By: Joel Grus - Farecast Fareologist
Hello, friends! As you may have noticed, airfares are quite a bit more expensive this year than last year, especially for holiday travel.
What is the price-sensitive traveler to do? One suggestion is to be flexible on your travel dates. For Thanksgiving, I looked across hundreds of markets and found that [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
If you’ve read any press about the travel industry, you know that things are pretty rough out there. The carriers that haven’t gone out of business are suffering weakening demand and fuel prices that have nearly doubled in the last year. Naturally, they are responding with both higher [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
What impact will Open Skies have on airfare prices to Europe?
For the impatient, here’s the quick takeaway: Fares for travel to London in April and May have been lower than expected, with some fares substantially below 2007 levels. This is probably due to the new Open Skies Agreement. [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
This is part three of a series on seasonal trends in airfare for travel to different parts of the world. Part one covered travel within the US, and part two discussed travel from the US to Mexico and the Caribbean. You can also check out my airfare seasonality [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
This is part two of a series on seasonal trends in airfare for travel to different parts of the world. Part one covered travel within the US, and tomorrow I’ll talk about travel from the US to Europe. You can also check out my airfare seasonality video on [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
I’ve put together a video with some summer travel tips to accompany the airfare seasonality posts that I’ll be publishing over the next few days. The video covers domestic travel and travel from the US to Europe, with a focus on summer travel strategies.
Tips include:
how much extra you can [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
Peak, off-peak, shoulder, high, low? When exactly are these seasons, and what do they mean for your bank account? The answer, it turns out, depends on where you’re going. Over the next few days I’ll be talking about seasonal trends in airfare. Today I’ll talk about travel within [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
United is running a sale for travel to Maui in April and May from either Los Angeles or San Francisco. Prices have tumbled over $100 since yesterday, and non-stop flights are now available for $311. This is about as low as fares go for travel to Maui, we [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
One of the easiest way to control your airfare is to choose the days on which you fly. Being smart about this aspect of your travel can often save you $40, $100, or even $500+ on international travel. However, there are many times when the days you travel [...]
By Kristine Marshall, Product & Marketing
Seattle, hometown of Farecast.com, played host last week to the three top 2008 presidential candidates – Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. As we Farecasters battled our way through traffic caused by various rallies and events, we began to wonder. How much did the candidates spend on their air [...]