When you look at the exotic destinations people post online, do you wish air travel was more affordable? One trick people use is flying on seat sales and mistake fares.

A mistake fare is when an airline posts an unreasonably low price for a flight. Sometimes they cancel and refund these bookings, but often they will honor them. I know some who regularly book mistake fares, and have had some of the best trips of their life by doing so.

To fully benefit from a mistake fare, you need to be flexible - both in destination and in timing. You generally can’t just fly anywhere at any time on a mistake fare. But what can happen is that you see a rate for a destination and a time-frame that is much lower than normal. If the destination intrigues you, and the time works, you can be off on an unexpected adventure.

Some good sites for mistake fares:

1. https://www.secretflying.com/

2. https://nextdeparture.ca/

3. https://www.fly4free.com/flight-deals/error-fare/

As I type this there is a fare from New York to Oslo Norway for $280 round-trip. Maybe you have never thought of going to Oslo, but for $280, maybe it is worth checking out.

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