks for the comment! You’re right that skiplagging has some controversy attached to it. Skiplagged is also a useful search tool for other flight search techniques, though - I talk a bit about this in the video if you’d like to learn more.
When ever I use a 3rd party booking to look for low fares and then try to book directly with the airline line the price goes up $300 sometimes up to $1,000., ho back to the 3rd party and it’s still the low price. So I end up booking with them. How do I get the same low price when booking directly with the airline???
That can happen, but it’s very rare that third-party sites will be more than a tiny bit cheaper. The process I find the most success with is to search for the flights i research directly on the airline’s website, but you may find that you get a better price by clicking into the airline’s website from another search website from time to time.
I just stumbled on your site. I found your video very helpful. I have subscribed.
Glad to hear, happy travels!
I found a premium economy one way to LHR and upper class return one way to IAD for a combined $570 total. I like to take info provided by different travel apps & websites and enter the info into the other ones until I whittle it down to the least expensive for what I want.
Nice deal
Gee david,thats a lot of info,but real good sense,i,m a big flakey ,so i,ii have to concentrate more withv something like ita.but kiwi is a starter,thanks.
Maybe google flights is good base if you don’t have much time
Excellent video and information. Much thanks.
Glad you found it useful!
Question : do you test VPN for ?
VPNs can be useful but you mostly don’t need them to find the best flight prices.
ok thank you@@DavidGTravels
Happy travels!
You are great. First one I gave a thumbs up to and have been listening for a while. HINT listen at 1.5 speed.
Thanks for that!
Thank you for sharing. Can you do one on hotels
Glad you asked! I’ve got one in the works right now and it will be out soon.
Just a heads up that you can find a couple different videos about hotels deals now, happy travels!
The flights from Australia to the Uk is hard as i can only fly 4 to 5 hours at a time and its not cheap. Love some advice please. Thank you.
Thanks for commenting!
Keep in mind that on this channel I don’t quite have the bandwidth to give individual travel ideas in depth. But you could try breaking up your trip with a few stops along the way - maybe something like Singapore for a few days and then India and Turkey. There are a fare amount of low-cost options in Asia and Europe.
@@DavidGTravels Thank you for your time but i think i will have to end up paying someone from youtube as i cannot go that way due to the medication i am on as it takes a lot but i thought to Apia and then to Hawaii to the mainland and to Canada and need to break it up to the Uk if that makes sense. Thank you and if you are ever looking for a paid job well always let me know as i need to get over that way as my son has a terminal illness. 😞
@@mareelewis7639Use a travel agent. That’s what they do.
Well there is a giant fail on Kiwi. I put in indianpolis +150 miles to cancun, MX +150 miles ANY TIME, up to 1 stop, and it says there are no flights. Obviously something isn't working correctly.
That’s strange, I’ve actually never had it show no results at all. A good alternative would probably be to put the exact airport codes given there wouldn’t be that many for that search. Most likely ORD would be the cheapest nearby to CUN but more than 150 miles.
@@DavidGTravels I played with it and tried 10-15 different trips, 2 of them came up with no results but if I tweaked it a little sometimes it still worked. It actually seemed to hang up after I chose +150 miles. I removed that and left it at a single departure point and it worked. Just a hiccup I suppose.
@@davidmsmith268 Ah okay, likely too much data to load. ITA is also useful for this kind of search.
Hello, lots of valuable information. Lots to learn. Did you mention apps or should we use the website on a pc?
Great question! I usually tend to do most of my flight searching on a computer, but some of the sites mentioned have decent apps too.
interesting information for sure, are you saying the cost of a flight from airport a to airport b is more expensive than a flight from airport a to airport b to airport c? if that is the case, would you be able to use the fight from airport b to airport c, which you didn't use, as proof you will be leaving the country of airport b in 30 days where that is required, thus, eliminating the need for a throw away ticket?
Thanks for commenting! I’m not sure I follow your idea here, do you mean that the skipped leg of your flight would still have some kind of value?
Great sharing David...thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
When considering a travel site that advertises inexpensive tickets, one has to wonder why are the tickets so inexpensive? One of the ways, that is not legally allowed by airlines, is using someone elses frequent flyer miles. The travel company purchases frequent flyer miles from someone that cannot use them for one reason or another. The miles are purchased for rock bottom cost. Then the travel company uses the frequent flyer miles to book your ticket sometimes consolidating miles from different entities. There have been many recorded instances where the airline has booted people off flights with no refund, sometimes in the middle of their trip, and you may be banned from flying that airline.
Thanks for commenting.
In this video you’ll find information on how to use five sites that are often overlooked to find flight deals that can be booked on the airline’s own website.
No matter where u go, flights are expensive these days. Everybody wants their cut, airline, govt tax etc. Im disaapointed overall when it comes to buying tickets now a days.
I don’t know if I agree, but the introduction of unbundled fares definitely has led way to more fees that can feel hidden.
I travel out of jfk , nothing is cheap unless you book months in advance or off peak , also so websites track you ,clean you history every time you look ,or used a VPN
Thanks for sharing. I booked a flight to Europe for about $130 one-way five days before travel in December 2021, so there are some last-minute deals from JFK at times.
It’s a good idea to just set your browser to clear the cache each time you close and reopen it. That said, the idea of prices changing because of cookies during your search is really blown out of proportion a lot of the time. Most credible flight search websites don’t do that at all.
Good to know Info. thank you for the nice video.
Glad it was helpful!
i used to use the ITA software matrix.... its not been the same since google bought it.
It’s still the most powerful free flight search tool
@@DavidGTravels the extended calendar options were great, the options to chose prop planes was great. i still use it.
Totally agree, happy travels!
The long flight hours tho ?
Not related to getting a good deal using these techniques.
Kiwi was an absolute nightmare to deal with. Cancelled my flight, would not refund my money, then filed bankruptcy. To hell with them.
Good for searching, book with the airline
Great video. Liked and Subscribed.
Awesome, thank you!
What happened to nr 5?
#5 is bookwithmatrix.com
Thank you very much for the information! New subscriber here.
Skiplagging can be risky. It can get you banned by an airline.
Seat guru can be wrong. I always check aero lopa too.
True that, it’s always important to consider the risks when skiplagging.
@@DavidGTravels btw, thank you for pointing out kiwi. This is my go to now!
@@cdt996 Glad it's been useful, sure has saved me some money in the past!
Interesting David, thank you.
Very welcome
Great info. Thak you!
My pleasure!
Are air couriers companies still in business &/or viable?
I’ve never used that method, but know that some people still do use it. There are so many alternatives that don’t require you to be responsible for someone else’s stuff that I honestly just haven’t needed to use it. But definitely let us know if you have any experience getting cheaper fares by being an Air Courier!
@@DavidGTravels I did it several times out of SFO back in the late 90's. All that you were responsible for was a sealed envelope with the cargo manifest (for items stored in the planes/s cargo hold). When you arrive at the destination, another person from the courier company meets you at Customs, you give them the envelope and get cleared through Customer w/o any fuss!
As I understand things, Int'l cargo has to arrive at the Customs Inspection & Processing facility X hours before the scheduled take-off time to allow for complete processing of all cargo. If it arrives later then the cut-off time, it can still be accepted but now needs to be handled as "personal luggage" and therefore requires a member of the air courier company to be a ticketed passenger on the same flight. However, to save money, some air courier companies sometimes are able to offer non-employee civilians the passenger seat for a deep discount once they have registered with the air courier company (to include a copy of your current gov't-issued photo ID and passport) and passed their background checks. Time is of the essence. If you want SFO-BKK in November, you should probably register in January. Since there is typically only one courier per flight, competition can be brutal. However, if you are a student on break, retired or work from your computer at home, you can be put "on-call". This way you may be able to get flights for free if you can be available to fly out in less than 48 hours. Each courier company works basically the same. However, West Coast flights are typically to Asia. East Coast flights are typically to Europe. And Southern USA flights are typically to South America. In my experience, I was always offered a 1, 2, 3 or 4 week return date. I was always paying 50% of standard economy/coach.
Thanks a lot, mate. You have made my day.
Glad to hear that!
Very happy your video appeared in my feed today! With friends and family in Asia, Europe, and all over the US, I've used the internet for travel booking at least 25 years. You give a few tidbits here I'd never heard of, will definitely try out. I'm very grateful for the pointers, you have my subscribe. Thank you!
Glad to hear it helped, happy travels!
does this video only cover yankyland and not europe? +the uk?
Everything I go over in this video is useful to travelers globally, regardless of departure and arrival cities.
Great info in single vid, thanks
Glad you found it useful, stay tuned for weekly videos!
Awesome video , please check for me ,the cost ,sit,the airplane I should used .
From Lagos Nigeria to Miami Florida on 14 to 30 , April 2024 , from Tega , Nigeria
I made this video to help you check for yourself, happy travels!
What website has helped you find great flight deals the most?
Google Flights matched or beat the results of any of these others for the flight that I'm interested in. Kiwi was double the price for the same flight.
Google Flights. thanks for the info.
Google flights
The flights from Australia to the Uk is hard as i can only fly 4 to 5 hours at a time and its not cheap. Love some advice please. Thank you.
skyscanner
Thanks for the tips!
You bet, stay tuned for plenty more!
American Airlines is suing Skiplagged. Where people were barred from an airline for skiplagging. If your tickets going to airport A - B - C and get off at airport B. On the return flight should be C - B - A. but your get on airport B and finish at airport A. That's how the airline catches you.
@scottsmit1115 United sued Skiplagged and lost. If you skip a flight all the rest of your flights on that ticket will be cancelled. But keep in mind that Skiplagged is also a useful search engine for other flight booking techniques.
That's why you buy 1-way tickets each way instead of a round trip.
@@DoomFinger511but 1 way tickets are more expensive.
@@TheBooban Hey, it’s just arithmetic. A-B-C and B-A one way may add up to less than A-B RT. If not, don’t do it!
@@TheBoobannope, not always the case.
Very useful information. Much appreciated kind sir. 👍🏾
Happy travels!
Why do you say booking with the airlines directly is best? Rarely do I find best deals that way.
I made this video to answer your question: ua-cam.com/video/7vBfepDtVMM/v-deo.html
Great info man. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Yes I have heard and read horrible customer service experiences about kiwi so I'm not sure if he got paid for it but if not this is a reflection on the channels advice. I travel a lot but have gotten away from doing flight videos due to working on other projects but I do not make videos on companies that have known issues unless I'm calling them out. I will not sugar coat or promote bad actors in the industry you shouldn't either but of course it's your choice.
I’m not telling you to book with kiwi, but rather to use it as a search tool and book direct with the airline.
@@DavidGTravels OK good idea sorry about any confusion. Hey I got an idea do Video on ranking travel booking sites on internet reputation and platform etc... I will pay more when purchasing for confirmation of no issues with any company depending. Then the ones that are bad actors will come up. But me if I heard they were not on the up and up I would not recommend anything on there platform because of confusion, sorry keep the good information coming
@@ponderwithdave In my view the best website to book with is always the airline's own site, outside of the rare occassion that the flights just can't be booked there. I'm not saying that all OTA and metasearch sites are exactly the same, but rather that in my view they're mostly just useful for searching for flights (not booking them).
minute 0:21 its Granada in Spain
Indeed! Will have some more content from Spain coming in the near future, too.
Outstanding! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes. Please make another video.
Glad you enjoyed this video! I’ve got dozens of new videos since this one.
London - Miami, one-way...cheapest flight in March with ita 351£
google flights 183€ (157£)...how is ita better 🤷🏻♂?
Ita is only a search tool that sho s you fares that airlines file, but it can often show you data that google flights won’t have. Google flights may also show you prices that can’t actually be booked from time to time, and you always want to book what find in either place directly with the airline if possible.
@@DavidGTravels the price in my example is directly from the airline
@@p__jay Interesting, I took a look at LON airports to MIA/FLL/PBI one-way in March and the only fares available anywhere near the price you mentioned are on Norse (low-cost carrier). Not sure if you meant you saw the higher fare in ITA flown on ITA Airways or just in ITA Matrix :). Regardless, I would generally use google flights for searching fares on low-cost carriers. But I'd mostly avoid booking low-cost carriers on transatlantic routes since most of the time it comes out to be significantly less for a round-trip ticket on legacy carriers. But if you really just need a one-way ticket, then the pricing models low-cost carriers offer usually mean you can get a one-way for half or even less than half of a round-trip.
This was brilliant! Thank you kindly.
You're very welcome!
Kiwi site gives Business class fares for $1150 but when I execute the search the fares jump up to $3300. What gives...?
What happens when you try to book in the airline’s site?
Google flight is a greAt start for me... I will try the others. Thanks for the info 😊
Have fun!
@@DavidGTravelsI didn’t even know about Google flight. I stopped using google for hours because Google is deceptive, showing you what they want you to see. And then you go there, it’s another price. But thanks for this flight video. It’s ridiculous how it’s so hard to book holidays. And the longer you take, the price ticks up.
What is the best place to get deals on Business class travel ?
These websites can all be used to search for business class deals, along with Google flights.
Yes make an another video on ita and finding cheap flight
Thanks for the feedback, I’ve got this and more in the works so stay tuned!
Using a VPN to change the country the flight is being booked from can yield cheaper prices too.
Thanks for sharing, this can also be a really useful tool for finding cheap flights. Often you don't even need a VPN to get prices from different countries, either. I've got a video in the works that covers this topic, so stay tuned!
It’s a myth. Have no real effect
Great and Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Great information, thank you!!👍🙏
Glad it was helpful!
Great content! Subscribed
Thanks and welcome!
Kiwi is another low-cost carrier rated site that nickle n dimes you for luggage as well. Also, they work by keeping you stranded your 2nd leg back to usa. Jfk to Italy 9 hrs Italy to jfk 17 hr...8 hrs in airport 😂
Book direct… and claim EU261
Thanks for the video 👍
Your most welcome!
Anywhere in the USA and anywhere in the Europe, great if you want to fly from LOS ANGELES to ISTANBUL TURKEY when you really live in New York and want to go to DUBLIN IRELAND. Thousands of miles difference.
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@@DavidGTravels You said put NORTH AMERICA as the START and EUROPE as THE DESTINATION. Which is useless if you want a flight from A to B. USA and EUROPE are VAST.
@@markylon This is clearly for a search where you have flexibility in departure and arrival points.
@@DavidGTravels Well Europe is VAST, so it' seems a bit crazy with 51 countries and over 500 airports not to mention USA being twice the size. I can't imagine people would be that flexible. If I wanted a flight from NYC to DUB IRELAND, why would you put the whole of USA and the whole of Europe unless you're prepared to drive 2,500 miles to save $50. Do Americans think Europe is one country and there's no difference. Between them. Many Americans think Europe is like America NO DIFFERENCE between the states. But the countries in Europe are as different China is from Canada.
@@DavidGTravels I imagine you put ANY UK airport also when you want to visit London, when actually Scotland and London are 12 hours drive apart