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NewlyMrs
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Jennifer
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how far in advance do you book airfare?
when do you generally start to look?
I need to get airfare for October.
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Posted 2/27/08 11:07 AM  |
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Christine
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?
If I get a fare that sounds decent, I will book it as soon as possible. There's always talk about an increase due to higher fuel costs so I keep that in mind.
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| Posted 2/27/08 11:19 AM |
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NewlyMrs
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Jennifer
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?
is there a way to get notifications of specials to a specific departure/location?
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| Posted 2/27/08 11:21 AM |
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Christine
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?
I know Southwest has some sort of DING software you can download and lets you know about specials.
Jet Blue will give you a credit if the fare goes down.
I am not sure of others.
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| Posted 2/27/08 1:36 PM |
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melbalalala
Little Lady
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Melissa
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?
Posted by NewlyMrs
is there a way to get notifications of specials to a specific departure/location?
All the big sites... expedia, travelocity, orbitz I think offer something like this.. where you plug in your trip and it sends you updates if the fare goes down.
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| Posted 2/27/08 2:56 PM |
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LIMOMx2
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?
We are going to FL in Oct and we booked airfare in right after Christmas.
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| Posted 2/27/08 3:42 PM |
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Kissy331
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?
You can usually sign up on the airlines website to notify you of good airfares. I usually try to book as far in advance as I can but if I see that the airfare is high, I usually wait it out hoping they drop it. This of course does not always work.
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| Posted 2/28/08 7:14 AM |
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ODonnell
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?
I use Southwest Ding and get really great prices ($65 one way to FL). You have to keep checking every day and in some cases I book the outward and have to wait a few weeks for the fares on the return to come available. It's definitely worth it.
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| Posted 2/28/08 8:39 AM |
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JessInCA
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?
I try to book as far in advance as possible. We've been burned a few times when we wait on making a decision, and then come back to book and the prices have risen, or certain discount fares are no longer available.
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| Posted 2/28/08 12:58 PM |
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NewlyMrs
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?
Posted by Kissy331
You can usually sign up on the airlines website to notify you of good airfares. I usually try to book as far in advance as I can but if I see that the airfare is high, I usually wait it out hoping they drop it. This of course does not always work.
what websites can you sign up on????
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| Posted 2/28/08 2:23 PM |
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ali120206
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?
Posted by Christine
Jet Blue will give you a credit if the fare goes down.
I know Continental does the same thing.
I tend to book as far in advance as possible (unless the fares look ridiculously high and then I wait it out).
ETA - I also wait, if it's a market served by SouthWest or JetBlue, for their fares to come out as well prior to booking since they come out only 6 months or so in advance.
Message edited 2/29/2008 2:27:47 PM.
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| Posted 2/29/08 2:26 PM |
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kmac
Two under two!
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?
Try Farecompare.com
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