IT’S THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, TRAVEL. and the questions we ask. hacks, tips and tricks to some of the cheapest flight around.

Some say its all about the platform, website you use. Others say its all about your timing, and when you book that flight. I say it both. And im gonna prove it to you.

My personal website of choice is cheapflights.co.za. simply select your departure point, insert your arrival point. straight forward right, anything but. Here come a couple of tests to prove your timing is everything.

For this experiment we will use a 1 way ticket as we are pretending to travel somewhere for an extended amount of time and do not intend to return with in 30 days. Or do not know when to return. “But what about the proof of a return ticket?”. We can “rent” a legitimate return ticket for 24 hours for just a few Rands onwardticket.com. This allows us into a country and gives us an open end travel time without having to book a date to return or purchace a return flight we may never use. So lets begin.

Dates

Today is a Monday 18/11/2019. I will now book flights with four different departure dates and the cheapest flight price next door.

Departure in 24 hours time

Departure time in 1 week

Departure in 1 Month

Departure 6 Months

Now as you may have noticed booking super early and last minute and booking super late 6 months in advance is great price wise. but no one is really gonna book a flight 6 months in advance unless its a granny. We are the new generation, we need gratification. We need proof. And this is why time matters when booking your flight.

A normal flyer would book a month in advance, giving him or her time to plan and stratergize, get Visas together and even probably save. But we have already done all that in just a few hours. we have our travel hiking back pack ready at the go, no responsibilities just drooling over the smell and humidity of Thailand’s streets and beaches. or Possibly a concert in Paris. whether you are trekking through East Asia or Visiting your long lost relative for a wedding you wont survive. remember, timing is key. Don’t pay twice as much on the ticket and struggle through the rest of the journey.

Yours Jesse