Introduction -- You don't take enough vacation: the curse of expensive flights -- Travel as medicine: how cheap flights lead to happier trips (and more of them) -- The flight first method: a better way to search -- Flexibility: using it to your advantage (and what to do when you don't have any) -- Then and now: a brief history of how airlines determine prices -- The golden age of cheap flights: how and why everyone can now afford to fly -- Unpredictable and irrational: why airfare is so volatile -- The fundamentals: answers to everyday flight-booking questions -- Clear your cookies: nine flight-booking myths debunked -- Should you take that trip? How to think about overtourism and emissions -- The unexpected joys of travel: how to get better at vacationing -- Pro tips: advanced flight-booking tactics to maximize your vacation -- Conclusion

This book offers a new strategy that can lead to cheaper fares and more trips. The author shows why cheap flights never have to be inconvenient ones, he gives steps you can take to get a good fare, and more