All I see up and down my timeline are people declaring that they will be traveling more in 2020. Honestly—I love to see it. I’m here for it and I too will be traveling more in 2020. Before you buy a new wig or color coordinate your looks for your travels, lets talk about something important: saving coins. What if you could save a few hundred dollars on a flight or even book one that’s 60% off? Imagine how many vacation looks you could serve by saving money on the actual trip. Here are some tips and tricks for booking flights.

Shop in Secret

You know when you’re shopping online and the items you were looking at start to come up as ads? That’s because cookies track what you’re looking for in order to help craft messages and ads that target you. When shopping for flights and hotels, use the incognito mode on your browser. This will allow you to shop for flights without being tracked. Most of the time, when they can track what you are looking for they will display higher prices for you.

Know Where to Look

By now, everyone knows how to look for flights. If you’re looking for a miracle, Scottscheapflights offers crazy deals and so does Skyscanner. It is easier to find a crazy good deal if you are itching to travel but do not have a specific destination in mind. If you do have a specific location in mind, I recommend looking at airline websites like Norwegian or Southwest for deals. Discount sites like Expedia or Booking.com have also been good for flights and flight/hotel packages.

Follow the Deals

I swear by Google Flights and Hopper to track the prices of flights that I am interested in. If you want to go even further in search of a good deal, I suggest following them on Twitter. Companies will tweet when they are running flight deals so you can jump on them. Of course you can subscribe to their emails but they send so many emails that probably go to your junk folder.

Research First

Sometimes the best time to visit a country is not the cheapest time to visit. I always swear by researching a place well in advance. Research is a surefire way to tell if you’ve found a good deal or if you’re being taxed. Sometimes it pays to buy tickets well in advance while for other destinations, waiting until the last-minute could really pay off. All this depends on where you are going and when.

The Overall Tea:

Take your time shopping around for deals. It always sucks when you spend $800 on a flight and someone else is on the same flight as you for $550. There is no shame in hunting for a deal so hop on incognito mode and get yourself together.