Is it always wise to book flights as soon as possible?

5/29/2012 3:14:34 PM

It is not directly directed to your question but low-cost carrier prices can fluctuate on the weekly basis with the lowest price appearing usually on Tuesday or Wednesday. Prices around Holidays can get a high starting prices and get lower later. However predicting it is always a matter of experience.

5/29/2012 2:20:59 PM

I recently discovered a service called TripIt Pro, which among other things
offers a fare watcher service. Once you upload your itinerary (including flight numbers), TripIt Pro will watch for lower fares and alert you if a newer fare is low enough that even with the penalty for changing your ticket, you still save money.

FD: I haven’t signed up with TripIt Pro yet, although I do have a free account (the pro account has a 30-day free trial, so I’m waiting until I can get the most value from it).

6/22/2012 6:38:22 PM

A similar question has been asked some time ago, and an excellent answer has been given. All this can be summarized as follows:

  1. Airfares are very difficult to predict
  2. “If you know you’re going, and there’s a fare you can afford, book it. Waiting will almost never save you money, and never enough to offset paying double or triple the cheapo fare because you waited too long.” (Kate Gregory)

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