Finding the Cheapest Flights and Discount Airfares Deals - International or Regional

It is almost as if the premise of the Terminator movie series staring everybody’s favorite California Governor is coming true. Finding the cheapest flights and discount airfares is a battle against the machines, as the airlines invest big money in computer programs that maximize the loads; this combined with flight sharing means the days of empty jets is over, this is especially true if you are on a long haul flights, however just like in the movie, their are strategies that you can employ to better you odds.

Get your own Terminator program!

Sidestep, Kayak, Mobissimo, FareChase, FareCast and FareCompare these are programs that work for you to get the cheapest deals. What most of them do is the same thing that Travelocity Expedia and Orbitz do, which is search the databases of the airlines and then they work the margins. The downside of these cheap fares search engines is that most don’t have the regional carries listed, so you miss out on the regional cheapest flights. For instance Air Asia almost always has the really cheap flights for $100 or less with in Asia to many Asian cities. The hassle is that you need to deplane and you will need to clear customs and might need to buy a visa and or to pay a departure tax, which can wipe out the savings, but many times the difference makes this a good deal.

Regional Flights

Regional flights still offer great deals as they fight for the commuter’s traffic and new lines and new competitions cause the airlines to mix it up looking to get market share. Maybe you can take 2 regional flights on different airlines to save money? For instance you can fly Bangkok to Singapore on Air Asia and then took Tiger Air from Singapore to Manila and save a bit of money on that airfare combination.

Finding the Cheapest Airfares

To find some of the cheapest airfares and discount flights look for new airline routes that are going to your destination. Search webpage’s and newspapers. The new guy is probably going to give flight deals to get people to switch over to them from their old preferred carrier. The old preferred carrier is going to fight to keep you flying with them, so you win.

Asia Cheapest Travel really is between 3 choices there is no hard fast rule for Asian budget travel. The best bet is too talk to people that have done the cheaper trips in Asia that you want to do and get their opinion. For anything over 1000k in general Asia Cheaest Airlines will offer the best value. If there is ocean between travel locations with any distance involved in allmost all scenarios Asia Cheapest Flights are the way to go; the one exception I can think of being Singapore KL Jakarta triangle. In general though shorter trips with no train service buses will be the cheaper travelers option. If there is train service between your destination then the medium long trips of 1000 kilometer trains will be the budget saving option espically if you can get a night train which saves one hotel night.

Most of the Asia cheapest airlines don't show up in the cheap airfares search engines like Sidestep and Fare Compare you need to look them up separately. Some of the cheaper airlines offer really cheap flights to selected markets on a regular basis like Air Asia Bangkok to Singapore or Cebu Pacific Saigon to Angeles City near Manila others when they open up new routes is when you will find the really cheap airfares like Virgin Air to Australia to Bali or China Southern to Shanghai.

You see I started this web site because I love to travel, always have since I was a little kid in Chicago and I jumped on a bus and went out exploring the Chicago lakefront on my own. Since then I have seen a bit more and I want to share with you the interesting ways that I find to save a buck on my travels I also really like expensive luxury hotels hopefully enough of you will visit the site that I will be able to afford to stay in them all the time. Below is a list of articles that I have posted on the internet.

I do have a confession my real name is Fred not Charley My Fathers name is Charley and and my Beloved Unkle Vince in California my travel mentor was quite upset that I didn't name it Cheap Vincent's as he feels, and he has a valid point here that he has taught me more on saving a buck than my dad, but Cheap Vincent's Hotels misquoting the Duke in the Green Berets said "It doesn't Sing" Have a Great Day!

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