Tips on how to use Google to spend less while traveling the world
If you have ever searched for a flight online, most likely you have visited Google Flights. The search tool will lead you to options on different airlines, wherever you want to travel and on the dates that work best for you.
While scrolling through the many pages of results can feel like a chore, Google Flights is undeniably an excellent tool to find cheap fares—leaving more money for other travel expenses. The inside tips that we offer here, however, will make your search for bargains even more efficient and successful.
Let’s say that you want to travel but you don’t have any specific destination or even dates in mind. This is a perfect opportunity to discover some good values on flights to interesting destinations you may never have considered visiting.
If this is your situation, go to the Explore section of the Google Flights page. From the home page for Google Flights, look at the column on the left side of the page for the Explore tab. You only have to enter the name of the city you are traveling from and then Google will offer various options.
Here you can change the filters and search based on how much you want to spend—you can enter the amount you have budgeted for flights, or simply enter a low number. Google will then show you the options within your budget. You can also adjust the travel dates to see the days with the lowest fares over several weeks or even months.
One strategy that is often successful is to search for flights both as roundtrip fares and also by booking your trip as two separate legs. Booking travel as two separate flights often ends up being cheaper. Read More...