So you and the family are going to take a trip; there are 5-of you altogether. So, while shopping for tickets, the website asks, “how many passengers?” and you naturally type in the number “5″, right? WRONG. You may have just cost yourself big money. Find out why, and learn how to avoid paying too much in the future…

1. Cheapest Airplane Seats are Limited: There may only be 1 or 2 tickets at the very cheapest price for the flight you want
2. Reservation System Keeps Groups Together: All passengers listed for the same itinerary will be put into whats called the same inventory price bucket. Thats because the reservation system won’t break-down a party (and give one member of the party a lower airfare, and others, higher airfares. The group must pay the same airline ticket price in the same inventory bucket. In other words, if there aren’t enough of the very lowest fares for the entire group, that group will then be bumped-up to the next highest inventory bucket.

Buy Airline Tickets for the Cheapest Price for Most of the Group

Lets suppose that there are only 2-tickets available at the very cheapest price, and you are in a group of 5. Heres what you do.

• Separate Transactions: A little tedious? Sure. But by doing multiple transactions for a portion of your party, You will get the cheapest possible airfares. For example, maybe 2-will get the very cheapest price, and the other 3-will pay a slightly higher price. But had you punched in 5 for the number of passengers, all 5-would have paid the higher airline ticket price.

Always, Always Shop “One At A Time” For Flights To Get The Base Bottom Price

You could save hundreds of dollars.

And isn’t that worth a little extra time at the computer?