Mary Engram, CTA/MCC Travel Consultant
October 25, 2012
A New Survey By Kayak Reveals the Best Time to Book Flights
Looking to save the most money on your
next plane ticket? A new survey by flight search engine Kayak.com says
the lowest domestic flights can be found 21 days before your date of
departure—make that 34 days before your departure date for international
flights. Domestic airfares found within two weeks of departure increased by
five percent, and were 30 percent higher one week before the departure date.
The international airfares found 34 days prior to departure were four percent
lower than flights booked six months earlier than the departure date.
The new findings come from
compiling and analyzing one year's worth of search results data from an average
of 100 million flight searches per month. Here's something counterintuitive;
The results suggest that you should NOT book domestic flights too early,
as those reserved six months before the departure date were 19 percent higher,
and flights found five months ahead were 18 percent higher than flights booked
21 days before departure.
Which days of the week you fly also
make a difference. When booking domestic flights that are up to one week long,
Kayak found that the lowest-priced fares depart on Saturday and return on
Wednesday, while flights longer than one week that depart on Tuesday and return
on the following Wednesday have the lowest-priced fares. For international
flights up to one week long, Kayak recommends departing on Tuesday and
returning on the following Wednesday, or departing on either Friday or Saturday
and returning the following Monday—for trips longer than one week, try
departing on Saturday and returning the following Sunday, or aim for the
second-cheapest set of airfares by returning on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.
Thought for the Month
Enjoy today because tomorrow is not promised to you.
Wishing you a great
weekend
Mary Engram, CTA/MCC
Your Personal Travel
Consultant
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