Airline Ticket and Accommodation Booking

Traveling has become a ‘trend’ among world citizen. No wonder, people are spending more on their expenses for travel purpose. Other than that, emergence of social medias has also triggered people’ desire to travel and explore more. To satisfy those needs, many airlines has offered affordable even cheap ticket along with the growth of hostels and affordable accommodation. Here I come to share about tips and tricks for airline ticket and accommodation booking, based on my experiences. So we will not miss any promotions offered by airlines and accommodations.

Airline Ticket Booking

Many airlines has been offering affordable yet cheap ticket for any travellers. Shall you not to miss any airlines’ promotions, here are some tips and tricks:

1. Follow social medias of airline, such as twitter, facebook, and instagram.
2. Subscribe to airlines’ newsletter (email). Based on the record, newsletter is the first platform for the airline to spread its promotions before sharing it to any other social media.
3. Go to airlines website as often as possible. Sometimes, there’s surprise sale on the website.
4. Having friends that work in any travel agent would be an advantage. Because they will always know if there’s any ticket sale and promotions.
5. Become a membership of any airlines. As a member, we will be provided a membership card. We can collect some miles, and get discounts if available!
6. Go to any websites that is comparing all airlines ticket. For example like traveloka.com or skyscanner.com. That is way to let us know which airlines offer cheapest ticket than the others.

 

Accommodation Booking

The growth of accommodation has been so rapid. There are many types of accommodation, like hotel, hostel, apartement, villa, couchsurfing, air bnb, guest house, and etc. Here are some tips and tricks for accommodation booking:

1. Adjust to our budget.
2. Adjust to our preferences.
3. Choose accommodation that offers strategic location (near to public transportations, food court, tourism attractions, public facilities, shopping area, etc).
4. Book your preffered accommodations in advance. For example, you can make booking 4-5 months before your scheduled holiday or trip. You can get more affordable prices and more selection of available rooms.
5. If you wish to, you can choose accommodation with breakfast rate included to room prices.
6. Select the accommodation that provides facilities, such as laundry, swimming pool, luggage area, free Wi-Fi, and etc.
7. Have a look on any websites that compare accommodation prices. For example, booking.com, agoda.com, traveloka.com, hostelworld.com, airbnb.com, etc.