Flights are often one of the most expensive elements of your holiday.  So when money gets tighter, flights are always a good place to start when cutting costs.  Here are some quick fire ways you can reduce your airline costs, while still enjoying holidays when you need them

• Use an Airline Reservation Comparison Service.  We have set up one on our site for your convenience: You can Find The Cheapest Airfare with little or no hassle by getting such comparison services to do the work for you
• Use loyalty programs to maximum advantage.  There are so many frequent flyer and credit card reward programs out there, that you can use previous holidays and even your day by day living habits, to completely fund your flights.  All you will have to pay is the tax component of your flights, saving you 80 – 90% of the expense
• Use only discount airlines.  Sign up to their email newsletters and keep an eye out for their special deals.  They have them all the time, I get emails every week.  I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but they seem to be in the middle of a discount war.  You can use this to your advantage by just keeping an eye on the special deals they offer.

When planning your holiday, its important to think ahead.  Most people pay 40% more than they have to because in not planning ahead, they fail to take advantage of the every day deals that are available.  So start thinking and looking for airline deals, at least 9 months in advance, using the 3 tips I have given you above.