When to book air?

[letsgoeverywhere]

Has anyone booked air for Aug or Sept 08 yet? Just wondering how far ahead to book if arranging your own air.

[happycruizer]

Our cruise is in September and I hope to book our early in early January if not before. With the price of fuel on the rise, I feel sure the cost of tkts. will also be going up.:eek:

[vb527]

We've just booked and paid for our early bird fare for August 08. I think we got quite a deal after considerable amount of research. We've found ourselves quite a gem in our local travel agency.

[webfoot]

We are going on our cruise in April and were able to use frequent flier miles to book the airfare.

 

We found that the airfares that Avalon gave us were about the same as what we could get ourselves. I agree that you really have to do your research. This time we were lucky to be able to use our miles to book the airfare ... which gave us a better flight than what Avalon would give us (the thoughts of going through Heathrow on British Airways gave me the chills ... and on the way back the flight would land at one of the London airports and leave to go back to the states from the other London airport).

 

Some websites like farewatcher might be able to give you some help in determining when to purchase.

 

Good luck!!!

[letsgoeverywhere]

After reading the cruise air postings and those above, decided to go ahead with booking. We are happy with the airline and the schedule so I have come to my senses about trying to save $100 on airfare, considering the overall cost of the cruise.

[happycruizer]

letsgoeverywhere, Good choice. If/when you find a good rate and flt. times it's best to go ahead and book. I really doubt we're gonna see many sales in the near future. Having said that, the earlier you book the better the fares [iMO].

[Blue Bryce]

I agree - if you find a good flight schedule - book it. A good point to start is kayak.com. It finds literally dozens of flight-combinatons for you and gives you prices and you get an idea what to expect. I wish I could have booked our flight yet for our cruise in October, but it's still too early --- and fuel surcharges are going up !

[letsgo39]

I have gotten some really good fares thru Orbitz. I was watching a fare non stop to Rome and saw it drop $600.00 one morning and I quickly booked it. By that night,just about 8 hours later it was back up to $1750.00. So anyway if you are watching fares you should check them several times a day.The second they drop book it!!!