Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge.com writer on how to properly pre-book flights and accommodation

It's common for people to want to build a trip around a big event, but waiting for the flights and hotels to line up can be tricky.

Booking things at the last minute can add on a bunch of extra costs, so BloggerAtLarge writer Megan Singleton revealed how you can get ahead and make a booking.

She also revealed how to make the most out of a cancellation policy - read more about her travel tips here. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudkin
from News Talks atb Travel with Wendy Woo Tours where
the World is Yours for Now.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
And enjoining me is Megan Singleton, blogger at lunch dot
com from Wellington. How things going in Wellington?

Speaker 3 (00:24):
The weather improve Wellington? Yes? And what I was expecting
to need hats, coats, gloves and scars and it has
actually been amazing. I'm sitting here in a wee lane
off Cuba Street because you find some peace and quiet
blue sky overhead. The city is absolutely buzzing and all
you're seeing is groups of mothers and daughters girls' weekends.

(00:47):
Wellington is alive because Wow is on and it's just
had its first week and it's going to run all
through next week and finished next weekend. You know, this
is its thirtieth year and it's twentieth year in Wellington,
so it's just the most you talk about events, say
coming into the city and what it's doing. And there's
also been some some stuff on the caketin for the kids,

(01:08):
like big cars and I don't forget what it was
called again, but the city is absolutely humming. Accommodations been
hard to find, cafes are full. We're talking with Uber
drivers and people are just loving it. And this is
exactly what we need going and just summer and stuff
from New Zealand. More of this please, So how do.

Speaker 2 (01:27):
You do it? Do you get your tickets to these
events and then organize everything else around it.

Speaker 3 (01:32):
In the past I did, but this year because tickets
don't come on sale for Wall till about April, and
so you know, I want to help. Back to last
week where I mentioned about buying like a flexi change
fair early. You could buy it now and they're about
one hundred and twenty five dollars Auckland or Wellington flexi change.
That means you've got the possibility to change that ticket

(01:53):
for only the difference in the flight, not any extra cost.
I would suggest people do that if they're thinking, you
know what we've been meaning to go to well for
years and years. We should go book your flights now,
get those fleets, see changes and then accommodation. If you
use sites like booking dot Com or Expedia or whatever,
you can book that now and then pay for it

(02:14):
like three days before you arrive, or cancel for no fees.
So I've been doing that and that's what There's ten
of us out of my family who are down here
this weekend and we were shopped yesterday and you know,
we just fitted it. And when the tickets went on
sale in April we got the Saturday night. We were
flexy enough to go with the Saturday match day if

(02:34):
we wouldn't have got the Saturday night, and we were
really happy with that. Clearly, just amazing.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
Clearly they'd have the dates out then for next year,
So you've got a ballpark as to when you're booking
for WOW, you just.

Speaker 3 (02:45):
Random, well, no, it's the it's the school holidays basically
of September, so it's always WOW was always the September,
September October ish, so I would buy like within kui,
so I'd look at say this date next year in
fat you probably won't be able to book White twelve
months out. You might have to book it for say August,
and then shift it next month, but you're still going

(03:08):
to be more affordable than wait until the last minute.
So girls, think about what you're getting your mums for Christmas.
Get them some Wold tickets, book a flight and get
it done. It's just so much fun down here at
the moment.

Speaker 2 (03:19):
Yeah, no, that is a really good idea, and events
should really try and get their tickets on the market
as as possible because it is. It is a great
gift idea. So that's a look. Put that in the
back of the mind because Christmas isn't far away. I
know it feels like it's far away, but it's not really.
Thank you so much, Megan. We'll catch up next.

Speaker 1 (03:35):
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