article_snippet.sent: If you want the cheapest flights, chase the fare, not the destination.
article_snippet.sent: In other words, rather than picking a destination and then looking for the cheapest way to get there, start out by looking where there are cheap flights, and then decide among those where you'd like to go.
article_snippet.sent: Try flying to gateway airports .
article_snippet.sent: If you're flying to a different continent and want the cheapest price, you should search for a number of different gateway airports in that region.
article_snippet.sent: For example, if you want to fly to Bali, start by searching for flights to Bali, but don't stop there.
article_snippet.sent: Also look at the cost of flights to Jakarta, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur.
article_snippet.sent: If any of those flights is significantly cheaper, you can usually find a cheap budget flight from there to continue on to Bali.
article_snippet.sent: Searching leg-by-leg like this can save hundreds on your overall flight cost because flight search engines usually can't combine a long haul flight on one airline with a short flight on a separate budget airline.
article_snippet.sent: The flyer picks a short flight on a separate budget airline before choosing a destination to visit, to save money .
article_snippet.sent: Don't make flight hunting something you only do when looking to plan your trip.
article_snippet.sent: The writer recommends being open to stop off at a gateway airport in a cheaper destination, before continuing with the second leg of your journey to where you want to go .