‘The age of £10 flights is dead – but you can still fly cheap’: Travel expert reveals 6 top tips for cheap landing flights… including one that saves £1,100 on a trip from London to LA
- The tips come from Nicky Kelvin, editor at Large of The Points Guy UK travel site
- In a TikTok video, he shows how recording a layover can yield huge savings
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“They say the era of £10 flights is dead, but you can still fly cheap.”
So says Nicky Kelvin, editor-in-chief of The Points Guy UK travel site, on a recent TikTok video in which he reveals six top tips for saving money on flights.
One of the tips from the self-proclaimed ‘Miles Mogul’ is saving £1,100 on a flight from London to LA. Scroll down for more…
1. Be flexible
Nicky recommends using Google Flights to explore cheap flight options around the world.
He says, “I love using Google Flights to do these super flexible searches.
“You can enter the dates you can fly and the length of time you want to go, and that’s how you find the cheapest flights within those parameters.”
Speaking to MailOnline, he added, “This allows users to search for destinations and track prices to find and book the most cost-effective flight options for the times and dates they want to travel.”
2. Set price alerts
“Access exclusive offers and deals to get the best prices,” said Nicky.
“Just click on the ‘Price Tracking’ alerts at the top of Google Flights.”
3. Stopovers
It’s worth considering stopovers, which, according to Nicky, can save you a lot on your travel costs.
The travel expert demonstrates this method by showing you how to save £1,100 on a flight from London to LA.
‘Think of stopovers. On these dates [June 4 to 10] flying direct from London to LA costs more than £1,700,” he adds.
‘Same dates, same destination, but add a stopover – £600.’
Nicky Kelvin reveals six top tips for booking cheaper flights in a video on TikTok, in which he recommends flexibility, using layovers and checking different airports, among other things
4. Mix and match airlines
You can fly all over Europe for just 50p tax and Avios if you want to fly with British Airways
Nicky said you “will be amazed at the savings that can be made” by mixing and matching airlines on inbound and outbound travel.
He points to flights to Tel Aviv and gives an example of outbound flying with Wizz Air and inbound with easyJet to keep prices low.
His screen shows available prices from £176 for the return journey marked ‘£142 cheaper than usual’.
5. Arrival and Departure Points
“Check lots of different airports — both departure points, if you can, and arrival points,” Nicky urges fellow travelers on TikTok.
‘Here I searched Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels and this brought me these super cheap fares from Brussels – £345 to New York.
6. Points and Miles
Nicky’s final tip suggests using points and miles to keep flight costs down.
“You can fly all over Europe for just 50p tax and Avios if you want to fly with British Airways,” he says.
“There are many different programs and many different ways to earn… You can use points and miles to pay next to nothing for your flights.”
Nicky also recommends collecting Avios for daily purchases and follow The Points Guy UK for tips and advice on earning and using miles.