| Try using somewhere like Flight Centre.
When I travel within Europe, or even to the US, I generally search around and do the booking myself.
However, when I travel to Australia, which is usually at Christmas time, I've had better luck getting Flight Centre to do the leg work and find me the best deal - better still if I can be a bit flexible regarding dates. I flew back on New Year's eve/day once and saved a couple of hundred Pounds. | 
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