Savings Methodology

How we find deals

We find mistake fares and agent deals, often before they show up on Google Flights, and good deals as soon as they arrive. Exactly how we find them is our secret. What we publish follows the rules below.

Usual price

We compare each fare with what the same route usually costs for the same trip length and dates. Near busy holiday periods we use quieter neighbouring months, so a seasonal peak is never presented as a saving.

What counts as a deal

A deal is at least 25% below the usual price for those dates. A good fare is at least 20% below it.

Percentages are calculated from the rounded prices we show, rounded down.

Premium airlines and agent fares

Some fares stand out because a full-service airline is selling at a budget price. These are compared with other full-service airlines on the same dates, not with the usual price, and the card says so.

Agent sales are fares sold by online travel agents. We show the agent's price next to the best price we found for the same airline and dates.

Freshness

Every published fare is checked again regularly on its exact dates. Fares that no longer qualify are withdrawn. Each card shows when it was last checked.

Fares include taxes and compulsory charges as shown by the airline or travel site. Checked baggage is usually not included unless stated.

What a saving is not

A comparison describes the market price we observed. It does not establish what you personally would have paid, and the onboarding savings example is a hypothetical scenario.