For the seasoned traveler, there’s no greater thrill than booking a cheap flight. Visits to Asia, Europe and other distant locales for a fraction of the cost—what could be better than that? Better still, doing so allows you to splurge during your actual getaway.

However, when it comes to booking a family vacation, ticket prices can easily add up. With added fees and the prices of tickets for each kid, your wallet can take some serious damage. Luckily, with a little knowhow, it’s easy to find cheap flights. With foresight—including scouting for sales and booking through the right airlines—you can score tickets for the whole brood. There are also some easy travel hacks, some risky and others less so, that can help you be thrifty.

Below we’ve rounded up seven ways to book on a budget. That way your next family vacation is all about spending money during your trip—not before.

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Is there anything worse than a vacation ruined by getting sick during takeoff? Airplanes are an amazing invention, but also full of germs—from your seat to the bathroom, bacteria is everywhere. It’s so easy to pick up a virus thanks to being in close quarters with coughing, sneezing strangers. And while planes are cleaned in between flights, you never know what spots were missed. Vacation plans can easily be wrecked thanks to how easy it is to catch something on the plane.

So, if you don’t want your next family vacationruined by illness, make sure you take some precautions. Whether that means stockpiling vitamins, healthy eats or wipes, make sure you cover all of the bases.

​To that end, we’ve gathered five tips to help you stay healthy on a flight. Read on to find out how to avoid colds, the flu, stomach problems or worse on your next trip.

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