Clint Henderson, Managing Editor, The Points Guy, reveals his top tips for scoring travel deals amid rising prices.
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CLINT HENDERSON: So my favorite tips for fighting inflation and getting good deals remain the same. And it’s my favorite thing to talk about. So my first trick is Google Flights and Google Flights Explorer. You put in your home airport and Google Flights Explorer. It will show you the cheapest destinations within the United States and around the world. So it’s got an interactive map. You can Zoom in and out, and then Google Flights actually lets you set flight alerts. So even if you’ve already booked, set a Google flight alert. If the price drops for that flight, you can get a trip credit for the difference. So the airlines are being much more flexible about giving you credits now. So that’s a great tool that I always tell people about. Don’t sleep on airline vacation packages. Amazing deals can be had when you book airfare, hotels, car rentals, and even sometimes activities into one bundle. I’ve saved 40% on booking business class trips to places like Berlin, staying at five star hotels and saved thousands of dollars. Literally saved thousands of dollars through American Airlines vacations. So sometimes those vacation packages can score you some really good deals. You’ll have to shop around a little bit, but that’s a great hack that I like to use. And then finally subscribe to sites like the Points Guy. We have a daily newsletter we send out deal alerts, but there are deal alert companies specifically that will alert you when there’s good deals. And there has been so many this year, even for last minute summer travel. Sites like going and thrifty traveler are great subscription services. They will email you. There’s free versions of both sites, so. So make sure you’re subscribing to a few of those too.
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