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
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
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: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
East Coasters rejoice! If you’re still thinking about taking a Spring break trip you’ll be pleased to know that the airlines are running big sales from a number of East Coast cities to Aruba and Nassau. You’ll find the deals for travel between mid-March and mid-May. The biggest drops are [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
Spring break season is upon us, and with average fares for travel in March up 10-12% over last year, here are some tips you can use to book a great trip at a reasonable price.
When to go
Traditionally, schools schedule a week long Spring break in March. Here’s a chart [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
High Christmas airfares got you down? The most popular Christmas trips, those departing on Saturday December 22, have averaged well over $400 so far this year. It will come as no surprise that trips departing after the holidays are a lot cheaper. The period between New Year’s [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
As we come down to the wire, prices for Thanksgiving travel have been falling. In general, prices aren’t as low as they were back in September, but for many cities, prices are a lot lower than they were a week ago, particularly if you’re able to avoid the busy [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
ATA is offering deeply discounted fares for travel over Christmas from Los Angeles to Honolulu. For example, a trip from Saturday Dec. 22 to Saturday Dec. 29, has dropped from over $1,000 to just $600 as of this writing. These are the lowest prices we’ve seen for Christmas [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
Here’s a snapshot of what we’ve seen so far this year for Christmas airfares. In the graph below, the red lines show the average price for the most expensive itineraries, those that depart on the Friday or Saturday before Christmas. The green lines show the average price for [...]
By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
Here’s a bit of good news for procrastinators. Over the last two days, many cities have seen big price cuts for Thanksgiving travel. On average, prices are still higher than they were early in the season, but if you’re lucky, your trip might be at or near the [...]