Most people now prefer to book their air tickets online because it not only saves incredible amount of time and energy, you don't have to go or call your travel agent to check the availability of tickets and rates too. All that can be done by you online. Do not worry even when you are not too tech savvy. There is no rocket science involved. If you have just a working knowledge of computers, all you need is a little guidance from someone who is experienced, and you are all set to go.

There are many travel sites, do not get confused and misguided. Just refer to 2 or 3 and you would know which one is offering the best offers. Be sure to start your search with specific key words like 'cheap air tickets', or 'discount airfare'. This will yield enough results for you. On the home page of these travel sites you would find a drop down menu where you can select your destination and other details. This will help you find your desired tickets easily.

If you want to avail the best possible discounts and comfortable journey, you must keep yourself up to date with the travel related news. You can read the travel section of the newspaper regularly, or you can subscribe to regular monthly or fortnightly travel newsletters from any of the reputed travel sites. These newsletters are sent to you without any charge, and they help you keep yourself informed on all the latest developments. Hence, you can plan your vacation with a lot of confidence. You will be able to select the hot locations each year and season depending on the promotional offers.

Flights booking according to the destination choice is a good idea. You must plan your trip in advance so that you can get the early bird discount offered on airfare by many airline companies like Air India Express. Booking early helps in a lot of other ways, you can select your favorite seats in the flight. Your hotel booking etc can also happen accordingly. Many of us think it would not be such a good idea to book our tickets online. But it is not so, online booking of tickets is quite safe. If you be a little cautious yourself, they are pretty safe. While doing the payments online the gateways are secured and the transaction is quite safe.