In case you haven’t booked your year-end travel yet, read on and save!
Delhi-Perth Return for only US$250 (Rs.16,856). No Kidding!
Lately, I have been flying around a lot. Now, how much is a lot? Well, this year, I have done a little over 85,000 kilometres and the year is not over yet!
Earlier, like you, I used to pay what any of us would be paying for a normal air ticket. But it is not so anymore.
And what’s my secret? It is…
Well, not so fast! We’ll come to it soon enough!
My Normal Cheap Air Fare Search Methodology
I would decide on a destination. I would decide on dates. I would decide on the acceptable basket of airlines. And hit Google Search. Google Search would throw up fares on those dates and would point me to the sources. I would head out to those sites, make some fine-tuning and book!
Sure, I was getting relatively cheaper airfares. But nothing came close to what I have started getting now.
My New Cheap Air Fare Search Methodology
A Caveat: Be Flexible. You can book and then apply for leave 🙂
So, what’s that secret source of savings? Well, I just discovered a magic bullet called ‘Everywhere Search’ on the Skyscanner App.
Download the app by clicking on the links below (While you could download this app from anywhere, please do so from here; it may win me a free ticket. Thanks for your help!):
iOS
Android
How Does ‘Everywhere Search’ work?
Briefly, in just a few clicks. See below the step-by-step guide to using it and making those elusive destinations come closer to you.
Step 1: Fill in your airport of origin (in the example below, mine’s New Delhi)
Step 2: Fill ‘Everywhere’ in the destination field
Step 3: Click on the calendar to fill in the dates of travel. It gives you two options – ‘Specific Date’ and ‘Whole Month’. Click on ‘Whole Month’ option.
Step 4: A drop down menu open underneath ‘Whole Month’. In the options offered, click on the option that says ‘Cheapest Month’.
Step 5: A long list of countries with the fares in ascending order opens out. Select the destination that you like (of course from amongst the top few cheapest destinations).
Step 6: A drop down list opens under the destination country that further gives you the destination cities in that country and the respective fares to that city. Click on the one you like and airline options open up.
Step 7: Select the journey start date with the cheapest airfare (it would be shown in green) and then proceed to select the return date (again choose the fare shown in green). The total will appear on the bottom grey panel. This total may vary a little from the lowest shown in the previous screen – depending on the selected journey dates (the lowest will actually total up to what was shown in the previous screen).
Step 8: Click ‘Show Flights’ and you’ll see your cheapest option on top. Click on ‘Select’ to book.
Want to try it before downloading the app? CLICK HERE TO TRY!
Don’t wait for any more steps now. Go book!
By the way, Australia is trending as a destination of choice amongst Indians for 2017. To see the other treding destinations, CLICK HERE.
Bonus Step: Chances are that many times, for destinations around Asia, the cheapest airfare may be offered by Air Asia (like the Delhi-Perth fare I talked about). Click here to know about how to beat their notorious EXTRA charges.
Booking now?
In the eventuality you get your cheapest fare for a flight leaving tomorrow, click here for a ready-reckoner of destinations that will gladly provide you a ‘Visa on Arrival’ (for Indian Nationals only).
In case you need any more details about ‘Everywhere Search’ feature, please CLICK HERE.
Download the app by clicking on the links below (While you could download this app from anywhere, please do so from here; it may win me a free ticket. Thanks for your help!):
iOS
Android
Happy Travelling!
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