Travel & Hotspots

This is very good news for our wanderlusts

In the past, a decent flight used to cost an absolute fortune, but nowadays you can fly for just a few bucks – if you know how to time it right, that is. This year, I already noticed that the tickets seemed to be getting cheaper. And hold on, it’s going to get Heul Much Better.

I just heard that flight tickets to destinations all over the world are reaching their lowest prices this year. WAAAAR is my credit card? I need to do something naughty and sunny. Okay, seriously. The online platform PaperFlies (which searches thousands of travel deals daily to offer the best flight ticket prices) has completely figured it out for you and me.

“A ticket to Bali for 380 euros? No problem, liebe Leute”

First, we can do a little dance because of the drop in oil prices, and in addition, three new airlines have joined at Schiphol in 2016, which means a lot more cheese heads are boarding the plane and flights are more frequent on various routes. For example, look at newcomer China Eastern Airlines: this year, it was seriously possible to book a trip to Bali for 380 euros round trip. Where was I at that moment?!

The research also showed that the price drop for a ticket to Rome has proven to be the largest. This year - yes, pack those bags already, girlfriends - a ticket to the capital of Bella Italia can be up to 60 percent cheaper. Additionally, it’s more favorable to fly to Asia. Flight tickets to Bali and Bangkok are up to 21 percent cheaper this year than last year. And even travelers wanting to go to Tokyo (yes hello, here I am, hi) are spending 17 percent less. Hang out the flag! Hello, I’m talking about a kind of making a profit here. This feels almost better than the sale period of Net-a-Porter.