Top money-saving travel tips - beat the recession!

Book a budget airline

Try the fantastically flexible Budget Airline FlightChecker from www.moneysavingexpert.com. Type in your dates of travel, set your price limit and see the results. The FlightChecker searches AirBerlin, BMI Baby, Easyjet, Flybe, FlyMonarch, Norwegian Air, Ryanair, Sky Europe, Thomsonfly and WizzAir. Between them, these budget carriers cover 30 countries, including Europe and the US. This is one of the best ways to find those elusive 'seats from 1p' that are promoted but which no one you know has ever nabbed.

For a flight from London to Paris leaving next Friday, returning a week later, British Airways quoted £162.70. Using the FlightChecker brought that down to £76.32, using EasyJet. Sample saving: £86.38