How to Get Cheap Business Class Tickets

With the summer solstice of the June and July months kicking in, preparation for holidays in the US is in full swing. The season is marked by the 4th of July with events happening all across America in celebration of the birth of the nation. Musical events and performances, art, fun fairs and food festivals are all around. People set about embarking on their summer retreats. Flights go at full occupancy with several last-minute drops and upgrades offered to passengers who are willing to travel in the next flight.

If you are planning to travel this high demand summer season without blowing away thousands of dollars the tips below will definitely come as a life saver.

#1 Use Apps and Travel tools:    

Before you book a ticket with an actual carrier it is always advisable to navigate and check for cheaper fairs on some of the best available apps and websites, and there are fair chances that you will stumble upon some of the best bargains.

Many Websites have affiliations with global travel agencies; they invest in latest systems with updated built-in strategies. Their systems work on a broad range of combinations to dig out the best fairs. Personalized service thru trained advisors,  24*7 support, bulk deals with affiliates help them to pass the benefit of reduced cost to end customers.

A quick look at some of the last minute deal offered by business class flights shows a remarkable difference in price.

# 2 Do an early online check-in:

As the days draw closer, there are many unsold front seats up for grab so you can wangle an upgrade during these waning hours and manage a deal breaker to shift from the heard class to the gold class. Don’t wait for last minute offers; lap it up as soon as it’s available.

# 3 Keep your eyes open to the zero hour offers:

During the last minute, carriers are on a fast track mode and they don’t want to hold any longer to keep the last few seats empty due to higher prices. This is the time when you can haggle with him and secure an upgrade.

# 4 Get prepared to fly late:

Booking at odd hours may be undesirable but it comes with the benefit of desirable prices. What others are willing to forgo, may come as a cost saver to you. These Red-eye flights are almost always cheaper.

# 5 Use mile points instead: 

This is the reason why frequent flyers keep multiple credit cards because they are packed with ample mile points that come at the time of signing up with them. You can go cashing on these credit card. In general, mile points are cheaper than actual money. It’s a good idea to grab an offer related to air miles and use it later.

# 6 Keep track of your browser:

Clear your cookies before browsing a travel website: Travel companies are smart and they keep a track of their visitors by recording their cookies of what destination they are interested in.  Once the customer comes back in search of a better deal next time, they are spotted and the system always shows a higher fair. The solution is not to forget clearing the browser cache or go incognito mode while browsing for fairs.

# 7 Business class sell cheaper during holidays:

Holidays are the time when executives prefer to remain home and enjoy a laid-back lifestyle. Festive days like Christmas, New year, Thanksgiving is the time when fairs drop to as low as 50% of the original price in business class.

# 8 Go for an assortment booking:

Contrary to common perception, booking a round trip with the same airline costlier than going for an assortment. It is always advisable to check out the returning fair with a different airline or more so, try flying out from a different city increases the chance of a good deal.

# 9 Search for One-person / Fly Solo:

Multiple seat bookings come at a higher cost so it’s best to search for fairs for a single person and then look for a price for multiple people.

Also, its much easier to get a single ticket at a discounted price on the last minute offer. The best way is to at least book solo if you are travelling in a group. For group travellers it's best to consider packages which include cheaper flights. 

# 10 Be a stalker for your favourite airline: 

Most airlines have a Twitter handle where they post last minute deals and therefore it’s a prudent decision to follow them in case you are a frequent traveller. Sign up for those E-newsletters from the airline.

Remember one straight fact. The airlines hate to depart with empty seats. They play it smart by creating classes within classes, they reduce fairs based on marginal downgrades and calling it with a different name. They also drop prices discreetly so that flyers who've paid in full don’t get disgruntled when they discover that someone is travelling at a fraction of the cost of what they have paid for.

The steps above are not difficult to follow and will definitely help in securing a cheaper business class ticket and fly economically.