There are two sides to the
coin when it comes to group booking flight tickets online. You may think that if you
approach an airline or travel agent with a list of
people that you want to book on a flight package then
the cost would be significantly reduced. This is not
always the case. The airline industry has always been a
little bit of a mystery when it comes to trying to
locate the cheapest flight tickets. With group or block
booking the mystery continues so lets try and clarify
some of this conundrum for passengers.
First of all the airline would typically
describe flight seat group booking for 10 or
more people. This would be regarded as the
minimum amount to able to qualify for any
discount. The problem is that finding 10-people
who want to fly to the same destination on the
same date as you is minimal. This may be a lot
easier if you are booking on behalf of a sports
or social club. This is quite a common
occurrence and booking flights for you and your golfing
friends for a weeks activity on the greens on the Cost
Del Sol in Spain would enable you to get some savings on
your flights. So block or group booking your airfare for
10 people or more should always enable you to qualify
for cheaper group booking flight tickets.
The other side of the
coin is if you cannot get the minimum 10-people then
your negotiation power to get cheap flights is
significantly reduced. It may worth looking into the
option of booking in 2 blocks of 5 as against trying to
get seats for a group of 10.
Your only other options
in these circumstances are if you need to book 4
flight tickets at the last minute and the airlines
have 4 seats vacant on the flight then you may be able
to get reduced airfare because of the group booking
flight tickets option. The late booking option does not
give you much chance to make other arrangements such as
hotels and transport etc.
Another option worth looking at is if you book
excursions instead of just flights. Booking the hotel
with the flight would give you more leeway when it comes
to grabbing a bargain. There is more profit margins in
booking excursions for the travel agent so you could
make some significant savings. As long as you do the
research thoroughly you should be able to get some
significant flight savings when group booking flight
tickets.
