A financial adviser has revealed a clever hack that could potentially lead to major savings on flight costs – all by making one simple change when booking online.

Victoria Devine, host of the She’s On The Money podcast, shared a travel booking tip that ‘feels like you’re doing a dodgy’, yet is ‘completely legal’.

The finance and business author explained to co-host Bec Syed that the secret to unlocking these savings comes down to altering the ‘point of sale country’ when booking your flights.

‘Airlines don’t just price flights because of the distance, they actually price them by where you buy,’ Victoria elaborated.

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‘So sometimes the exact seat costs literally hundreds of dollars less if you book it on the airline’s destination country website in their local currency,’ she said.

The caption accompanying the

summarised the trick: ‘Changing your point of sale when booking flights can literally save you hundreds.’

So how can you work the system? Victoria explained that the key is to use a VPN, which is a secure, private internet connection that can bypass geographic restrictions and mask your location.

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‘(U)sing a VPN and booking in the airline’s destination country currency can be a money win,’ the video caption read.

The unexpected travel hack was discussed recently on the

podcast, with a TikTok video of the segment earning over 5,000 likes and 2,500 shares.

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Many responses came from travellers who were stunned by the revelation and grateful that Victoria hadn’t gatekept the little-known airfare savings tip.

‘This is great,’ replied one mortgage broker.

‘This is so interesting,’ added a frequent traveller.

A number of commenters jumped in to offer further detail on how the booking trick works.

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‘Use a VPN and choose the destination country as your country of origin,’ explained one person.

‘For example, if you’re flying to Vietnam, use a VPN for Vietnam, then go to the Vietnamese website and book in dong,’ another continued. ‘It’s cheaper, as it’s expected that locals with a lower average net worth will book this.’

Another person suggested that an even better workaround than a VPN is having someone in your destination country make the booking for you.

‘My dad lives in Vietnam and I get him to book my flights over there because it’s cheaper on his end!’ one traveller explained.

Some commenters noted that the savings hack applied not only to flights, but also to other online travel bookings.

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One claimed that cruise lines similarly hike up the price based on booking location, and that ‘Australians often pay over 10 per cent than the UK’.

‘It’s the same for car hire!’ claimed another.

However, not everyone was convinced the travel savings hack was foolproof.

‘You have to be so careful reading the fare rules when doing this,’ cautioned one commenter.

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‘The rules for each fare are different and are based on the point of origin. You’d get caught out if you ever need to cancel or reschedule, and it’s hassle than it’s worth.’

Another warned that you may also run the risk of the airline ‘charging you the fare difference when checking in’.

Others said they had tried using a VPN to book flights without success – either because the booking wasn’t accepted or there was no obvious savings.

Meanwhile, a man claiming to work for a major airline added to the discussion, asserting that the entire concept was a fallacy, insisting airlines ‘don’t change prices by location’.

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