I should have seen these before. Only when it happens to you, it's when you come here to validate what's already happened to you (or me). I got an airline ticket through MyTrip only to have the flight canceled by the airlline in which case I was entitled to a full refund as per the airline policy. However, MyTrip disregarded this policy and charged me instead penalties fee and reimbursed the differences months later. My recomendations is to ALWAYS buy an airline ticket directly from the airline but book hotels through agencies because you don't need to pay upfront and you have 24-48 hours to cancel the reservation.
I tried the 2 one way thing for our latest flights and it wasn't cheaper. But what I did end up doing was 2 round trips a day apart. That's saved us a thousand bucks. Check all sorts of ways to book your flights.
My experience with Kayak and Google Flights. With both you end up with a list of links that show you which is the cheapest fare for the journey you are planning and of course from that list you pick the cheapest and try to book with them. I tried several times for 24 hours each time getting to the part where you put all your credit card details in and confirm the booking only to be told something had gone wrong and I should try again. Eventually chatted with a representative who told me that fare was no longer available but he could do it for over two hundred pounds more. So I tried another one on the list, this one took me all the way but said my booking wasn't confirmed. Some time later I received a call and was told that fare was no longer available but that for 800 pounds more they could book the ticket. I refused and was told to hold on and they came back with 200 pounds off each leg meaning that it was now only going to be 400 pounds higher than the price that Google Flights and Kayak had originally attracted me to that site. From my experience these people are pitching their fares deliberately low so that Kayak and Google show them as the best but when you try to book that fare is no longer available.
I tried the 2 one way thing for our latest flights and it wasn't cheaper. But what I did end up doing was 2 round trips a day apart. That's saved us a thousand bucks. Check all sorts of ways to book your flights.
@@kzulia13 nope, I bought round trip tickets from home airport to our layover airport and another set of round trip tickets from our layover to our destination. We flew frontier and we would have had a day layover in Denver anyway. The only part that was extra, we went through airport security 4 times with first time flying kids. Uffdah. .
Headed to Macedonia in 2 weeks for 2 weeks, then Montreal and Quebec City at the end of March. Then back to Macedonia and then Armenia, Georgia this summer. Who knows? With using Google flights and Momondo I might be going to other places if the price is right. Thanks so much!
So when I'm heading back to the US from Europe, I'm always booking a connecting flight with a layover in a city on the way, like London for example. It cuts my travel costs and also gives me a chance to explore a new city for a day... It's a good way to get a nice little treat & explore another city before I get home!
I just found your channel and it’s awesome! I love that you announce what your next video would be, or a very important related video, but just a friendly suggestion to provide a link to them to be able to find them easier. Took me a few steps to find the other videos you referred to. Please keep up the great work, I already learned so much from 3 of your awesome videos 😊👍
If you travel the world, for me Priceline number one then everybody else, happens that sometimes the cheapest flight is more expensive, we need to pay atention on the add on, baggage, seat, even a hand bag, plus the airline service, also conection flights are at different airports, other time is much better with to book directly with the airline.
Again Megan you have hit a home run. This is a great video, so well put together. Your editing skills just keep getting better and I bet you did not even use Chat GPT😂. Love how short this is and so full of content that the very firth thing you do after watching it is to go right back to the beginning and do it all over again. My problem is you keep talking about how much travel you do and yet you never shoot any footage of yourself outside with a beautiful background. Can’t wait to see the pyramids behind you for example. Thank you so much for your inspiration on more travel. The world needs more great and kind people like you. 🎉❤
Love watching these videos although will probably not fly anywhere in the next few weeks but these tips will definitely be useful if I ever do this year great video as always Megan
I have a question about hopper. It is said that the prices will drop over the next month, but I am afraid that by then, the tickets will be sold out. Is it better to buy it now? Or wait and hope that there will be available tickets for sale at a lower price.
Megan. You are the best at finding great websites that are helpful when traveling. Finding good prices on flights are tough but make it much easier. 4:37
Good evening Megan 🙋🏻♂️ I recently subscribed to your channel and you have a lot of good advice. I want to buy tickets to Japan and I am looking at April of this new year 2023. What advice do you have for me it buying good round trip tickets for a first time international flyer like myself. As you mentioned before,is it better to do it through the airline itself?
Hello, I hope you will have a great trip. Could you give me the best and cost-effective, customer friendly airlines since this is my first flight to abroad, Thailand.❤
I'm using American airlines cheapest all year and easy to use my miles and if there is a problem fixed in one phone call. My advice you better think twice if you're going international and using one of these websites to buy your ticket.
This video has been very helpful with helping me find cheap airfares. I was getting discouraged and thinking that I would have to book a flight so far out into the future, even if I have to book four or five months out, that’s reasonable for me. I really liked google flights. I plan to go to Thailand in a few months. Thank you for this video.
If I want to upgrade to business class on a flight should I search for business class fares specifically, or search for economy class fares across all the options before upgrading to business class? IOW, is the diff between econ and bus class pretty standard across airlines? What's the best way?
Thank you for another great video ! Some of these look really interesting. I was wondering if there are any specific tips for doing the same trip repeatedly? I'm going to have travel to London (from a regional french city) for work ever week for a few weeks. I was wondering if there are any websites/tools/etc. that are good for this situation ?
Hey there! Loving the video! 🙌 These flight deal websites are legit game-changers for wanderlust adventurers like us! 🌍✈ Thanks a ton for sharing the scoop on the best deals of 2023. Time to jet-set on a budget! 💸💫
Hoping to FINALLY use up the tour vouchers from 2020. And we're hoping for a Spain and Portugal tour. I have loyalty points with a few different airlines and looking at using those up too.
Hello there, thanks for the tips. I am planning a trip to Paris & Italy this year. I was thinking one way ticket from LA to Paris and One way from Italy to LA or viceversa. To the best of your knowledge what airline would you advise to book with?
QUESTION: Seems that airfare is relatively cheap, but lodging is where the big cost is. What is the best way to get cheap & respectable lodging?--hostels?
@@PortableProfessional Actually, I would've been in Eastern Europe in 2020 for the low cost of living in the world hadn't shutdown, and now war. So, probably Panama, Uruguay, or Paraguay...but would like to live "average western" level in a low-cost of living (in USD) locale.
Once familiarities end, establishment of trust on either side---one isn't a mystery shopper---enlisted to disclose what is hoped hidden ---complete, sales reps at tickets counters---are it.
Hi guys, hi Megan, just wondering if anyone of you has ever used priceline to book for a flight? If so, how was your experience. Please let know! Thanks.
Hello, i hope you had a great trip. Could you please suggest me the best airline for first time travel but also cost-effective, customer friendly and reliable? I am going to Thailand in 25 days, hopefully❤
Deals can change from one day to the next! I suggest you check out the websites in the video or go directly to airline sites flying that route! Sometimes the best deal may be the shortest time or the cheapest price. Depends on what you are looking for! Good luck on your booking and happy travels!
Why an average person need to pay extra for few kg lugage but 130 kg people dont pay any extra for double wheight of average? I know the airplane use more fuel if it's more weight and i respect overweight people as i respect anybody no matter their shape, color, etc.
What is considered average is highly dependent on race, gender and height and there are people who are naturally very thin so it probably all evens out in the long run 🤷♀️ I think it’s more to do with the space available and how much airlines can nickel and dime us all.
@@mrscuteas you can include evrybody no matter they're skin color or sex, let the scale and statistics speak for themselves, or they can make people pay the tickets based by their weight
Again Megan you have hit a home run. This is a great video, so well put together. Your editing skills just keep getting better and I bet you did not even use Chat GPT😂. Love how short this is and so full of content that the very firth thing you do after watching it is to go right back to the beginning and do it all over again. My problem is you keep talking about how much travel you do and yet you never shoot any footage of yourself outside with a beautiful background. Can’t wait to see the pyramids behind you for example. Thank you so much for your inspiration on more travel. The world needs more great and kind people like you. 🎉❤
1. Kayak 2. Momondo 3. Skyscanner 4. Hopper 5. Google flights Got it!
You saved me 5 minutes
Kayak
Momondo
Skyscanner
Hopper
Google flights
Travelocity??
bless you
Legend
I should have seen these before.
Only when it happens to you, it's when you come here to validate what's already happened to you (or me). I got an airline ticket through MyTrip only to have the flight canceled by the airlline in which case I was entitled to a full refund as per the airline policy. However, MyTrip disregarded this policy and charged me instead penalties fee and reimbursed the differences months later. My recomendations is to ALWAYS buy an airline ticket directly from the airline but book hotels through agencies because you don't need to pay upfront and you have 24-48 hours to cancel the reservation.
I tried the 2 one way thing for our latest flights and it wasn't cheaper. But what I did end up doing was 2 round trips a day apart. That's saved us a thousand bucks. Check all sorts of ways to book your flights.
My experience with Kayak and Google Flights. With both you end up with a list of links that show you which is the cheapest fare for the journey you are planning and of course from that list you pick the cheapest and try to book with them. I tried several times for 24 hours each time getting to the part where you put all your credit card details in and confirm the booking only to be told something had gone wrong and I should try again. Eventually chatted with a representative who told me that fare was no longer available but he could do it for over two hundred pounds more. So I tried another one on the list, this one took me all the way but said my booking wasn't confirmed. Some time later I received a call and was told that fare was no longer available but that for 800 pounds more they could book the ticket. I refused and was told to hold on and they came back with 200 pounds off each leg meaning that it was now only going to be 400 pounds higher than the price that Google Flights and Kayak had originally attracted me to that site. From my experience these people are pitching their fares deliberately low so that Kayak and Google show them as the best but when you try to book that fare is no longer available.
Thanks for sharing your experience. It's very helpful.
I tried the 2 one way thing for our latest flights and it wasn't cheaper. But what I did end up doing was 2 round trips a day apart. That's saved us a thousand bucks. Check all sorts of ways to book your flights.
That' great! There are so may different ways to search flights. Awesome!
Interesting, so you ended only using 2 one ways?
@@kzulia13 nope, I bought round trip tickets from home airport to our layover airport and another set of round trip tickets from our layover to our destination. We flew frontier and we would have had a day layover in Denver anyway.
The only part that was extra, we went through airport security 4 times with first time flying kids. Uffdah. .
Headed to Macedonia in 2 weeks for 2 weeks, then Montreal and Quebec City at the end of March. Then back to Macedonia and then Armenia, Georgia this summer. Who knows? With using Google flights and Momondo I might be going to other places if the price is right. Thanks so much!
So when I'm heading back to the US from Europe, I'm always booking a connecting flight with a layover in a city on the way, like London for example. It cuts my travel costs and also gives me a chance to explore a new city for a day... It's a good way to get a nice little treat & explore another city before I get home!
I just found your channel and it’s awesome!
I love that you announce what your next video would be, or a very important related video, but just a friendly suggestion to provide a link to them to be able to find them easier. Took me a few steps to find the other videos you referred to. Please keep up the great work, I already learned so much from 3 of your awesome videos 😊👍
If you travel the world, for me Priceline number one then everybody else, happens that sometimes the cheapest flight is more expensive, we need to pay atention on the add on, baggage, seat, even a hand bag, plus the airline service, also conection flights are at different airports, other time is much better with to book directly with the airline.
Again Megan you have hit a home run. This is a great video, so well put together. Your editing skills just keep getting better and I bet you did not even use Chat GPT😂. Love how short this is and so full of content that the very firth thing you do after watching it is to go right back to the beginning and do it all over again. My problem is you keep talking about how much travel you do and yet you never shoot any footage of yourself outside with a beautiful background. Can’t wait to see the pyramids behind you for example. Thank you so much for your inspiration on more travel. The world needs more great and kind people like you. 🎉❤
Love watching these videos although will probably not fly anywhere in the next few weeks but these tips will definitely be useful if I ever do this year great video as always Megan
Great to see you here, Leo! Thanks for watching and hopefully they will be useful in the future
I wanna go to visit Thailand but the price is expensive.
Any recommendations? Any tips will help
Thank you.
Southwest doesn't share their airfare to any site
They do. On googletravel
Love watching your travel tips videos. They're very helpful. Thank you. Looking forward to your next one.
Glad you like them! Much more to come 😇
I have a question about hopper.
It is said that the prices will drop over the next month, but I am afraid that by then, the tickets will be sold out. Is it better to buy it now? Or wait and hope that there will be available tickets for sale at a lower price.
Megan. You are the best at finding great websites that are helpful when traveling. Finding good prices on flights are tough but make it much easier. 4:37
You are so welcome!
Good evening Megan 🙋🏻♂️
I recently subscribed to your channel and you have a lot of good advice.
I want to buy tickets to Japan and I am looking at April of this new year 2023.
What advice do you have for me it buying good round trip tickets for a first time international flyer like myself. As you mentioned before,is it better to do it through the airline itself?
Awesome video! We're currently in Thailand but have no other trips planned for the rest of the year... 😞
Going back to the South Island of New Zealand for my fourth visit in september/October time frame!
Hello, I hope you will have a great trip. Could you give me the best and cost-effective, customer friendly airlines since this is my first flight to abroad, Thailand.❤
I'm using American airlines cheapest all year and easy to use my miles and if there is a problem fixed in one phone call. My advice you better think twice if you're going international and using one of these websites to buy your ticket.
This video has been very helpful with helping me find cheap airfares. I was getting discouraged and thinking that I would have to book a flight so far out into the future, even if I have to book four or five months out, that’s reasonable for me. I really liked google flights. I plan to go to Thailand in a few months. Thank you for this video.
Hi, did you go to Thailand? And, Can you give the best airlines to go to Thailand? 😊
Go direct to the airlines. These outfits can be difficult to deal with if your circumstances of travel change
Do you suggest travel ins ? What happens if w need to change the date for some reason?? Thx so much!!
If I want to upgrade to business class on a flight should I search for business class fares specifically, or search for economy class fares across all the options before upgrading to business class? IOW, is the diff between econ and bus class pretty standard across airlines? What's the best way?
Thanks Megan 😊 love your videos always.
You are so welcome!
Keep up the great work Megan 👍
I hope to! Thanks!
what do you do when contacting airline direct and they do not have the same pricing as your search engines.
Any thoughts or experience with Airwander?
Thanks for the great video and information!
HOW DO YOU BOOK WITH THE sites you mention
Just subscribed to your channel im look for a good prices flight to Charlotte North Carolina this September
Welcome to the channel! Best of luck with your booking!
Thank you for another great video ! Some of these look really interesting.
I was wondering if there are any specific tips for doing the same trip repeatedly? I'm going to have travel to London (from a regional french city) for work ever week for a few weeks. I was wondering if there are any websites/tools/etc. that are good for this situation ?
Hey there! Loving the video! 🙌 These flight deal websites are legit game-changers for wanderlust adventurers like us! 🌍✈ Thanks a ton for sharing the scoop on the best deals of 2023. Time to jet-set on a budget! 💸💫
Glad you like them! Happy travels!
Thank you for such an informative video as always ❤
My pleasure, Lawrence! Thanks for watching!
Hoping to FINALLY use up the tour vouchers from 2020. And we're hoping for a Spain and Portugal tour. I have loyalty points with a few different airlines and looking at using those up too.
Hello there, thanks for the tips. I am planning a trip to Paris & Italy this year. I was thinking one way ticket from LA to Paris and One way from Italy to LA or viceversa. To the best of your knowledge what airline would you advise to book with?
Once again such valuable info. 👍🍀🥂
Glad you think so! Thanks!
Less than 2 months till my flight to Europe🇩🇪🇵🇱🇦🇹!
Please is flight network good
Greetings from Cape Breton. Hoping to go London, United Kingdom in the fall🙏🙏
Sounds great!
Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Looking at Albania perhaps sometime next year, maybe around February or March
Hope you find a great flight and have a super trip!
@@PortableProfessional me too
Morocco here I come.
On my 2023 calendar too! Enjoy!
@@PortableProfessional Me too. Visiting my new girlfriend for the first time.
This is great. Thank you
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much 🙏
Brazil 🇧🇷: ever been to southern states ?
QUESTION: Seems that airfare is relatively cheap, but lodging is where the big cost is. What is the best way to get cheap & respectable lodging?--hostels?
Great question, perfect for a future video. May I know where you look at the moment?
@@PortableProfessional Actually, I would've been in Eastern Europe in 2020 for the low cost of living in the world hadn't shutdown, and now war. So, probably Panama, Uruguay, or Paraguay...but would like to live "average western" level in a low-cost of living (in USD) locale.
Thanks Megan. I also like Google Flights
Once familiarities end, establishment of trust on either side---one isn't a mystery shopper---enlisted to disclose what is hoped hidden ---complete, sales reps at tickets counters---are it.
Wowzer! These are great tips about these websites. I'm embarassed to admit it but I have so many points stacked up on Spirit, it's my default airline.
Thank you so much! Enjoy using those points, Marcie.
Excellent tips
Glad you think so!
Very good thank you.
My pleasure, Alan!
Great travel skills channel! 👍…
Unfortunately there are no cheap flights in Canada. No real competition.
Does Google flights still work in Canada? I've looked it up and it seems to work but it says it's shut down everywhere but the U.S.
Yes, Google flights still works! The option to "book on Google" is no longer available.
Awsome thank you so much!!
Hi guys, hi Megan, just wondering if anyone of you has ever used priceline to book for a flight? If so, how was your experience. Please let know! Thanks.
Hi Rita. I almost always book directly with the airline and have never used Priceline for flights.
@@PortableProfessional hii, thank you for your quick reply ☺️. Very well!
Thank you
I want to find the best price regardless of the dates and the duration of stay, and no website is able to provide such searches.
Hm closest I can think of is Skyscanner, one way flight, everywhere as destination and filter by full month?
Great advice! Didn’t know about Kayak or Hopper. 😮😊
Out of context.
But, how can someone look soo.... perfect?!
I'm going to the Philippines 🇵🇭 in April for a month
Outstanding! I'm finally going back to the Philippines in April after being away for the last 2 years of course because of the pandemic. 🇵🇭
@@calvindavis1071 , because of the restrictions, dummy
Hello, i hope you had a great trip. Could you please suggest me the best airline for first time travel but also cost-effective, customer friendly and reliable? I am going to Thailand in 25 days, hopefully❤
Where did you book?
I need help booking a flight. Sfo to Ivory Coast. What’s the best deal u can find lol jan 15-23
Deals can change from one day to the next! I suggest you check out the websites in the video or go directly to airline sites flying that route! Sometimes the best deal may be the shortest time or the cheapest price. Depends on what you are looking for! Good luck on your booking and happy travels!
Possibly South Florida
Welcome to the channel, Peggy!
They are the same price as the airlines site
Are they all secure and safe ? Can people out of America use these sites?
India 🇮🇳
Could Somone tell me about E dream
eDreams is mostly for flights in Europe, it is popular/ well-known in France.
Why an average person need to pay extra for few kg lugage but 130 kg people dont pay any extra for double wheight of average? I know the airplane use more fuel if it's more weight and i respect overweight people as i respect anybody no matter their shape, color, etc.
What is considered average is highly dependent on race, gender and height and there are people who are naturally very thin so it probably all evens out in the long run 🤷♀️ I think it’s more to do with the space available and how much airlines can nickel and dime us all.
@@mrscuteas you can include evrybody no matter they're skin color or sex, let the scale and statistics speak for themselves, or they can make people pay the tickets based by their weight
Southwest airline already does if you can't fit in your seat you gotta buy 2
@@scottcarter3392 it seems fair, i don't want to share half of my seat with somebody who is paying same price as me
Czech 🇨🇿 Republic
Egypt
Mamando 😭
Here's our take on travel website comparison 👉ua-cam.com/video/U2AFMtyeMKI/v-deo.html
lipstick to match the pedicured toes. nice! 😻😻
Girl ur eyes aint green, stop lyin😂
U WORRIED ABOUT THE WRONG SHXXT
I use FareDrop as well
73788 Gisselle Isle
Excellent m
Again Megan you have hit a home run. This is a great video, so well put together. Your editing skills just keep getting better and I bet you did not even use Chat GPT😂. Love how short this is and so full of content that the very firth thing you do after watching it is to go right back to the beginning and do it all over again. My problem is you keep talking about how much travel you do and yet you never shoot any footage of yourself outside with a beautiful background. Can’t wait to see the pyramids behind you for example. Thank you so much for your inspiration on more travel. The world needs more great and kind people like you. 🎉❤