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Most guys I know plan their Thailand trip like this: Pick two weeks off. Book the flights. Pay whatever it costs.
I do the opposite.
When I still had a 9-to-5, I'd open my favorite search engine, pull up the price calendar for my German airport to Bangkok, and scan the whole month in one view. Green dots meant cheap. Red dots meant expensive. I'd find the cheapest window, screenshot it, and THEN walk into my boss's office and ask for those specific dates off.
My colleagues thought I was weird for doing it that way.
Then they'd tell me what they paid for flights and I'd stop explaining myself.
I’m talking about Skyscanner*.
The platform has had this calendar view for years. Long before the arrival of AI, this thing already showed you the full month color-coded by price. You could set a price alert so it emails you when fares drop. You could tick "Add nearby airports" and shave another chunk off the fare.
It was already the smartest flight search tool on the internet. Still is.
If you haven't locked in flights for Thailand yet, use the calendar view. Don't pick your dates first. Find the cheap window, then work backwards.
Chokdee!
- Tim
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