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Airfare Tax Changes Possible

By: Dylan Weed - Airfare Expert
Update - October 2: A temporary continuing appropriations bill was passed by Congress and signed by the President, extending the taxes until November 17th.  We will continue to provide updates as the FAA Reauthorization Act makes its way through Congress.
Even though there may be other aspects of travel that [...]

Airfares nearing the bottom?

By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
The Tuesday sales this week are a bit thin. Laguardia - Orlando dropped $20 for travel after September 1 in a flurry of price adjustments from Jet Blue, Delta and American. Los Angeles - Newark also fell as American lowered prices $20 for departures after September 5. Why so little [...]

Coast-to-coast Travel On Sale

By: John Rauser, Farecast Fareologist
Following up on my post from Tuesday, here are a couple more end-of-Summer sales. Today it’s coast-to-coast travel that’s on sale, specifically Fall travel between San Francisco and Boston or New York. To get in the mood, East-coasters can imagine wine tasting and hiking in Napa Valley, [...]

Farecast Summer Travel Trend

By: John Rauser, Farecast Fareologist
We all know that summer travel tends to be expensive, but at some point those high summer fares have to come back down to normal levels. The weeks following the Fourth of July are typically marked by a series of big sales. If you’ve recently been looking at fares for late-Summer [...]

Farecast Fare View

By: Mike Fridgen, VP Marketing & Product
Welcome to this week’s Farecast Fare View, an inside view into the news making headlines this week and the latest record low airfare deals.
In the News This Week
Alaska Airlines Adds Service to Hawaii
Get ready to enjoy more options out of Seattle and Alaska to Hawaii. Alaska Airlines announced this [...]

Farecast Fare View

By: Mike Fridgen, VP Marketing & Product
Welcome to this week’s Farecast Fare View, an inside view into the news making headlines this week and the latest record low airfare deals.
In the News This Week
TIA/AAA Summer Travel Study Travel Weekly reports on a survey released this week by the Travel Industry Association (TIA) and AAA, citing [...]

Farecast Fare View

By: Mike Fridgen, VP Marketing & Product
Welcome to this week’s Farecast Fare View, an inside view into the news making headlines this week and the latest record low airfare deals.    
In the News This Week
Southwest CEO cites declining travel demand– The Associated Press reports that Southwest Airlines Co. said Wednesday there is “growing evidence” that a [...]

Farecast Fare View

By: Mike Fridgen, VP Marketing & Product 

Welcome to this week’s Farecast Fare View, an inside view into the news making headlines this week and the latest record low airfare deals.     
In the News This Week
Analyst questions effectiveness of air fare hikes – Travel Weekly reports this week on a comment by JP Morgan Analyst Jamie Baker [...]

Farecast Fare View

By: Mike Fridgen, VP Marketing & Product 
Welcome to this week’s Farecast Fare View, an inside view into the news making headlines this week and the latest record low airfare deals.  Key takeaway this week is that lower fares may be on the horizon, particularly on west coast routes, due to flatter demand and increased competition.
In [...]

Farecast Fare View

By: Mike Fridgen, Farecast Travel Guru

Welcome to this week’s Farecast Fare View, an inside view into the news making headlines this week and the latest record low airfare deals.
In the News This Week
Airlines Post Profitable Earnings; Faced with Rising Fuel Costs 
American, Southwest and Continental all posted positive earnings this week.  As always, we’ll be on [...]