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{"id":1655,"date":"2018-10-11T16:30:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T16:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/travel-tips\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2018-10-11T16:30:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T16:30:28","slug":"is-it-more-economical-to-buy-a-round-trip-ticket-or-two-one-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/travel-tips\/is-it-more-economical-to-buy-a-round-trip-ticket-or-two-one-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It More Economical to Buy a Round-Trip Ticket or Two One-Ways?"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, What Is Meant by Round-Trip Tickets or Flights?<\/h1>\n

Before we delve into the question of which can be more economical, purchasing a round-trip or two one-way tickets for the same trip, let’s just make sure we’re all on the same page by defining our terms.\u00a0 As you probably know, a round-trip airline ticket or round-trip flight lets you to travel from one location like Miami to another place like Boston and to return.\u00a0 The details of both flights are on the same airline ticket. A round-trip flight is when you travel by plane on a round-trip ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n

A round-trip ticket is also known as a \u201ccircle ticket\u201d or a \u201creturn air ticket\u201d because you depart from your original location which is \u201cA,\u201d and travel to your destination where you may stay for a few days or more which is \u201cB.\u201d Your return flight takes you back to \u201cA\u201d where you began, thus completing the circle. Also known as \u201creturn air tickets,\u201d round-trip tickets are flights from<\/em> and back to<\/em> the same location of origin.<\/span><\/p>\n

A one-way ticket, on the other hand, only allows you to fly to<\/em> your destination, not back from it.<\/p>\n

Round-Trip Tickets Vs. One-Way Tickets<\/b><\/h1>\n

A study by <\/span>ARC<\/span><\/a> (Airlines Reporting Corporation), provider of world-wide support services for the travel industry, <\/span>revealed that 2<\/span>3,703,696 airline tickets were booked by US-based travel agencies and online travel agencies by June 2018. Most of those tickets were round-trip tickets. <\/span><\/p>\n

The study also reported though that one-way airline tickets are gaining in popularity and attributes the growth to \u201cleisure and unmanaged travelers.\u201d This travel segment is buying one-way tickets now because they have become cheaper relative to the premium prices that were usually charged for them in years passed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Airline Competition Reduces One-Way Fares<\/b><\/h3>\n

Thanks to the domestic discount airlines and travel booking sites which have entered the rates competition, thrifty travelers can now find reasonably priced one-way tickets. Even though the big airlines still charge round-trip prices (or more) for one-way tickets on many international routes, they, too, have become more competitive for domestic one-way fares. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lower one-way ticket prices are not consistent across the board.\u00a0 Though one-third of American airline markets have witnessed a significant 25 percent decrease in the cost of one-way travel, s<\/span>ome regions continue to have higher one-way ticket premiums.<\/p>\n

One-way flights are often bought by business travelers who tend to combine trips (and whose corporate travel departments usually pay full price for the tickets).<\/span><\/p>\n

Changing A Return Flight Can Be More Expensive<\/h3>\n

Return flight airline tickets can be quite expensive to change, with penalty fees ranging from $0 to $400. Domestic flights charge about $200.\u00a0 If, however, you are able to buy two low-priced, one-way tickets for the same trip, you can just not use the ticket that you want to change and purchase another one it’ll still be cheaper than if you had to change the round-trip ticket.<\/span><\/p>\n

And changing a return flight ticket can be more expensive than changing a one way ticket because the total penalty that you’re charged is based upon the total cost of the ticket.<\/p>\n

Do Your Homework to Find the Best Airfare Deals<\/b><\/h3>\n

For a long time, travel professionals recommended booking plane tickets on Tuesday, because that was the day of the week airlines released their cheapest fares. That’s no longer true. Now it’s not just the day of the week but the number of days before your trip that should dictate when you make your reservations. <\/span><\/p>\n

Booking flights is most popular on weekends, but Sunday can be the most expensive day. Booking seven weeks in advance is ideal for leisure travelers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Minimize the frustration of airfare shopping by browsing the best flight search engines on the market such as CheapOair to ensure the lowest rates and best deals on both one-way tickets and round-trip tickets.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First, What Is Meant by Round-Trip Tickets or Flights? Before we delve into the question of which can be more economical, purchasing a round-trip or two one-way tickets for the same trip, let’s just make sure we’re all on the same page by defining our terms.\u00a0 As you probably know, a round-trip airline ticket or…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2],"class_list":["post-1655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-booking-flights","category-budget-travel","wpautop"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t