1. Take the seasonal discount.<\/b><\/p>\n
Start plotting out your vacation schedule now so you can fly early or fly late. Peak summer prices are expensive \u2013 especially around the Fourth of July \u2013 but airfares are lower through June 15 and drop again around the third week in August. An easy rule of thumb is, when kids are in school, prices are lower. If yours are grown or not yet in school, take advantage of this seasonal discount.<\/p>\n
Use a \u2018best fares by season\u2019 tool when shopping for flights (like the one here<\/a>); it can help you find the cheapest deals in whatever month you\u2019d like to travel.<\/p>\n 2. Plot out cheaper travel days.<\/b><\/p>\n Don\u2019t fall into the trap of always flying the most popular days – usually Friday and Sunday \u2013 as that almost guarantees you\u2019ll spend too much. The cheapest days to fly are generally Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, so instead of departing Friday, take off Saturday. Instead of returning Sunday, make it Saturday (or Tuesday or Wednesday). Even if you can only incorporate one \u2018cheap day\u2019 into an itinerary, you\u2019ll still save something.<\/p>\n 3. Forget the convenient airport<\/b><\/p>\n If you\u2019re a Southern Californian who live nears near Burbank\u2019s Bob Hope Airport, you know flying in and out of that small facility is a heck of a lot more convenient than navigating mammoth Los Angeles International. The problem is, you pay for this convenience, as shown in these weekend fares to Vegas in April (prices found March 27):<\/p>\n –Burbank to Las Vegas: $400<\/p>\n –Los Angeles to Las Vegas: $105<\/p>\n Note: While larger airports are usually cheaper than smaller ones, that\u2019s not always the case; you must compare fares any time you shop.<\/p>\n 4. Add up the fees.<\/b><\/p>\n You may find a great deal on Allegiant, Frontier or Spirit, or maybe on one of the big airline\u2019s new Basic Economy fares<\/a>— but these can mean more baggage fees, which in turn could move your total airfare cost out of bargain range. Remember to include fees for every extra which could include checked luggage, snacks, soft drinks, even seat assignments. If you see a flight deal you like, check the airline\u2019s website for fees first to determine the true cost of a ticket.<\/p>\n 5. Don\u2019t waste time at security.<\/b><\/p>\n Because time is money, join the TSA PreCheck program<\/a> ($85 for five years) and bypass the sometimes horrendously long regular security lines. PreCheck provides dedicated fast-lanes and you get to keep your shoes on. International travelers can join Global Entry<\/a> to zip through customs on your return and this membership ($100 for five years) includes PreCheck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Worried about overspending for the summer getaway? Don’t stress, here\u2019s how to find cheaper deals. 1. Take the seasonal discount. Start plotting out your vacation schedule now so you can fly early or fly late. Peak summer prices are expensive \u2013 especially around the Fourth of July \u2013 but airfares are lower through June 15 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icommunicationsandmarketing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icommunicationsandmarketing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icommunicationsandmarketing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icommunicationsandmarketing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icommunicationsandmarketing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icommunicationsandmarketing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3309,"href":"https:\/\/icommunicationsandmarketing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307\/revisions\/3309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icommunicationsandmarketing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icommunicationsandmarketing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icommunicationsandmarketing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icommunicationsandmarketing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}