$aving on Air Travel

cccmedia Ecuador/Colombia Expert

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cccmediaEcuador/Colombia Expert24 August 2016 03:18:41

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In today’s Sunday New York Times Travel section, there’s an article listing tips for saving on domestic and overseas air travel*.

1. Plan travel for Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. 40 percent savings is possible compared to the most expensive air-travel days -- Monday, Friday and Sunday.

2. Book your seat(s) about three months in advance, or five months in advance for holiday periods.

3. About 3 p.m. Tuesday is the best time to find the most discounted seats. That’s because Tuesday is the day when the airlines are prone to discount their fares. Many discounted seats are distributed that day to Internet travel sites.

4. Airlines typically charge the same fare to each passenger flying in a group. In some cases, this means that a higher fare is charged to some flyers in the group than would be charged if booking individually. Tip: before buying, price the fare based on individuals in the group to see if booking each fare separately would produce savings for the group overall.

Source: The Sunday New York Times. *The Times Travel section researched flights operating within -- or originating in -- the United States.

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Xeeschan ViP

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XeeschanViP25 August 2016 15:26:06

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Great tips CCCMedia..
Tried searching the article online..

Regarding tip # 3, does it mention any specific time zone?

Thx for sharing
Z

cccmedia wrote:
3. About 3 p.m. Tuesday is the best time to find the most discounted seats. That’s because Tuesday is the day when the airlines are prone to discount their fares. Many discounted seats are distributed that day to Internet travel sites.

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GuestPoster491Guest25 August 2016 15:46:14

Xeeschan wrote:
Great tips CCCMedia..
Tried searching the article online..

Regarding tip # 3, does it mention any specific time zone?

Thx for sharing
Z

cccmedia wrote:
3. About 3 p.m. Tuesday is the best time to find the most discounted seats. That’s because Tuesday is the day when the airlines are prone to discount their fares. Many discounted seats are distributed that day to Internet travel sites.

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Considering it's the NY Times, I'll bet on Eastern Standard Time in the US

cccmedia Ecuador/Colombia Expert

Member since 13 March 2014

cccmediaEcuador/Colombia Expert25 August 2016 20:57:28

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romaniac wrote:
Xeeschan wrote:
Regarding tip # 3, does it mention any specific time zone?

cccmedia wrote:
About 3 p.m. Tuesday is the best time to find the most discounted seats. That’s because Tuesday is the day when the airlines are prone to discount their fares. Many discounted seats are distributed that day to Internet travel sites.

Considering it's the NY Times, I'll bet on Eastern Standard Time in the US

I’d make that same assumption. The article didn’t specify.

An airline based in, say, Istanbul may or may not discount its seats on Tuesday afternoon.

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