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Hi and welcome to the channel my name's Megan and I make all of my flight bookings myself usually searching through Google flights because I love the flexibility of seeing all the different options for times destinations and crisis however booking your own flights means that you need to be on alert for all of the little details of those flights and recognize that a good deal often comes and last obvious cost in today's video I'll be running through 10 things to look out for it before you book your flight that could potentially completely derail your trip or cause you to have to rebook your flights which we all know it's not cheap. Void it's fine in or out of the wrong airport if you want a site like Google flights and you type in New York to London you' s going to Gatwick because if your final destination is closer to Heathrow you could end up spending a lot of time and money to commute to that final destination and it may not be worth the cost savings so double check your airport codes and make sure you know what which airport you are flying out of and which airport you're flying into not just the city you're flying out of and the city of flying into. Many booking sites like Google flights will show you options that require you to change airports at your connections if it's going to be a good deal and sometimes it's gonna end up saving you hundreds of dollars so it's not an option to completely dismiss but you do need to recognize that you will need a longer layover if you're going to have to switch airports a common example of this is flying into Bangkok' s going to give you enough time to make the change also keep in mind that when you make the change to a new airport you have to check in and check your baggage all over again so again make sure you have enough time. Thanks to look out for whether you have to change airports for not it's too short if I connection time in general when you're booking for yourself on a site like Google flights you'll often see flights that have very short connection times if they' re going to be a great deal you may see a great flight deals but if the connection time is too tight you' ll tell you all of the best places to get some sleep as well as activities and wifi passwords things to do while you were on your connection like over. If you're flying long haul international my next step is to check what countries you will be having your connections and this may not matter to you but it matters to me particularly when it comes to travel insurance my travel insurance like most travel insurance I thought going to cost more if you have a stop in the US so for example I pay $37 a month have my travel insurance coverage if I'm not traveling in the US or through the US by simply having a connection in a US city my travel insurance will jump from $37 a month to $67 a month this is common at US is usually a preemie and add on so you may not think about it but your travel insurance could be completely avoided if you have a connection in a US city and you don't have a US add on to your travel insurance so typically if I' m flying from Canada to an international destination that is outside of the US I will avoid traveling to the US altogether. My next step when booking your own flights is to double check with the baggage limitations are if you' t so with 9 out you could end up paying 50 US dollars for each bag that you check each way so you could end up paying more by flying on one of these budget airlines which includes no food no drinks limited legroom then you would have paid if you had flown with a standard airline on the more expensive price that had all of these things that you needed included so my tip here is to just really look at the deal that you're going for and see what's included with taxes with fees with baggage all the details so you know what your final cost is going to be not just the cost of the flight ticket. My 70 it's very simple absolutely key if you' re booking your own flight this is to update your spam or your junk folder settings so that any communications that come through from the airlines go to your inbox and not straight to your junk when you may never see them if you're booking your own flights you're the one that is in charge if there's going to be any changes to your itinerary the airline will try to get in touch with you directly which means you need to see these emails to know if they're going to be any important changes to your itinerary. When you' re booking a flight with Google flights is my next step is to not confuse a direct flight with a nonstop flight nonstop flight is exactly as it sounds you will fly your departure airport directly to your destination airports however I do not like may include stops along the way to pick up and drop off passengers this means you're going up in the air down multiple times it's going to take longer so you might want to be paying more for a flight that doesn't have these additional stops along the way even if it's going to be more expensive. If you're booking your flight and you intend to use loyalty points that you've collected with an airline make sure you read the check out page thoroughly using points to book a free flight doesn' s better to just pay for your flight or better to be using your points. My final step when it comes to booking your own flights is to maybe consider not booking your own flight don't completely dismiss using a good travel agent a good travel agent especially if it's your first time booking flights well if you have a complicated itinerary with multiple stops can end up saving you a heck of a lot of money they're getting a small fee as well but you may also end up saving they can show you options that you maybe didn't see were available and I'm also going to be able to catch all of the mistakes that I mentioned in this video such as hi baggage fees even though it'