Everybody loves to go on holiday at some point during the year. The only problem is that the flights are so expensive; the companies know that they are in demand (you wouldn’t, after all, travel for 3 days on a boat to go somewhere that can be accessed in a couple of hours by plane) so raise the prices, knowing that people will pay them. Inevitably, however, there will be some people who decide not to use that particular airline so, in the weeks preceding the flight, there are often numerous seats available.

This is incredibly useful for anybody who is looking for a last minute holiday. The airlines are already making a massive profit on the flight as it is; the tickets already sold are done so at a price much greater than they could be, so anything else that they can get from the remaining tickets adds to their profit. The cost of the tickets, therefore, decreases as you get closer to the flight. If you play it right you can pick up flights that you want on good quality airlines for a fraction of the price that they were originally being sold for. Of course, there is the risk that the flight that you want will be booked up by the time you decide to look but it is a risk worth taking; the possibility of getting cheap tickets is always going to be a motivator for anybody who is looking to save some money during this recession.