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Tickets to Greece are very cheap at the moment for flights before Christmas!

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I was browsing for flights to Greece, as I always do, and they're super cheap right before Christmas! I'm thinking of traveling Dec 6-20 because everyone at my company takes their vacation from Dec 23-Jan 2 so there's basically no work to do anyways!! Is anyone thinking of hopping on these deals?
 
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acamp7 said:
I was browsing for flights to Greece, as I always do, and they're super cheap right before Christmas! I'm thinking of traveling Dec 6-20 because everyone at my company takes their vacation from Dec 23-Jan 2 so there's basically no work to do anyways!! Is anyone thinking of hopping on these deals?
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Thanks for posting! I was thinking of staying local because of the new covid variant. I'm scared they're changing the rules
 
This is a good find - if we wait too long we might be stuck with expensive fares after the sales are over!
 
Where do you guys usually look for tickets online? I use websites of low-cost airlines most of the time, but I noticed that some of them may change the price of the ticket if you look at it several times in your browser.
I need a website to help me get a broader picture of everything and help me find the cheapest business class flights 40 %. I know it’s much easier to find economy class tickets, but I want to try a business class flight at least once. But I don’t have much money for that and was looking for a discounted round-trip ticket.
 
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Where do you guys usually look for tickets online? I use websites of low-cost airlines most of the time, but I noticed that some of them may change the price of the ticket if you look at it several times in your browser.
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I find the tickets through google flights, sky scanner or kayak but these days I always book directly through the airline so that I can change the flight free of charge (airlines have started doing this since covid).
 
It's so hard to plan ahead but to save money this is what needs to be done haha. Thanks for sharing this tip!
 
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It's so hard to plan ahead but to save money this is what needs to be done haha. Thanks for sharing this tip!
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Exactly, if you don't plan, you plant to fail!
 
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