If you want to reach anywhere quickly, you opt for airways. But it is such a tiresome task to search on different sites to see the discounts available, all for booking cheaper tickets. As much as the airways are a comfortable and quicker way of traveling anywhere, it is not exactly cost-effective. One has to browse months in advance, check the availability, look for discounts to make it cheap. After all, we all look forward to budget-friendly travel. But worry no more, there are some simple hacks which will ensure you get the your flights cheaper. And no we are not talking about booking during sales and offers but even when there are none, you can book your flights at a cheaper rate.

Always search in igcognito mode: 

You must have observed that when you search for flight tickets once, you get to see ads about the same routes the next time you browse something. This is bacuse your browser feeds your search history and the saved cookies help the sites to develop ads for your search. And yes, the flight rates do rise when you repeatedly search the same route flights. So it is very essential to make sure you search for your flights in the incognito mode of your browser. Even if you are checking on your phone, always do it in incognito mode.

Do not go to the service applications first: 

Whenever you search for flights, the first searches on Google are of the trip based service platforms. Although they show a discount, you may end up paying more at all times. Some of the best sites to search for your flights are- Skyscanner, Momondo, Kiwi, JetRadar. Do try and compare the rates on these sites first before you make the bookings.

Check the tendency of fare over the week:

It is of common observation that flights on weekends are more expensive as compared to those on weekdays. But this may not be the case on all routes. So whenever you are checking the rates, there is an option of checking the flight rates for the period of a month. You can see the tendency of the flight rates and make the booking acordingly.

Find the cheapest place to fly to: 

This is escpecially for travelers. If you are looking at making the whole plan on your own, some sites give you an option of putting the destination to 'anywhere.' Once you select this, it gives you the rates of flights to all the nearby places along with the rates. So if you are a budget traveler than this is he best option to start with the place with cheapest flight rate.

See different airlines:

Most of the times when you are making a two-way return booking, you will see the same airline provider. The return flights look cheaper too but do consider checking out other flight options for your return. It may be cheaper than you are paying for the same airline.

Book early:

This is the most obvious thing to do, to book your flights well in advance. If you have decided everything and are clear where you are going to go, when you are going to return, then go ahead and make the booking, preferably a month in advance.

Always check connecting places flights:

In a bid to reach the destination early, we choose direct flights. But sometimes there could be flights to connecting cities which are near to your destination. Try and find out if the connecting options are smooth beforehand. Then instead of taking a direct flight you can go some distance by flight and then go towards your destination. Because many times the airports are far from the actual city places and you may waste sometime there anyway.

These are some tips and tricks all should keep in mind before you make a flight booking. Because everyone wants a cheaper flight ticket, right? Happy flying, folks!

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 18, 2018 04:57 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).