Book plane tickets on a Sunday instead of a Friday for a saving on price of up to 20 per cent. Then make sure you leave on a Friday or a Tuesday, rather than a Sunday or a Thursday, to slash the cost by a possible 23 per cent.
“We know people are now considering travelling and our goal is to encourage them by showing the real savings that can be had,” said Daniel Finch, managing director of Expedia Australia, whose app has a new price-tracking tool. “Until greater airline capacity comes through, fares will continue to be high but we’ve found huge savings are possible.Skyscanner’s Jarrod Kris: Australians are searching for deals at the wrong time.
Skyscanner’s research shows Australians are still hungry for travel, but 64 per cent are leaving it until the last moment to book, and that many of us think we’re more travel-savvy than we actually are. While 83 per cent feel like they’ve found good deals, only 3 per cent are searching for travel in the cheapest week of summer.
Skyscanner recommends travellers stay open-minded about their plans and search ‘everywhere’ to find deals like flights to Auckland from $314 return and to Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur from $240 return.