Buy Tickets Far In Advance: For international flights you want to book as soon as possible. A month

Your plane ticket to Europe hotel discount coupons will probably be your single greatest expense. Unfortunately, after the economy hotel discount coupons collapsed many airlines cut back on their number of international fights so there are less tickets available—which means that days of super cheap airfare are gone. At the moment expect to pay between $900-$1400 for a round-trip ticket (from the US).
High Season (Mid June-August) : It is almost impossible to find tickets under $1,100 during the high season. You should expect to pay $1,200-$1,400. This is when most people travel so the airlines can hike up the prices.
Low Season (Mid November Easter) : This is where you ll find the cheapest tickets. I purchased a round trip ticket for $515 from 12/14/2009-1/7/10 [For your reference -- I flew out of Kansas City, MO and I purchased my ticket from Student Universe ].  These days, I would expect to pay $750+ for low season tickets but it is possible to find tickets at a lower price.  Note : Price wise, traveling around Christmas is pretty much like flying during the high season.
Shoulder Season (Mid September Late November Easter Mid June): Shoulder season are the periods of time between the high and low seasons. You ll often find reasonable plane ticket prices this time of year. A lot of budget travels pick this time to travel. Plan on finding tickets in the $750-$850 range (although I have seen tickets a little bit cheaper).
Departure Airport: Where you fly from can have a big impact on your ticket price. Tickets always seem to be the cheapest from New York City. Unfortunately, you can t really change where you live so there isn t much you can do about it. But if you live near multiple airports you should see if there are any price differences hotel discount coupons between them.
London (LON: LCY, LHR, LGW, STN, LTN), Frankfurt (FRA, HHN), Paris (CDG, ORY), Madrid (MAD), and Amsterdam (AMS) are the largest airport hotel discount coupons hubs in Europe so you re more than likely to the best price by flying into one of these airports. But search the others as well.
Note: The cheapest airport isn t always the best choice — it has to fit into your travel plans. hotel discount coupons For example, say you want to visit France but you find a flight into Dublin that costs $200 less that flying hotel discount coupons into Paris. You ll spend a lot of time and money getting from Dublin to France so you ll negate any potential savings. It would make more sense to just fly into Paris.
Search Multiple Departure Dates: Plane ticket prices can vary greatly depending on when you travel. Leaving a day later or earlier could save you $20-$100. In general, traveling during mid-week will give you the best prices. I really like student universe s flexible travel search feature (other sites are starting to offer this feature). It gives you all the results for 3 days +/- of your selected travel date. This lets you find the best time to travel.
Try Open Jaw Tickets: During my last trip I was able to save about $110 by arriving in Paris and departing hotel discount coupons from Frankfurt. These type if tickets are called open jaw tickets. A lot of times these type of tickets cost more so your results will vary.
Buy Tickets Far In Advance: For international flights you want to book as soon as possible. A month before hotel discount coupons is usually considered the bare minimum. Some people say you should book six months in advance for the best deal. I don t think anyone really knows. For some winter flights you might be able to get a cheap ticket by waiting until the last minute but this is a big gamble. You could end up paying a ton more. I don t think it is worth risking it but it is up to you.
Cheap Tickets Are Often Nonrefundable: Cheap Tickets are often nonrefundable or there is a very high ticket change fee. Many companies charge something like $250 + other fees to change your original hotel discount coupons flight. Most people don t have a problem but you should be aware your ticket s terms.
Student Universe is another one of my favorite sites for youth traveles. It is geared towards college students (anyone, regardless of age, currently enrolled in a college, even part-time) or anyone between 18-25 years old. They do check to see if you're currently a student/are the correct age and they won't process hotel discount coupons your reservation until your status is confirmed. On my last trip from the US to Paris I saved over $115 compared to other sites even TripAdvisor. But they don't always have the best price. Sometimes the Student Universe price is well above TripAdvisor so remember to shop around.
STA is another travel website geared towards students/people under 26. They offer much of the same deals at StudentUniverse and their prices seem to be nearly identical. I know people who have used them and didn't have any complaints.
TripAdvisor has recently gotten into the airfare search engine game and I constantly find the best prices here. The airfares are pretty much exactly hotel discount coupons the same or lower than Kayak (which hotel discount coupons is pretty rare). I could see TripAdvisor becoming one of the largest search engines within the next few years. Also, TripAdvisor is also nice because the price they show you in the search results is the price you pay (all taxes and extra fees are included in the display price).
Tradiatioally SkyScanner was really only used for flights inside Europe but they ve started offering flights from all over the world. It also allows you to search by country and not just cities (for example, search for flights from Seattle to Germany). This is a nice feature if you don't have a specific destination in mind. I've used them a few times and I've been happy with everything.
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