Take More Vacations: How to Search Better, Book Cheaper, and Travel the World

Smaller cities, meanwhile, tend to have fewer airlines and fewer flights, which leads to generally higher fares. Although smaller airports don’t get the most deals, that’s a far cry from getting none.

“In 2016, Southwest’s presence on a route lowered fares by more than 21 percent.” And it’s not just Southwest; on average fares drop 25 percent when JetBlue enters a new market, 24 percent with Alaska, and 19 percent with Spirit.

Third, the more you travel, the better you get at navigating foreign places.

By far the most difficult three months of the year to get cheap flights are (in ascending order of difficulty): June, August, and July. Summer is the most popular time of year to travel, for two primary reasons: great weather and school’s on break. Humans are fond of sunshine and warmth; many of us are inclined to get out when it’s nice out. For mi

The medicinal benefits of travel aren’t one-and-done. Travel isn’t a surgical fix; it’s medicine that’s best enjoyed regularly. But given that we all have limited time and funds, what’s the best way to parse out our vacation time? How often—and for how long—should we go?

Sometimes better flights are just more expensive. A nonstop flight may cost more than a connecting flight. Red-eyes may be cheaper than a daytime flight. We pay more for superior service.

Rather than asking yourself if you’ll regret taking a trip you’re considering, ask yourself this: How many trips have you taken in your life that you wish you hadn’t? For most of us, the answer is none, even for trips that didn’t go particularly well.

Initially, coach passengers flew coach planes, first class passengers flew first class planes, and each person on a particular flight paid the same price to be there. But in September 1955, TWA became the first airline to offer different cabins on the same plane, creating the modern version of a first class cabin and an economy cabin. They followed

It’s impossible to say precisely when a specific deal will pop up. The best deals Scott’s Cheap Flights found in 2019—$98 roundtrip to Hawaii on March 4, $280 roundtrip to China on June 27, $177 roundtrip to Barcelona on December 4—came with no advance notice.