7 Tips for Booking Cheap Flight Tickets in 2022…

Tourism and travel agencies have provided seven basic tips for Booking Cheap Flight tickets for flights from the local market during 2022, to avoid large price hikes, pointing to large differences between the prices of the initial offering of tickets compared to the last bookings by more than 100%.

And the agencies advised via «Emirates Today», to plan early to identify peak times, taking into account the flexible dates for travel reservations, monitoring prices through available channels, as well as expanding search options to include nearby stations, and the basic differences between ticket prices, including adjustments that can be made them on the ticket.

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Early Planning

In detail, the Director General of Al-Faisal Travel and Tourism Agency, Yassin Diab, said that early planning for airline ticket reservations contributes to reducing costs in large proportions, compared to those that take place a few days before the date of travel during peak times in particular.

He added, “once the usual peak times are known, it is necessary to start planning, monitoring prices and booking tickets well in advance, and this may be two to three months before the date of travel.”

Diab explained that flexible dates for travel reservations and flight schedules also play a role in the presence of large differences in prices, especially if more than one ticket is booked for families, noting that the prices of flights at the times of most demand during peak periods, may increase by large percentages compared to the ticket. the one.

He pointed out that airlines offer initial prices on their flights, which increase as the occupancy rate on the available seat increases, with large differences between the prices of the initial offering and those of recent reservations, so that the increases exceed the 100% barrier.

He said that the prices of tickets for direct flights are often higher than those that include one or more stops.

Diab pointed out that the main peaks of travel from the local market, in which the demand for travel rises to record levels, usually coincide with school holidays, events, and public holidays.

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Promotions

In turn, the head of Al-Abedy Holding Company for Tourism and Travel, Saeed Al-Abedi, said that obtaining discounted prices for flights that coincide with peak periods requires some effort and research by the customer, stressing the importance of taking advantage of the promotional offers offered by airlines at an early date.

Al-Abedi pointed out that the prices of the initial offering of tickets that coincide with the peak seasons are higher than those that coincide with the reasonable periods in terms of demand, but they rise gradually as the date of travel approaches, pointing to the importance of waiting and not booking directly while monitoring prices with airlines. Various channels and booking destinations are available.

He stated that there are several prices for the same flight ticket during the booking process, noting that the main differences between the types of prices are the adjustments that the customer can make to the ticket and the available options. The “Save Fare” is slightly more flexible than the Special Fare, and the “Flexible Fare” allows the traveller to make adjustments and cancellations for a fee.

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Search Process

In a related context, the general manager of Belhasa Tourism Company, Narouz Sarkis, said that “doing enough research before making a reservation, is a great priority to obtain the best price options for travel tickets, as this allows us to identify the various options, the nature of prices and the days in which they increase.” the demand”.

He continued, “Sometimes booking to other destinations close to the original station is an appropriate option to reduce ticket costs, and search options should always be expanded.”

Sarkis cautioned that not all search engines are equal in bidding, as some provide excellent search tools that make it easy to find more options.

He said: “The first price presented to the customer should not be booked, but the search area should be expanded, and the prices of direct flight tickets are sometimes higher than those that include one or more points of stopping.”

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7 tips for Booking Cheap Flight tickets in the new year

1. Planning in advance and booking early to ensure the best possible price.

2. Determine flexible dates for travel and take advantage of the price differences between the days and flight dates.

3. Take advantage of the promotions offered by airlines before long.

4. Not to book directly, and monitor prices with airlines, travel agencies and online booking sites.

5. Booking to other destinations close to the original station is a suitable option to reduce ticket costs.

6. Not all search engines offer equal bids, and some provide excellent search tools.

7. Knowing the differences between ticket prices, such as the “special price”, “the savings price”, and the “flexible price”.

Search engines are uneven in bidding and some provide excellent search tools.

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