Ways to Book the Cheapest Flights Possible

Unless you are one of those first-class fliers for whom money is not a problem,【小题1】. But ticket prices change every day, and your tickets could end up costing your whole vacation budget. Don't worry. With a little creativity and a lot of research, it is possible to fly affordably.

Plan Accordingly

If you do not have much flexibility（弹性）in your dates, buy your tickets at least 2-4 months in advance.【小题2】. Air fares will rise steadily as the time nears. However, if you have the flexibility to drop everything and go, last minute deals can save you much.

Set air fare Alerts（新知通告）

No matter when you start your planning, it can be helpful to set email alerts for flights to the destination（目的地）of your choice. There are generally recognized days when air fare is the cheapest（Tuesdays or Wednesdays）,【小题3】. Sometimes the best deal will come through a surprise sale.

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Yes, it is way more convenient to fly direct from your home airport to your destination. But this depending on where you live. Sometimes, purposely including a stopover can actually save you money.

Search Single Seats

It may be cheaper to buy each ticket individually（个人地）for the same flight,【小题5】. It works because airlines set different prices for different seats on the same plane! When a group of seats are sold together, the airline often charges the highest price among the group for all the seats.

On the southern fringe of Beijing, a giant star-fish shaped building is transforming the city’s economy. The new Beijing Daxing International Airport, which cost 80 billion yuan, is one of the world’s largest when it opened in September, 2019. The Chinese government wants the airport to be magnet for businesses and an attraction for locals as well as travelers.

Daxing is one of many airport projects under way in Asia, collectively costing more than $100 billion, to stimulate the development in tourism by rising middle class. Daxing will increase Beijing’s capacity for travelers by more than 70% and reduce congestion at Beijing Capital International Airport, the world’s second-busiest last year with more than 100 million passengers.

Urban planners long have emphasized the roles airports can play in helping cities grow. Now they are focusing on turning the facilities on the suburbs of urban areas into economic centers themselves.

It is too soon to know whether the projections for increasing air travel are overly upbeat(乐观的). The U.S.-China trade war, slowing global economic growth could ground some potential flyers. At the same time, the impact of global climate change could slow the aviation industry’s growth. Many of Asia’s new airport cities are located in coastal areas, putting them at risk from rising sea level and rainstorm-related flooding. “Building bigger and bigger airports—creating more and more greenhouse gases will just heighten the problems we are facing,” Jim Martin says, who is an expert in this field. “We are on the path of no return, and we are not stopping. We are accelerating.”

Life In The Future

What life will be like in the future is difficult to predict. It is, however, possible to use models to make forecasts about future developments. One way to catch a glimpse of the future is to examine some of the major trends in contemporary society.

Transportation

Current trends (趋势) indicate that transportation is becoming cleaner, faster and safer. Public transportation is already well developed in most urban areas of China. New technology is being used to make sure that the cars, taxis, buses and trains we use do not pollute the air. A good example of how transportation is changing is the new maglev train, which is environmentally friendly, energy­saving and travels at an amazing speed 430 km/h. To ensure safety, the train is controlled by an advanced computer system. Scientists are also developing new fuels and engines that will let us travel without worrying about whether we are polluting the environment.

Business

It will not be business as usual in the future. Many companies and consumers have already begun reforming the way they do business. E­commerce, or business done on the Internet is becoming more and more popular as people discover the advantages of online shopping. The Internet also makes it easier for companies to keep in touch with customers and companies in other countries. For people who do go out for shopping, shopping is no longer just a necessity. It has become a form of entertainment. Instead of searching a crowded store for basic goods, such as food and clothes, people want to go to a pleasant mall and combine shopping with fun.