| Booking airline tickets early is a better choice if | | | | Thursday and stay over a Saturday night, then |
| planning a visit. But many a times one has to | | | | one can garner terrific savings compared to |
| travel at the last minute and booking an air ticket | | | | Friday through Monday when most people fly. |
| becomes stressful. But With a bit of planning last | | | | 5. Check the Press Releases posted by the |
| minute Manila flights can be taken with ease. | | | | Airlines/Travel Companies |
| Here are a few options to get last minute flights | | | | Information can be obtained from press releases |
| to Manila | | | | and news from different airlines about promotional |
| 1. Call the airlines | | | | flights as well as cheaper deals. This is the age of |
| Call the airlines between midnight and 1 a.m. | | | | the internet and all airlines have their own |
| Monday through Friday to get cheaper tickets. | | | | websites. It is very easy to check out information |
| Many people don't realize that at midnight, airline | | | | on their websites. |
| agents revise and load new fares into their | | | | 6. Code share |
| computers. Cheap flights options are just after | | | | Ask the respective travel agent if the flight is a |
| they have done the updating | | | | "code-share" flight, i.e. whether the same flight is |
| 2. Check into other airports other than the main | | | | offered by two different airlines. If it is so then |
| to be used | | | | copy down the name of the other airline and |
| Many major cities have two airports. Check into | | | | check into what they are charging. Only one of |
| surrounding towns and cities so that the airfares | | | | the airlines is actually operating the flight. The |
| for the different flights to Manila can be | | | | actual operator always offers this flight for less, |
| compared. Like this one can save hundreds of | | | | so book with them. |
| dollars on Manila flights. | | | | 7. Sign up for the airline newsletters |
| 3. Send Emails | | | | From weekend getaways to international flight |
| A lot of information can be obtained via email. On | | | | packages the newsletter saves money on travel |
| request one gets an immediate response on | | | | and doesn't require that one constantly visit the |
| different flights to Manila offered by the airlines. | | | | airline website for the latest offering. |
| 4. Get out of town on Wednesday | | | | If one follows these steps then there is no |
| Mid-week travel is usually less expensive. If one | | | | reason why one would not be successful in finding |
| can leave on a Tuesday, Wednesday or a | | | | cheap last minute flights to Manila. |