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Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / November 2005Question about right time to purchase tickets
I'm planning a vacation a few months in advance. And scouting the regular prices at the individual airline company sites, I was wondering how far in advance should I buy a ticket before prices start going up? I mean I'm not a frequent traveler, but I've heard that if you buy tickets up till two weeks before your departure, prices will be the same. But with less than two weeks, prices go up. So, the trip I'm planning is in June 06. Not including price hikes on the base fare and taxes, if I buy tickets any time between now and May, will the price generally be the same? > I'm planning a vacation a few months in advance. And scouting the > regular prices at the individual airline company sites, I was wondering > how far in advance should I buy a ticket before prices start going up? Usually, the earlier the better. But the airlines had to raise their prices because of the gas spike two months ago. So possibly the prices may drop if you wait another few months. > I'm planning a vacation a few months in advance. And scouting the > regular prices at the individual airline company sites, I was wondering [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > taxes, if I buy tickets any time between now and May, will the price > generally be the same? I recommend this site. http://www.indra.com/8ball/front.html Try checking out www.ghumo.com...Gives a great travel planing experience. Was very useful to me... > I'm planning a vacation a few months in advance. And scouting the > regular prices at the individual airline company sites, I was wondering [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > taxes, if I buy tickets any time between now and May, will the price > generally be the same? I found there is no set time to get the cheapest ticket. Of course just a few days before the flight the price is usually high. Those who buy just a few days before the scheduled flight usually do not have a choice. In some cases a week before departure you could get a very, very good deal. It happens when the airline found they can not fill a particular flight up and lowers the price in an attempt to do it. The airlines are playing the market the same way the traveling public does. With everything computerized this is possible for all. >I found there is no set time to get the cheapest ticket. Of course >just a few days before the flight the price is usually high. Those who [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >airlines are playing the market the same way the traveling public does. > With everything computerized this is possible for all. The tough part is predicting which flights will or will not fill up (at least for us, I'm sure the airlines have it figured out) Oddly, the price often doesn't decrease even on flights I've taken that have shown a significant number of available seats all the way from when I booked it a couple months in advance until the day of the flight (And the number of people on the flight was consistent)  SignatureReality is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. > I'm planning a vacation a few months in advance. And scouting the > regular prices at the individual airline company sites, I was wondering [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > taxes, if I buy tickets any time between now and May, will the price > generally be the same? Depends on where you're going, but typically a month or two is good. |
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