There are more chances of finding cheap New Year flights now than later

New Year is half a year away but most experienced holidaymakers will know the importance of booking flights early for their vacations. Now we are in the middle of summer and those of you who prefer summer holidays will already have been on your holidays or will be looking forward to them. But some people prefer a winter break or they may want to join their parents as the New Year starts. If you are looking for vuelos baratos año nuevo, now will be the right time with lots of seats available at low airfare. If you try to delay this, you may get into difficulties, not in terms of just the prices but in terms of availability too.

Why and why not to wait for sales?

There is another way of getting the air tickets for less and that is to wait for the sales that will come your way as the year progresses. There will be the Cyber Monday flight deals that will follow the black Friday sales after Thanksgiving Day in November end.  Most airlines and Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) will come up with discount offers or special offers over certain routes. They will be offering you the available flights at a lower rate than usual, but there is a catch and that is that the tickets you are looking for a particular destination may not be available. So, you will either have to fly to a destination that is not your first choice or you can look for flights over unconventional routes with unusual stopovers.

Getting your own way

If you look for flights for your New Year holidays now you will be able to get the flight tickets on your terms. You will be able to select your chosen dates to fly on along with the time of the day of the flight. You will also be able to choose the airport you want to fly to, if more than one is available, like those in major cities like New York. You will also be able to find direct flights and if you want to save some money, you can choose one with stopovers of your choice. This you will be able to do with cheap airfare, which will not be possible as the flight dates come closer. Most travel advisors will recommend booking domestic flights 6-8 weeks in advance and international flights 10-12 weeks in advance. However, most airlines will allow you to book your flights up to 11 months from the flight date.

Find out what you are paying for

When you look for flights, you have the option of opting for major airlines or low-cost airlines. If you book your flights with enough time to the departure date you will be able to choose comfortably the airline you wish to fly with. Before purchasing your boletos aereos, you must make sure what is included in these. The low-cost airlines will expect you to pay separately for your baggage and your meals & beverages. They will even expect you to pay for your Wi-Fi connections. If you have chosen the business class or first class seats with the major airlines like Delta or United, you will not just fly luxuriously but everything will be included in the air ticket price, along with priority treatment at the check-in counter and while boarding.

Some suggestions

If you fly regularly you will have subscribed to newsletters from the airlines you prefer to fly with and if you are looking for cheap flights you should subscribe to them, as these will have good flight offers for you on a regular basis. If you are a frequent flyer or even if you are not, you should enroll in the reward point plan of the airlines you fly with. If over a period of time, you accumulate enough of these you will be able to get flights and other benefits for less. There will be offers coming your way around most national holidays, as the airlines and the OTAs will want to be seen as a part of the community they serve, at the same time making sure that you choose them over others. 

Final thoughts

Most of us don’t fly often, so there is a need to know about the methods that will help you find flights for less. Here we have listed some ways to find these on your terms, based on experience in the air ticket retail industry.