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STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO GETTING THE CHEAPEST AIRLINETICKETS ONLINE
By Craig Ford
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On my blog, www.helpmetravelcheap.com,I introduced you to the four common ways to buy tickets online. If you missed those introductions make sure you are familiar with them.1.
 
The Travel Search Engine 2.
 
The Online Travel Agent 3.
 
The Opaque Travel Site 4.
 
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Here is how I would organize my search for air travel tickets.
 1.
 
I would use www.sidestep.com to play around with date options and city pair choices. Unclick the compare with other sites option as you are just trying to get a lay of the landas to how dates and cities change impact the price. If you need help read How to Get theBest Price When Buying Online. 2.
 
I would go to www.sidestep.com to get a base rate. During the search you can also ask to search Expedia and Travelocity in a different window. Go ahead and do that so you cansee what some online travel agents are offering (Orbitz prices will be included in theSidestep search). Also, click to search Hotwire in a different window so you will have aprice from an opaque travel site. At this point you should have 85% of your information.3.
 
If you are flying to a city that Southwest airlines services check their prices(www.southwest.com
 
). If you do end up buying a Southwest ticket continue to check their prices so you can take advantage of their sort-of-lowest-price-guarantee. To learnhow this works read Why I LUV Southwest Airlines.  4.
 
If you are flexible, are not concerned about the airline you travel, and do not care aboutearning air points you can then try www.priceline.com with a price $25-$75 cheaper than anything else you can find. Remember if Priceline accepts your price you are locked intothat airline and itinerary
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it cannot be changed.
 
If traveling overseas I would also go to the website Which Budgethttp://www.whichbudget.com/ .They can let you know if any budget airline fliesbetween your destination and arrival city.
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