How to get the best flight deal (MEL-TYO)

[solveig1983]

Dear Experts,

my name is Sol and I'm new to this forum and the frequent flyer world and therefore seeking some advise. I'm planning a trip to Japan (MEL-TYO and back) at the end of the year and am trying to find the best (most economic) deal that gives me the most amount of frequent flyer miles/points. How do you go about when you are planning a trip, which websites do you use to compare flights etc?
I would really appreciate some helpful tips.
Thanks in advance.
Sol

(just noticed typo in the header - even though English is not my first language I do know how to spell flight correctly )

 

[schomers87]

Hi Sol,
Welcome to the site. There is a lot of useful information here.
Plenty of websites out there, sky scanner is quite a popular one.

 

[n7of9]

'cheapest' will always mean 'least amount of points earned'

check bestflights.com.au for prices, then check those flights on the airline's website and see what points you receive for that price