 You should choose the one that your heart is telling you not to choose because if you don't want to do it, it probably means a lot of other people don't want to do it. There will be less demand, and that means less expensive tickets. We're speaking with Zach Wichter, travel reporter at USA Today. The story is called Need to Book a Last-Minute Trip. These five tips can help you save on plane tickets. All right, number one, fly midweek if you can. Number two, book the first or last flight. And then, which requires a little legwork on our part here, searching nearby airports.