How to save on purchasing airline tickets to Pérou

Since traveling to Pérou can be quite expensive when you add everything up, it's natural to wonder how to save money when purchasing airline tickets to Pérou.

What's more, nearly half of your budget will go toward airline tickets, so saving tens of dollars per ticket is far from negligible! Here are some tips for buying cheaper airline tickets to Pérou.

Booking cheaper airline tickets to Pérou… by ordering well in advance

It may seem obvious, but if you know you're taking a vacation in a year, say in July, you might as well take advantage and buy your airline tickets right now. Generally, prices are significantly cheaper when you book 8 to 12 months in advance. This is an excellent way to secure the best fares for a trip to Pérou. It goes without saying that round-trip tickets are always cheaper than two one-way tickets—you've probably noticed that yourself!

Seasonality is an important factor to consider when looking for cheaper airline tickets. It's clear that summer prices are higher than winter prices for sunny destinations. Pérou is no exception, but there are two summers and two winters depending on which side of the Andes you're on… You'll need to take this into account.

Airline ticket prices are almost always cheaper for very early morning departures or very late evening arrivals, so if that constraint doesn't bother you too much, go for it! Weekday travel is also cheaper than the same flight on a weekend, so you could save tens of dollars by leaving on a Tuesday rather than a Saturday.

… or conversely, buying airline tickets at the last minute

This strategy doesn't really work for a trip to Pérou, unless you're an adventurer at heart with a packed bag always ready in a corner of your home. It's true that sometimes airlines drop ticket prices to fill their planes to capacity, but for very distant journeys, this isn't always the case. So be cautious.

Cheaper airline tickets through smart web browsing!

One of the biggest savings you can make on airline ticket prices for a trip like Pérou can happen when you're searching on the web. It's generally cheaper to book airline tickets online rather than at travel agencies for various reasons, but travel companies, knowing that you "know" this, have implemented a series of tactics to make you pay more for your ticket without realizing it, or better yet… while thinking you've made a great deal!

The method is simple. With thousands of visitors coming to their sites, travel companies have established statistics and can thus define your user profile and know after how many visits to their site you'll make a purchase. With your IP address, they can track you… and "oh! miraculously the price has gone up by 80 euros, you'd better hurry and buy before it goes up more."

The good trick is to do your research on one computer and then make your purchase on a different internet connection with another PC. You'll definitely save money, because IP tracking is very common in the travel world (flights, hotels, tours, etc.).

Avoid doing your searches on weekends, because prices tend to rise slightly during weekends, as travel companies know people have more time to do research… Internet sites are, in the vast majority of cases, significantly cheaper than physical agencies, so you should prioritize the web to find cheap airline tickets to Pérou.

Another tip for paying less for an airline ticket to Pérou: insurance

Indeed, very often the insurance boxes are pre-checked or you're strongly recommended to get one. In most cases, out of fear of losing thousands of euros, travelers purchase these insurances and often they're unnecessary… Home insurance or credit card insurance cover in most cases everything related to travel problems… so why pay twice for the same service when you already have insurance? Do your research first…

And taxes… Have you thought about them?

Some countries, and Pérou is one of them, add airport taxes for each trip. Make sure the great deal you found includes taxes, otherwise you could end up paying the same price as another travel site that includes them in its price. For Pérou, they're not very high, just a few dollars, but think about it every time, because you won't be able to board if you haven't paid the tax.

Loyalty reward credit cards

We don't think about it often enough, but many credit cards or loyalty cards allow you to accumulate points. Among the partner companies of these cards, there may be airlines, so it would be a shame to pay for flights you could get just with the loyalty points from that card! Especially if you need to take a short domestic flight within Pérou—perhaps the points you've accumulated from your main flight from Europe to Pérou and previous flights or other purchases allow you to not have to pay for this short flight, thus saving you hundreds of euros…