| Best place for cheap flights 15:49 - Jan 17 with 1358 views | bluelagos |
I tend to use Opodo. Any other sites I should be checking out? |  |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 15:50 - Jan 17 with 1349 views | No9 |
Skyscanner
But it depends where you want to go |  | | |
| Best place for cheap flights on 16:00 - Jan 17 with 1327 views | bluelagos |
| Best place for cheap flights on 15:50 - Jan 17 by No9 |
Skyscanner
But it depends where you want to go |
Down under. Possibly with a couple of stops en route. | |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:08 - Jan 17 with 1312 views | Radlett_blue |
| Best place for cheap flights on 16:00 - Jan 17 by bluelagos |
Down under. Possibly with a couple of stops en route. |
Probably better doing that through a specialist like Trailfinders. They do plenty of volume on that route so seem to find good prices. |  |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:09 - Jan 17 with 1311 views | hoppy |
Worth pricing it up from different departure airports too. Can often save a fair bit (and far more than the cost to get to them) if you're happy to go from Birmingham, Manchester etc rather than just your closest one. |  |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:10 - Jan 17 with 1299 views | No9 |
| Best place for cheap flights on 16:00 - Jan 17 by bluelagos |
Down under. Possibly with a couple of stops en route. |
Try Emirates & Etihad direct | | | |
| Best place for cheap flights on 16:10 - Jan 17 with 1296 views | Samuelowen88 |
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A bit tricky but it will look at breaking a journey up to save money. You have to then contact companies direct to book however. |  |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:13 - Jan 17 with 1291 views | Lord_Lucan |
There are two websites that will sort your life out. Skyscanner and Trivago. That is all you need in life. |  |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:16 - Jan 17 with 1257 views | hoppy |
Also, click through from something like Quidco to get cashback on the purchase as well. Takes you through to the same place to book from, but you get something back as well.
http://www.quidco.com/flights/ | |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:17 - Jan 17 with 1248 views | bluelagos |
| Best place for cheap flights on 16:13 - Jan 17 by Lord_Lucan |
There are two websites that will sort your life out. Skyscanner and Trivago. That is all you need in life. |
Sounds promising. Can they fill brick shaped holes in a bedroom wall? | |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:19 - Jan 17 with 1231 views | StokieBlue |
| Best place for cheap flights on 16:13 - Jan 17 by Lord_Lucan |
There are two websites that will sort your life out. Skyscanner and Trivago. That is all you need in life. |
One website.
Google.
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/
Even has a nice little map with the prices to all destinations on the map for the dates you've chosen if you can't decide where to go.
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:32 - Jan 17 with 1195 views | WeWereZombies |
| Best place for cheap flights on 16:19 - Jan 17 by StokieBlue |
One website.
Google.
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/
Even has a nice little map with the prices to all destinations on the map for the dates you've chosen if you can't decide where to go.
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I'd be worried I was only being shown flights from companies that had, shall we say, made it worth Google's while to be put on the map.
This could also be true of Skyscanner of course but I have found them to be consistently good at providing economical flights. Quality is another matter and Trailfinders can come up trumps (if we can still use that term neutrally) here - using them for my recent jaunt meant that I avoided the rock bottom prices, and correspondingly a rock bottom, to fly Singapore Airlines to Singapore (economy but comfortable), Air New Zealand to Auckland (economy but excellent) and Vancouver (economy but decent) and Air Canada from Vancouver to Heathrow (truly awful). Caveat Emptor - Trailfinders saved money on scheduled and well branded flights but they could have pointed out that our ROTW could have included Buenos Aires in summer rather than Vancouver in winter! |  |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:34 - Jan 17 with 1190 views | StokieBlue |
| Best place for cheap flights on 16:32 - Jan 17 by WeWereZombies |
I'd be worried I was only being shown flights from companies that had, shall we say, made it worth Google's while to be put on the map.
This could also be true of Skyscanner of course but I have found them to be consistently good at providing economical flights. Quality is another matter and Trailfinders can come up trumps (if we can still use that term neutrally) here - using them for my recent jaunt meant that I avoided the rock bottom prices, and correspondingly a rock bottom, to fly Singapore Airlines to Singapore (economy but comfortable), Air New Zealand to Auckland (economy but excellent) and Vancouver (economy but decent) and Air Canada from Vancouver to Heathrow (truly awful). Caveat Emptor - Trailfinders saved money on scheduled and well branded flights but they could have pointed out that our ROTW could have included Buenos Aires in summer rather than Vancouver in winter! |
There is no evidence that Google do that, in fact when they have sponsored links they make it abundantly clear. As you say, that could be a problem with any opaque flights search engine though.
I use Skyscanner a lot as well.
Shame, Buenos Aires is nice with truly excellent steak but 2 days is about enough time to be there.
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:47 - Jan 17 with 1140 views | Illinoisblue |
| Best place for cheap flights on 16:13 - Jan 17 by Lord_Lucan |
There are two websites that will sort your life out. Skyscanner and Trivago. That is all you need in life. |
glad to hear someone's using trivago. They launched over here a while back with a ridiculous blitz of TV advertising. They must have spent millions. |  |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:49 - Jan 17 with 1137 views | hoppy |
And as I said above, worth checking if these chosen airlines are on Quidco too, just for a little extra bit off the price in the way of cashback. Emirates have currently got 1.25% cashback (which I know isn't loads, but for an extra click, probably gets you a couple of pints at least),
Etihad is offering £25 cashback at the moment (but that offer expires in a day)
http://www.quidco.com/etihad-airways/
Qatar is offering 2% cashback
http://www.quidco.com/qatar-airways-uk/ [Post edited 17 Jan 2017 17:04]
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| Best place for cheap flights on 16:55 - Jan 17 with 1124 views | ElderGrizzly |
Use Airline websites direct.
Nearly all major airlines guarantee you won't find a lower price than sites such as Expedia etc
Best value routes to Australia tend to be via Emirates, Etihad or Qatar Airways. New planes, good service etc [Post edited 17 Jan 2017 16:56]
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| Best place for cheap flights on 17:00 - Jan 17 with 1093 views | flashblue |
ALways check three places
Skyscanner
The Airline website themselves
A specialist agent - often you get the best price by booking as a holiday package. |  |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 17:33 - Jan 17 with 1038 views | TIB |
I use SkyScanner BUT in summer I called a London based firm who apparently specialised in cheap flights...£397/each to fly to Boston and back out of JFK. Super cheap. Just before I went to pay I asked what airline it was with...it was with Ukraine Air flying to some random city in Ukraine on the way out and way back 
Booked with Icelandair in the end. |  |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 17:40 - Jan 17 with 1017 views | bluelagos |
| Best place for cheap flights on 17:33 - Jan 17 by TIB |
I use SkyScanner BUT in summer I called a London based firm who apparently specialised in cheap flights...£397/each to fly to Boston and back out of JFK. Super cheap. Just before I went to pay I asked what airline it was with...it was with Ukraine Air flying to some random city in Ukraine on the way out and way back
Booked with Icelandair in the end. |
One employer made me sign a disclaimer as the airline was on the EU list of sh1t airlines. Happy days. | |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 17:41 - Jan 17 with 1007 views | bluelagos |
| Best place for cheap flights on 16:49 - Jan 17 by hoppy |
And as I said above, worth checking if these chosen airlines are on Quidco too, just for a little extra bit off the price in the way of cashback. Emirates have currently got 1.25% cashback (which I know isn't loads, but for an extra click, probably gets you a couple of pints at least),
Etihad is offering £25 cashback at the moment (but that offer expires in a day)
http://www.quidco.com/etihad-airways/
Qatar is offering 2% cashback
http://www.quidco.com/qatar-airways-uk/ [Post edited 17 Jan 2017 17:04]
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You on commission Hoppy; -) | |
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| Best place for cheap flights on 17:47 - Jan 17 with 992 views | hoppy |
| Best place for cheap flights on 17:41 - Jan 17 by bluelagos |
You on commission Hoppy; -) |
No, just sharing the joy...
Although, having said that, if you're not a member already, if you used this link to join up, I'd get a payment, and you would too...
http://www.quidco.com/user/498421/2356263/ [Post edited 17 Jan 2017 17:48]
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