Hey everyone! I've been looking at flights to Europe and I'm getting so disappointed!
We are looking to fly from Detroit, MI to PAR 11/12/2012 and then from ROM back to DTW on 11/25/2012. The flights have been consistently in the $1200 range and the other morning they suddenly dropped to $945! I went home to book them that night and the price had gone back up
Does anyone know any "secret" sites (haha) for less expensive airfare? I've been using Kayak to compare but I'm not really savvy on other budget sites to Europe.
Thanks in advance!
Re: Airfare to Europe
We went to Europe in March and I started watching prices in Nov. The moment I saw it had dropped to $899 I booked it and the next day it went back up in the $1000's; best of luck!
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If either of you is a student, check out studentuniverse.com. If student or under 26, try STAtravel.com
Other than that, hotwire or cheapflights.com seem to have the lowest when I look.
Try flying between tues-thurs if you can. Holiday weekends are mroe expensive, as PP mentioned. If you can, use the flexible days option to see cheapest airfares.
Also, a tip for hotels! My BIL moved here from UK years ago, and his sister lives at north coast of Scotland. One time when they were on the phone planning her family's next trip out, they were both on the same website looking at the same hotel, and her listed price was significantly higher than his. The best they figure is the price goes up if your IP address shows you far away. She called to make the reservation instead, and got the rate that he had been shown. So find hotels you like, then CALL and find out their pricing, don't book online
Within Europe, you can also use bargain airfare like RyanAir or EasyJet, but be aware you're only allowed one carry-on (which RyanAir has weight limits on) and would have to pay for checked luggage. Don't know typical cost, never paid the extra.
[QUOTE]Oh, and also it's cheaper to fly in and out of the same airport than go from two different ones. If you go from the same one, you get roundtrip prices, whereas from two different airports, you have to by two one-way tickets, which can up the price 1.5x or sometimes more. Posted by DeannaCW[/QUOTE]
This isn't ness. true. We just flew with United in March & April and it was only $80 more per person to fly into Amsterdam and out of London. We opted to pay the $160 extra rather than book another flight/train back to Amsterdam for a complete r/t flight. It saved us money and time. It's called a multi-city flight. Not all search engines offer this example, but most do.
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It sends you a lot of emails but gives me daily updates on sales for where I am going.