20 tricks you can use to score a cheap flight

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There are some steps you can take to ensure you're getting the best possible price for your flight. 

We spoke to Brian Kelly, the savvy traveler and founder of The Points Guy, and Jeanette Pavini, a savings expert at Coupons.com, to find 20 ways to score the best flights.

From knowing when to book a flight to search engine tricks that can affect your price results, these tips can help you find the very best deal. You'll be happy to know the tricks of the trade. 

Clear your cookies.

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Refreshing a window won't make your flights cheaper, but it can make them go up based on changes in demand. To help avoid this, clear your cookies. 

Cookies are bits of information that store the details of your web browsing, which can be used by airlines and travel websites. Deleting them effectively deletes your recent searches.

 

Sign up for alerts on price drops.

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Websites like AirfareWatchdog and CheapAir.com make it easy to spot the best prices by providing fare tracker alerts that let you know when prices drop. 

Put in your destinations of interest, and their experts will email you when there are significant price drops so you can act on them fast.

Follow airlines on social media.

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Airlines have been using social media more and more to spring up last-minute deals for their customers.

They'll often tout deals on Twitter and sometimes offer special sales to Facebook fans, but you'll need to act on these fast, since they can go quickly.

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