TIP - Cheap flights ?! - Part 1

Today, after my study at the university, I am thinking of going to Singapore next April or May. Therefore, I have to think of the plan for the whole trip of 4-5 days in Singapore. Of course, since I have some experiences of traveling and backpacking, I am able to manage what, how, and when to travel. When I was trying to book a cheap flight ticket on the internet, I thought of writing an article about this problem - cheap flight or not ? 

For many people, it's so expensive for traveling because it relates to the cost of many things such as flight, accommodation, food, and so on; so that they give up their idea of traveling. However, if people who really really love traveling, they would do anything to reach their objective. For example, the first time I decided to travel from Vietnam to one Europe country, the most expensive expense that I have to suffered was flight ticket, because the normal price for the round ticket fluctuated from $1400 to $2000, it was too much for me. Moreover, the money exchange rate between VND dong and EUR or USD was too high (compare: 1USD = 20.000 VND; 1 EUR = 26.500 approximately, and the average income of a Vietnamese is 300USD/month). Therefore, buying a normal ticket flight was something luxurious for me. Then, I thought of the cheap flight; and for most of the backpackers, cheap flight is the best way to save the money for traveling. 

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Here is some information about HOW TO BOOK A CHEAP FLIGHT TICKET that I collected from some sources and from my experience. Hope that it would be useful for you !!!

- First of all, we have to take notice of the money source. What you need is to have a debit card/credit card/pay pal/master card (etc) because most of the cheap flight companies often have promotion on their website.You have to remember that DON'T / NEVER book the flight ticket at the tour guide company/agent because you must pay fee for services from 10 USD to 15 USD (more or less), and sometimes, they  somehow couldn't promise to take the cheap flight ticket for you. 

- Remember that the principle of cheap flight airline is: who take first have cheaper prices who take last have higher price. There are always limited cheap tickets, so that if they are all purchased, you couldn't buy them anymore. Moreover, the price of the ticket does not contain the tax fee, so you have to read carefully the rules and condition of how to purchase that ticket, especially the REFUND rules, because for the cheap flight airline, they often find the ways offer some other fee such as: fee for gasoline, extra baggage, drinking fee, airline services fee, etc. However, compare to the cost of normal airline and cheap flight airline, the price of cheap flight is still more appeal. If you want the best price, you should book the ticket more than two month before the flight date.

>>> To be continue ... <<<  

Part 2: More Tips about CHEAP FLIGHTS - Refund rules, flight procedures, baggage, cheap flights airline website as reference ...

- Lee - 

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