{"id":8283,"date":"2018-07-24T03:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=8283"},"modified":"2024-01-25T02:04:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T10:04:00","slug":"how-to-get-cheaper-flights-by-using-a-vpn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/how-to-get-cheaper-flights-by-using-a-vpn\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get cheaper flights by using a VPN"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em><strong>* Note from the editor * <\/strong>This is the first part of the all new \u201cTutorial Tuesdays\u201d.<br>\nEach week we will post some type of tutorial, tips or guide\u00a0 that will improve your experience when using a VPN.<br>\n<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>How to get cheaper flights by using a VPN<\/h2>\n<p>1. <b>Ensure you are using a fresh session.<\/b><br>\nFlight and travel companies use cookies to see when you\u2019re looking for flights and will bump up your prices accordingly.\u00a0 I\u2019ve discussed my personal setup in the past, however I use Firefox with an auto-destructing cookies add-on which wipes my cookies 5 seconds after a tab is closed (\u201cThis message will self destruct in 5 seconds\u2026\u201d Mission Impossible style).<\/p>\n<p>You can find more about my personal security setup in the footer information in the the Best Practices guide I wrote which are available at: https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/helpdesk\/kb\/articles\/security-best-practices<\/p>\n<p><b>2. Use the <u>destination<\/u> country. <\/b><br>\nThere are 2 possible ways to secure a discount that I am aware of.\u00a0 I have heard that some VPN customers select a low income country as the VPN server choice, but I am unaware of the actual effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The method that I utilise is using the destination country (so if I was flying from the UK to the US, I would choose a US server).<\/p>\n<p>And because pictures paint a thousand words, this was my result for a flight using Expedia from the UK, 1 Adult, Business Class, September 11 till September 15:<\/p>\n<p><strong>No VPN:<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flight1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8285 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flight1.png\" alt=\"no vpn, expensive flight\" width=\"748\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flight1.png 748w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flight1-300x71.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Using a VPN connected through my destination country:<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flights2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8286 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flights2.png\" alt=\"save on airline tickets with a vpn\" width=\"715\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flights2.png 715w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/flights2-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is for the exact same plane, same date and same parameters. The only difference was that I used PIA to connect to the destination country in the second example, dropping the price from\u00a0 <b>\u00a35093 to \u00a31676, a savings of over 67%!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>So, next time you are planning a trip, make sure follow these steps to get a massive discount on your airfare and when you do \u2013 let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Note from the editor * This is the first part of the all new \u201cTutorial Tuesdays\u201d. Each week we will post some type of tutorial, tips or guide\u00a0 that will improve your experience when using a VPN. How to get cheaper flights by using a VPN 1. 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