Finding Affordable Family Flights: A Guide to Setting Airline Price Alerts

Let the algorithms do the heavy lifting to help you get the best airline price alerts

If you're tired of feeling like a detective when hunting for the best flight deals for your family vacations, worry not. We've got your back with airline price alerts.

Say goodbye to endless refreshing and uncertain booking days. Let's explore the magic of flight price alerts together – a surefire way to make airfare hunting a breeze.

The Flight Price Puzzle

Ever felt like airlines are playing hide and seek with your wallet? We get it.

Flight prices can be as tricky as solving a puzzle. Here's the scoop: airlines use smart computer stuff (called algorithms) that consider lots of things when setting prices. Like, when you're flying, how many seats are sold, and even how badly people want to go where you're going.

Let Algorithms Be Your Hero

But guess what? We've got secret helpers – algorithms! These digital superheroes can watch flight prices for you. They track flights, routes, and dates you like and let you know if prices change. Cool, right?

You can be super specific (like finding a round-trip flight on Delta from Los Angeles to Miami) or more chill (a one-way trip from D.C. to Chicago).

The secret to finding the right deal is price alerts. They will help you find cheaper tickets than on your own.

Top 4 Flight Alerts we like

Here are our favorite flight alert channels to set. They're going to help you find the most affordable flights:

Google Flights: This is one of our favorites. It's easy to use and does loads of cool stuff. It can show you if a deal is awesome or just so so.

In order to put it into action all you need to do is pick your route and details. Then turn on "track prices" and let Google do the rest.

Skyscanner: This one is especially great for families. Just enter your route and dates, click "Get Price Alerts," and you're good to go.

Hopper: Hopper's a mobile app that easy to use and tells you when a deal is right. You can even put a price on hold (for a little fee) if you're not sure yet.

All you have to do is download the app, find your flight, tap "Watch This Trip," and you're ready to save.

Kayak: This one's your online travel expert. It helps with flights, hotels, cars – you name it. You'll get price notifications by email or even a friendly app buzz.

to get started with Kayak, search your flight (or hotel or car), check the option to track prices, and let the magic begin and see your options pop up in no time.

But wait, there's a few more. If you want deals sent straight to your inbox, check out Going, Thrifty Traveler, Airfarespot, and Airfarewatchdog.

Final Thoughts…

And there you have it, that’s all we got when it comes to airline price alerts.

You're now equipped with some better tools to help you plan that next family trip to Disney or solo get away without the kids. No more endless scrolling and confusion. If we missed any that you really love be sure to send us a note!

Happy travels! 🚀✈️