Ways to Find Cheap Flights for Thanksgiving and Christmas

Traveling during the festive time can be a little heavier in your pockets. As the demand rises so does the price.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner and air, flight fares are soaring high.

When thanksgiving will pass, Christmas will offer good reason for airlines to mint money by hiking the ticket prices.

So how to find cheap flight tickets from the USA to India during this time?

Listed Below Are Some Useful Tips

1. Book in Advance

While the best time to book your tickets was in mid-October, but if you’ve missed that window, for Thanksgiving book at the earliest, which is NOW. The rates are only to increase from now on.

Do not look for tickets just before the day of Thanksgiving i.e. 25th Nov., because on that day the tickets will be the costliest.

You could save on your return by booking a flight on Thanksgiving day itself, i.e., 26th Nov or wait for the weekend to end and book a return flight on Tuesday i.e., 2nd Dec. as the prices may see a little drop.

The fares of Christmas flights will see a steady increase by the second week of December and will hike up in the last 10 days.

So booking for your Christmas flights now, when the demand is not too high will be a wise step.

2. Be Flexible With Your Timings:

You’d probably want to finish your day’s work and then leave for the journey. But don’t be too specific about the times. Cheap air tickets are generally available in the early morning hours from 5 a.m. To 7 a.m. Or in late evenings.

Compare the rates and then choose the flight time, and not the other way round.

You could conveniently skip peak hours to fly to save a little money.

3. Consider making a stop

Direct flights often cost you more. It is a good idea to take connecting flights to save a few precious dollars.

However, you don’t have to do so compromising on your convenience to save a petty amount.

Consider it only if it is worth saving. You can contact the airlines and airports to get the best available options.

4.Sign up for alerts

Manual checks are crazy and distracting as well as confusing.

It is a good idea to sign up for free alerts on sites that offer the service of keeping you updated with airfare alerts of flights run by leading airlines.

5. Look for deals on e-ticketing portals

The festive season along with price hike, also comes with special offers and deals.

It would be a better idea to book your tickets through a travel agency or online portal offering discounts and fair price deals during Christmas and Thanksgiving, rather than booking them on your own.

You will be able to save money, if you keep comparing the deals and choose the best one among different portals.