1. Book on weekends, fly on weekdaysExpedia’s 2023 Air Travel Hacks Report reveals that for Singapore-based travellers, tickets booked on Sundays are 30 per cent cheaper than those on Friday, the most expensive day to book.
Meanwhile, booking platform Traveloka reports that Friday is the most expensive, and Tuesday the cheapest – with a price difference of about 14 per cent. On a Singapore Airlines flight to London, for instance, flights on Tuesdays to Thursdays cost at least $100 to $200 less than those on other days of the week.Keep an eye out for new routes, which airlines will usually promote with attractive deals.
Enter your dates into travel search engine Kayak’s explore function and it will show you where flights are cheapest.You might get ideas for an unexplored city or you could compare prices between favourite destinations. For instance, flights to South Korea in May start at around $432, while a ticket to Osaka costs about $100 more.