Secret Flight Hacks Airlines Don't Want You To Know (CHEAPEST Tickets!)
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Stay tuned for a game-changing flight booking hack that slashed $400 off my recent ticket. This is a hack every traveler needs to know! Before your next booking, watch this video! I'll detail how tweaking just ONE setting can save you hundreds, whether you're booking directly with airlines like United or Delta, or using platforms like Google Flights. Dive in to learn the ultimate strategy to find the CHEAPEST flights every time.
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00:00 Hack to save money
00:27 Airline pricing strategy (they trick us!)
00:50 My recent flight on United
01:15 I can't believe it worked!
02:16 Change one setting to see a new price
03:28 Do this BEFORE you book a ticket
03:57 WARNING: you might need to try this
04:10 Tip for Google Flights
04:34 How to use a VPN to save money
05:28 Bonus hack #1
05:52 Bonus Hack #2
06:36 Buying flight ticket in different currency
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if we change the location, do we get cheaper price on the vpn as well?
Be careful at checkout to make sure the system hasn't changed the price or currency based on your credit card. It's happened to me. Thanks for the video.
I used this trick recently to save several hundred dollars on 4 tickets from London to Edinburgh. I live in the US and by switching my VPN to the UK, the ticket price was $80 cheaper per person (currency adjusted). A funny and important note if you are in the US and try this- the UK calendar runs from Monday-Sunday instead of Sunday to Saturday. I had to cancel and rebook my return flight because I thoughtlessly clicked on Thursday instead of Wednesday, so pay attention to the DATE and not just the placement on the calendar.
Hi Megan, thank you for the tips regarding cheaper tickets, by changing the location. I will certainly try it next flight. However, I tried to do it with my upcoming trip to Turkey from USA. I have a booking to fly to Turkey in May. I booked the ticket in February for $1460 both ways. Today, in April, I tried to "buy" the same dates ticket but from Turkey location and final price came $1840 - much more expensive. But my guess is that EARLIER booking is significantly better. But your trick may be the best to buying tickets 3-4 months ahead and with the different location. LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! I LEARNED SO MUCH! THANK YOU!
Great tip Megan! Glad you were able to find a much cheaper flight!
Me too! Hope you can find some savings also!
not sure when I'll be flying again but I will check it out. thanks.
wowsa. so glad i found your channel. all great stuff
Price or not, what you really want to do these days is to get a nonstop flight to your destination if possible.
That would be nice but not always available or affordable! Happy travels!
@@PortableProfessional absolutely true. But missing a connection on Sept. 9 cost me $350 that i cant get reimbursed for, even with trip insurance
Flying Germany (usually Frankfurt) to Los Angeles, non-stop is always our first choice. However, if we can save a couple hundred dollars per leg, we will take the flight with the transfer.
@@inyobill i didn’t have the choice for a nonstop between my two last cities (Bozeman and Richmond), but domestic flights can be a nightmare lately, and i would gladly have paid an extra $200 on the fare to avoid the headaches and lost $350 the DFW connection cost me.
@@birbluv9595than you flew on "split tickets" if you have your flights on 1 ticket they must re-route you to your final destination without any payment
Good video, which I'll watch a couple of times again.
So, what penalties are open to the airlines, if they find you 'hacking' in this way?
I had a different type of savings when flying from Budapest Hungary, to Johannesburg South Africa. The main long flight was from Amsterdam, so the Budapest-Amsterdam leg was a short "feeder flight". I checked for the routing from Vienna-Amsterdam-Johannesburg on the same morning, since VIenna's airport is only a few hours away from Budapest's. To my surprise, the entire fight was over $200 more, starting from Vienna. Why? Because Austria is a higher-income country than Hungary! So, it turned out that on the 11 or 12 hour flight from Amsterdam, I might have been sitting next to an Austrian that paid $200 more for his seat just because he started in Vienna and I started my 2 hour flight to Amsterdam from Budapest! So this again shows that they price differently depending on the country that you are living in (or that they think you are living in - thanks, VPN!)
A little extra research can often lead to savings or a better flight itinerary! Looks like you found the best one first! Happy travels, Bill!
You are great to watch. I am glad I came across your site!
Thank you so much, Richard! Hope to see you back here.
Oh you will for sure. 😊
You are a treat in many ways and some great tactics. If you wanted a job as a air host on an international carrier, you would go places.. free or cheap.
Thank you! There is so many hacks in this simple process. Need to pay attention to every detail.
You are so welcome! Good luck with your next booking!
I’ve just found your site and subscribed. Thanks for doing this. I’m going to binge watch your videos. I need help with this. I find air travel exhausting, expensive and confusing, so anything that helps with this will be greatly appreciated! If you have tips for avoiding the entitled twits I’d be willing to pay you 😀
Thanks Megan. I’m new here but I’m willing to try.
Welcome to the channel, Scott! You got this!
Thanks Megan. I appreciate the hack and will be trying it out
No problem! Good luck with it!
Im going to give this a try...thanks for the tip
Your welcome! Hope you find some great flights!
Great tip! I have some flights to book so I’ll give it a try :)
Thanks! Good luck with your bookings!
Yes definitely try it out thanks good hacks 😊
Glad you like them! Good luck on your next booking, Denis!
Yes but it can still be expensive with a foreign transaction fee depending where you go.
Great video!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great hacks! Thanks
You are very welcome!
I’ll have to give this trick a try tonight!
I am searching for flights from ATL to Peru as well as ATL to EU. My question are: 1) When you switch countries, it switches currency too and yet I can in USD? Does using a USD credit card mess anything up? 2) don’t the websites know your location based on the ip address? Unless you’re using VPN or incognito mode?
Wow what a great way to get somone to use a VPN for a low price. Great hack...thank you.
Meagan,looking at a Solo 2024 trip to Alaska. Will fly Boston to Fairbanks,then Anchorage back to Boston. Leaving September 4th. Any tips on the best time to buy my plane tickets? Round Trip vs One Way? 🤔
Google flights is your friend. That is not a competitive lane anyways, not many people are going to Fairbanks or Anchorage (carriers).
Wow that's a great tip! I will check out your VPN link. I plan to fly a lot this year and can definitely use some savings on plane tickets.
Thanks! Glad you think so. Have fun planning your travels!
You're correct, it depends on the airline. Japan Airlines, and I believe ANA, uses regional websites, so you have to login to the specific website to purchase a ticket. If I want to fly from Tokyo to Bangkok, or vice versa, I would need to book the ticket on the Japan region, international site. If I'm going from LA, to Tokyo, to Bangkok, I can book all legs on the North American site. I would not be able to book from LA to Tokyo on the Europe site. Not sure if only the Japanese airlines operate this way.
Thanks for sharing this. This is a tip I hadn’t considered. I’m in American living in Italy. I usually get really good prices from for example Pisa to San Francisco for around $500 round-trip but it could be because Italy is definitely cheaper to live in than the US.
It was fortuitous that I came upon this video as I was searching for flights from Bangkok to Toronto and took a break to watch your video. I have learned quite a bit from them all and since I am not a frequent flyer this assist me greatly and I thank you.
I'd love to know why she flies so often.
That's so nice to hear, Clint! Good luck on your booking and have a super trip!
This VPN bullshit in nonsense
@@jbfabre74 Can you elaborate?
@@southpaw1755 VPN “délocalisation” does not allow for cheaper price, this is an urban legend.
I’ve done it and I just did it a few weeks ago coming back from Europe. I saved almost $455.
Wow! That's great Matthew! Happy travels!
This is a Hack that I will definitely try to make use of. I had sort of known about the different prices from countries but hadn't put together that I should make it a regular part of my travel planning. That will change because of your advice. Another tip that you've provided me. So thanks again.
You're welcome, Jim! Best of luck with your next booking!
$400…my goodness! I’ve heard the benefits of using a VPN but this one alone can pay for that service for years. I’m blown away! Thanks for sharing this hack, it IS a real game-changer! Oh, early congrats on 100K, you’re so close!
Thanks, Peter! Hope you can make use of this hack on your next booking!
@@PortableProfessional I certainly will!
Yes I will certainly use a different location! Great information as always. Many thanks!!
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@PortableProfessional the red dot at 0.46 is Spain not the UK
Oops! My mistake! Thanks for pointing that out!
That’s because United is in Star Alliance with Air Canada. Therefore they collude in Canada.
Canada needs open skies legislation to get competitive rates.
They hatting you❤
I just looked at 1 flight through 9 different countries (all low income) and wow I can spend the same amount of money in 9 different currencies - the same exact amount as my already booked USD ticket! This is a life changer!! If YT allowed screenshots I'd show the proof
All airfares are in USD
@@jbfabre74 you're not understanding. Let me say it this way. There is NO difference where or how I try to book. The fare is the exact same no matter what. NO savings of any kind.
@@mysteryrgo Nobody said it works for any flight or even for the same flight. Only that you get access to cheaper flights. Also you need to delete your cookies and cache too.
then why is a life changer?
Yes, there are 195 countries in the world as of today! I had to look it up, but I would have thought it was more, so I learned something new today!
We both did!🤣 Thanks for watching, Magie!
Hi, Megan. I live in the U.S., and my mailing address associated with my MP account is the same. I followed your instructions step-by-step on the UA site (at least six times using various countries and their respective currencies), but each time I changed the location, a message appeared below the banners with the sign-in link and the Traveler 1 info (shown at approximately 1:40) that read, "We updated the price in your cart. Your cart will have the lowest fare class available to match your billing address or currency type." Does this message basically render the "hack" useless? I'm curious whether any other U.S. -based MP members have booked using this with any success.
but this video is for sell a vpn not a fly, look she make without enter in the account
Same for me. I think these airlines adjust their prices based on your credit card address during checkout. This lady is full of it. My VPN didn't help at all
Thumbs up 👍 Meagan
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
One such hack -- is permitting one's-self prior knowledge -- that though airlines spend every aorta of financial courage and asset of executive minds trying to create importance for passengers whilst on their plane ---nearly all passengers still sadly always discover -- many of such operators ought---after all -- take their 'duty etiquettes' to banks of fresh ideas river -- and beat it with rock solid corporate principles till it is squeaky clean, otherwise, majority of their flights would continue to be marked with long stretches of uncertainties in services provided by accompanying staff.
Hi Megan. I am going to Australia in June next year with Lufthansa in first class on their 747. From Manchester it will cost me £9000+. If i fly to Oslo first then on a diffent ticket tha same price to Australia is £6100. This us without using my VPN
So that means that it I want to go to Costa Rica my family can buy my ticket there and it will be cheaper than me buying it here in USA??!
Hi Megan ! Sounds like your effort certainly saved some good money. It seems you only mention United Airlines but does this hack apply to other carriers ? I booked a flight for May 2024 to the UK using Google flights and they email me when the costs change and I got a decent booking. Thanks to you I listened to you about Google flights otherwise I would not have known about it. You are wonderful !
bet on it that other airlines do this. Car Rentals also.
I booked two tickets for a return flight from Vancouver to Manila and saved $1200 by using incognito mode on Chrome. It was a total fluke as I hardly ever use incognito mode and still don’t know why I decided to that day. So glad I did though as it paid for a flight from Manila to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur back to Manila for my hubby and I as well as my brother and sister in law who we decided to treat as they are letting us stay with them for free. With plane tickets being so expensive compared to pre-Covid, any hack is a good hack!
Pilipina 🇵🇭 😅
Can I use the VPN on an ipad or does this only work on a computer?
Can work on any internet connected device. Anyone who uses the internet on a personal device in 2024 that is not ALWAYS connected by VPN, is insane.
You were right on the nose! 195
Yeah! Happy travels!
Are some of these savings from evading a local tax? Will it change your screening at security?
Have you ever had an issue with the tickets you purchased using these hacks? In other words, if UAL figures out you purchased your tickets in a county other than what you changed the setting to, can there be a downside?
I've never personally experienced any issue, or known anyone that has. I've also extensively researched and not found any that would deter me from using these hacks. Great question , and it's always a good idea to research yourself and do what you are comfortable with. Bets of luck and safe travels!
@@PortableProfessionalThe biggest problem that I see is that you might be evading taxes - part of the reason of a lower price might be that tickets are taxed less there. And if - as is the case with India - entry into the country that you pretend to be in leaves a trace in your passport they could indeed prove that you weren't in India at the time. So to be on the safe side I would limit the search to visa-free countries, as for instance the Austrian - Hungarian example in the comments. If you need a visa you always get it for both countries (as they are in Schengen) and a lot of people don't need visas anyway.
I have a flight leaving the Philippines going to the US in business class. My sister will be returning with me from the US then flying back to the US one month later. I will be flying Emirates. My flight is approx. $3400 her flight would be $7200 for the same flights. I have purchased my tickets but am trying to find a cheaper alternative for her. I have tried your hacks and others with no luck. If anyone has any other ideas it would be appreciated.
Wow, what a price difference! Thanks for the hack Megan! 😊
You are so welcome! Hope it works for you on your next booking!
Ya but u need vpn know to look it up
Another hack I have discovered is instead of booking a round trip ticket - booking two one ways - same airline/same flights - but sometimes cheaper - which doesn't even make sense? and of course also booking two one ways on different airlines might save some bucks too - you don't have to book a round trip ticket - do some hunting around!
Very cool pricing hacks. 🤟 I already use Express VPN to for added security and to watch a couple fav TV programs in Canada, while living the the US.
Great! Thanks for watching!
I have tried this a number of times with no real difference. I'm willing to try again but in most cases the price difference has been minimal if any. Maybe it is where I travel to or not trying India or similar countries.
It doesn't always result in savings but is worth checking! Good luck!
Why do people feel the need to attack you with their comments? You are just trying to be helpful...and you are correct. I fly a lot and by using my VPN, I have saved anywhere from $20 to over $800 on many flights. Not all flights, but many of them. My average savings this year on the roughly 15 flights I will have taken is going to be perhaps $75 to $100. A couple of years ago I flew from Chicago to Japan. I saved over $1,200 by switching my location a few times as I searched. Using a VPN is crucial for this hack to work best. Thanks for your video.
Your welcome! Great to hear you have been able to save using this hack! Thanks for watching!
All 3, UK, CAN and US were within US$20 of each other. No big savings there.
This is the case almost all the time. This is not a travel hack, this is just working around a system flaw with united it would seem. Like anything in life, nothing comes for free.
The Spanish example was a bad one, that is a train connection, it even said it.
Thanks so much for catching this! I didn't notice that it said 'train service'. I removed that section from the video. Bad example, but it's still a hack I use when searching domestic flight. Really appreciate you letting me know, Mark!
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Do you recommend a particular country to pick from out of the 105 countries for VPN?
I play around with different countries. Often find cheaper deals when I connect to a lower-income country in comparison to connecting to US, CA, UK. @@rkug777
India spends a lot more on leisure travel then u can imagine.
INDIA ❤
Thanks Megan! I will use your hack to book an in-country flight within Poland for January, 2024.
You're welcome! Hope it works for you!
I love Canadian YT'er especially those who had braces or a lisp, as they do a mix of exaggerated hand gestures and enunciation in their videos.
I see it is a lot of travel vloggers. as I watch a lot of these looking for some tips I may not know, and there are a lot of robust channels. 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
If you travel much, consider a credit card that has no foreign transaction fees. Mine is thru Chase and casts $95 per year, but saves me more than that in those pesky fees.
I have Amex as well as chase cards. I pay 0 on foreign transaction fees, withdrawals from ATMs 🏧 in foreign countries etc using chase since I’m withdrawing from my chase acct and not cash advance.
We just returned from a short trip to NOLA and want to pass on a lessoned learned. When we booked the flight with UAL, I used my Mileage Plus number, but there didn't seem to be a place to add my wife's Mileage Plus number. That became a problem because her TSA precheck did not show up on her boarding pass while mine did so we both had to go through the whole TSA scrum!! UAL explained that we should have used "MyUAL" to manually add her id number. Hopefully this can assist someone else that uses your information. Thanks, JAH
I loved these hacks!! I’m definitely going to use them. Thank you so much, Megan! Love your videos 😊
Glad you like them! Happy travels, Gabriela!
YYZ, sweet
A little Canadian content! Happy travels!
195 country
I fly between Bangkok and Los Angeles at least twice a year. I've known about this trick for a long time and have never been able to save any money. Do you really think the IT people writing code for the airline websites are not aware of this stunt? At the least you should reboot after changing location and checking price again. I suspect many are tracking your MAC address rather than location and this is challenging to change.
Not a definite but it has certainly worked for me! Thanks for watching, Robert!
@robertlloyd3184 you mean an IP address, not the MAC address. Your IP (unless using vpn) ties to you to the country you’re located in. Hence use incognito mode or get vpn from a diff country etc
They always ask for your email, what then?
"The total number of countries on Earth ranges anywhere between 193 to 237 due to disputed zones and nations holding either full or partial sovereignty around the world." For instance, that 195 number does not include Taiwan.
I will definitely be trying the hack. I need to book my fights for my vacation.
Great! Hope you are able to find some good savings! Have a super vacation!
It doesn't work for me. I tried on United page. Reminds me that I once booked connecting flight because it was cheaper and decided to fly only second leg. At the airport they said I should have started at the first leg for ticket to be valid and my ticket is no longer valid therefore, but those were days when airlines were friendly and they just let me on the flight and continue all the flights on the ticket.
Love your location hacks to save us $!! There are 195 countries in the world. UN doesn't recognize Palestine and Vatican as countries. I find this interesting because 1. vatican is historically church And state (from Constantine 325 AD and Charlemagne 800 AD and 2. Palestine (I thought UN recognized it in 1947.)
The Vatican is actually recognized by the UN, however they are not members of the UN.
Palestine has never been a nation only the name of a region when Emperor Hadrian changed the name of Judea to Palestine (after the Jewish enemy, the Philistines) as punishment after the failed Bar Kobba revolt in 135 CE.
@@elitepctech thank you
United Nations lists 195
Thanks for watching, Lucy!
196
Yah! Happy travels!
That was not the UK ;-)
Oops! I goofed! Thanks for pointing it out , Marcus!
209 countries
Wow! Enjoy your travels, Anantha!
But what happens IF you want to get say United Miles credit, which usually requires you to log into your account, and then they know where your "home" country is??
One thing I've noticed (not specifically with flights) but that people should keep in mind, is that some countries have VAT or tariffs built-into the price, so the price you see may include that, whereas in other countries, like the US, this is not always factored into the price you see. Most airlines will add this for you so the price you see generally does include taxes, but since (in the US) tax on goods can vary from state to state, prices shown are not always shown with taxes, so what may appear to be a better deal on an item, may not be when you add taxes, or it may be the same price as say in CAnada or in Europe, it's just that those countries may add VAT automatically and you pay the price you see. I see this a lot when people try to compare prices on cameras for example from Asia, Europe and the US, and they notice a difference, only to realize that many countires in Europe for example have VAT buit-in whereas in the US taxes are not generally listed, and are only usually listed when you to actually buy the item.
To tackle the first part, you can log in and switch the country setting to any location you prefer while still earning miles. Alternatively, you can stay logged out and only enter your MileagePlus number when asked. Your 'home country' doesn't matter; what matters is where it thinks you are when you make the booking. I earned miles on this flight. Good luck!
195 countries for now 😳
Thanks for watching!
Get 49% off and 3 months free isn't exactly corrrect. They are offering 15 months for the price of 12 but the cost, you're out of pocket cost, is the same.
Hey Paul! Thanks for flagging this. I took another look on the checkout page and it's 36% off 12 months ($99.95 instead of $155.40) and then a bonus 3 months after that. Corrected the 49% to be 36%. Really appreciate you letting me know and sorry for the confusion. Safe travels!
I will be travelling to Mauritius in a couple of months to escape another New England winter and will try express VPN. Thanks for the link.@@PortableProfessional
Trust me bro there are less than 200 countries in the world...
This is price discrimination by the airlines.
It should be illegal.
This doesn't add up. Clearly, at 3mins20s in, you are comparing the price listed in GBP and USD, for the sake of this comment.
In it you show GBP 661, and USD 809 - that is virtually THE SAME PRICE! The conversion from GBP to USD is around 1.25 USD for every 1 GBP. The same for Canadian dollars (different rate). There is no magic happening here, and you are incorrect in saying that one is "cheaper" than another.
Do you really think airlines are so stupid that they have "bugs" like this to allow people to exploit?
You also fail to clearly explain to your audience that if someone stupidly follows your advice and changes their location to change the currency used when purchasing a ticket from their usual national currency, unless they are using a credit card from Amex or another that doesn't charge currency conversion fees, they are just screwing themselves over again by paying 2-5% in fees on top of the SAME price they would have paid if they had just used their own national currency.
I agree! The difference was that they were not showing the same flights as the cheapest. I apologize if this was not clear. I always appreciate comments that help me improve the channel. Safe travels!
Is there ever sny problem with the airline or security after setting your location to a 3rd world nation, yet your passport is that of a first world nation?
Nope, there shouldn't be. It's the same price you would see if you were actually sitting in that country at the time of booking the flight regardless of your nationality, passport or income. Thanks for watching, best of luck on your bookings!
Respect viewers time , your video could of been 5 minutes. Not 15 min
waste of time 👎🏻
Thanks will try this next time. Great info.🥰🛬
You’re welcome 😊 Happy travels!
Opp. price wins.