How to Get the Best Flight Deals (and Save Thousands!) | Travel Tips
DennisBunnik Travels
12,212 views
How do you get the best flight deals and potentially save thousands on your next trip? Believe it or not, airlines use complex systems to charge you as much as possible - but with a few insider tricks, you can beat them at their own game.
In this episode of The Travel Tip Series, I share my top secrets from nearly 40 years in the travel industry on how airline pricing actually works (hello, Yield Management!), and the practical strategies I use to save thousands on international flights - in Economy, Premium Economy, and Business Class.
🛫 In this video I cover:
✅ Who the "enemy" is inside airline head office (Yield Management & Fare Buckets explained)
✅ The best days and times to book the cheapest seats
✅ Why checking departures from nearby cities can save you hundreds (or thousands)
✅ The savvy traveller trick: booking from countries with weaker currencies
✅ How 5th Freedom flights work — and how I saved nearly $10,000 on business class to South America
✅ Why taking a creative route via a third city beats non-stop prices every time
✅ How to use tools like Qantas Fare Watch against the airlines
✅ The hidden danger of non-refundable "sale" fares (looking at you, Finnair!)
✅ Why your best booking secret weapon might still be a great travel agent
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 How to get the best flight deals
00:20 Meet Dennis Bunnik & The Travel Tip Series
01:29 How airlines set airfares: Yield Management & Fare Buckets
04:50 When to book for the cheapest seats
05:33 Tip 1: Don't limit yourself to your home city
06:52 Tip 2: Avoid non-stop flights and fly via a third city
07:51 Tip 3: Book from cheaper countries
08:53 Tip 4: Take advantage of 5th Freedom flights (Saving $10k to South America)
10:17 Tip 5: Use airline Fare Watch tools
10:59 A warning on non-refundable sale fares
11:39 Where to book: why travel agents are still your best asset
13:20 Final thoughts & what's coming next
👉 Airfares aren't fixed — with a little research and flexibility, you can fly further for a lot less. Check out my full library of flight reviews on this channel to see what each airline is actually like before you book!
🔔 Subscribe for more episodes of The Travel Tip Series and honest flight reviews.
▶️ Watch the Travel Tip Series playlist: How to Get the Best Flight Deals (and Save...
▶️ Watch Episode 1 (What's the Best Business Class?): How to Get the Best Flight Deals (and Save...
▶️ Watch ANA: How I saved $3,000 flying to North America: ANA Business Class Hack: How I Saved Over ...
▶️ Watch Qantas Business Class: How I saved thousands using their own hack: Qantas International Business Class
✈️ ABOUT ME
I'm Dennis Bunnik, and I've worked my entire career in the travel industry. I'm one of the Bunniks behind Bunnik Tours, an Australia-based small group touring company. I've got the best job in the world and spend a lot of time in the air, which is how this channel started — doing honest flight reviews so you can see what you're buying before you fly. In The Travel Tip Series, I share real-world travel tips and insider secrets learned from decades in the air.
🌐 Bunnik Tours: https://www.bunniktours.com.au/
📸 Instagram: Instagram: dennisbunniktravels
#FlightDeals #TravelTips #CheapFlights #TravelTipSeries #BusinessClass #AirlineHacks #DennisBunnikTravels #BunnikTours
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What is also fascinating is how last minute fares (at least with SAS and in Europe) have disappeared. I still remember (20 years ago ;-) ) when this was quite prevalent and often I would take a chance and go to the airport without a ticket hoping to get a last min. fare and often managed to secure one at a massive discount. Now, it's quite the opposite!
Living in Switzerland our airport is ZRH and the national carrier is Swiss. Flying directly from ZRH is not cheap… so I made the test flying First Class to NRT.. Flying directly from ZRH to NRT on First Class was CHF14‘800 (AUD25’500) leaving on a Tuesday and one month later returning on a Thursday. So I have changed the depart airport to MXP (the rest was the same) and the flight (ok, between MXP and ZRH the flight would be on business and the luggage limits would stay the same) would cost much less with about CHF7‘230 (AUD12‘460) ! There are convenient train connections to MXP or a German airport if you fly with Emirates…
How to Get the Best Flight Deals (and Save Thousands!) | Travel Tips
DennisBunnik Travels
12,212 views
How do you get the best flight deals and potentially save thousands on your next trip? Believe it or not, airlines use complex systems to charge you as much as possible - but with a few insider tricks, you can beat them at their own game.
In this episode of The Travel Tip Series, I share my top secrets from nearly 40 years in the travel industry on how airline pricing actually works (hello, Yield Management!), and the practical strategies I use to save thousands on international flights - in Economy, Premium Economy, and Business Class.
🛫 In this video I cover:
✅ Who the "enemy" is inside airline head office (Yield Management & Fare Buckets explained)
✅ The best days and times to book the cheapest seats
✅ Why checking departures from nearby cities can save you hundreds (or thousands)
✅ The savvy traveller trick: booking from countries with weaker currencies
✅ How 5th Freedom flights work — and how I saved nearly $10,000 on business class to South America
✅ Why taking a creative route via a third city beats non-stop prices every time
✅ How to use tools like Qantas Fare Watch against the airlines
✅ The hidden danger of non-refundable "sale" fares (looking at you, Finnair!)
✅ Why your best booking secret weapon might still be a great travel agent
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 How to get the best flight deals
00:20 Meet Dennis Bunnik & The Travel Tip Series
01:29 How airlines set airfares: Yield Management & Fare Buckets
04:50 When to book for the cheapest seats
05:33 Tip 1: Don't limit yourself to your home city
06:52 Tip 2: Avoid non-stop flights and fly via a third city
07:51 Tip 3: Book from cheaper countries
08:53 Tip 4: Take advantage of 5th Freedom flights (Saving $10k to South America)
10:17 Tip 5: Use airline Fare Watch tools
10:59 A warning on non-refundable sale fares
11:39 Where to book: why travel agents are still your best asset
13:20 Final thoughts & what's coming next
👉 Airfares aren't fixed — with a little research and flexibility, you can fly further for a lot less. Check out my full library of flight reviews on this channel to see what each airline is actually like before you book!
🔔 Subscribe for more episodes of The Travel Tip Series and honest flight reviews.
▶️ Watch the Travel Tip Series playlist: How to Get the Best Flight Deals (and Save...
▶️ Watch Episode 1 (What's the Best Business Class?): How to Get the Best Flight Deals (and Save...
▶️ Watch ANA: How I saved $3,000 flying to North America: ANA Business Class Hack: How I Saved Over ...
▶️ Watch Qantas Business Class: How I saved thousands using their own hack: Qantas International Business Class
✈️ ABOUT ME
I'm Dennis Bunnik, and I've worked my entire career in the travel industry. I'm one of the Bunniks behind Bunnik Tours, an Australia-based small group touring company. I've got the best job in the world and spend a lot of time in the air, which is how this channel started — doing honest flight reviews so you can see what you're buying before you fly. In The Travel Tip Series, I share real-world travel tips and insider secrets learned from decades in the air.
🌐 Bunnik Tours: https://www.bunniktours.com.au/
📸 Instagram: Instagram: dennisbunniktravels
#FlightDeals #TravelTips #CheapFlights #TravelTipSeries #BusinessClass #AirlineHacks #DennisBunnikTravels #BunnikTours