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NewlyMrs
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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.

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.

Posted 2/27/08 11:19 AM
 

NewlyMrs
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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?

Posted 2/27/08 11:21 AM
 

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.

Posted 2/27/08 1:36 PM
 

melbalalala
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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.

Posted 2/27/08 2:56 PM
 

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.

Posted 2/27/08 3:42 PM
 

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.

Posted 2/28/08 7:14 AM
 

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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.

Posted 2/28/08 8:39 AM
 

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.

Posted 2/28/08 12:58 PM
 

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????

Posted 2/28/08 2:23 PM
 

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.

Posted 2/29/08 2:26 PM
 

kmac
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Re: how far in advance do you book airfare?

Try Farecompare.com

Posted 3/1/08 10:55 PM
 
 

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