Holiday Travel 2009 Forecast: How To Get The Best Deals
The holiday Thanksgiving and Christmas are the most popular time for Americans to travel. For example, 41 million Americans have a trip last Thanksgiving, despite record prices for gas and airline tickets.
New estimates are now out of tickets for the “fareologists” at Farecast, now part of Bing Travel. [Full Release date: Peter Greenberg is a contribution to travel Bing]
How better deals for travel this year may be available, or the Americans in a season of holiday travel expensive?
Although airfares have reached record highs last year for the holiday 2009 season, travelers should see significant relief on prices.
During the long weekend of Thanksgiving, the average national price of the ticket is expected to be more than 20% over the previous year. As expected, the most popular Thanksgiving itinerary a Wednesday departure and Saturday return.
If you are on Monday instead of Sunday to travel, you could save another 10%. And as always, Peter points, moved Thanksgiving is not only less stressful, but cheaper.
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As for the routes of Christmas, the most popular a start Wednesday and Sunday is back, but there are not many chances to score cheaper flights by the transfer of your trip, one or two days. Instead, try to fly on Christmas day to save around 10%.
So, you know, the best time to travel, but what is the best time to book your tickets?
While Peter recommends booking seats on domestic flights 45 days in advance, in general, the main exceptions peak travel times, especially the Thanksgiving and Christmas are.
Travel to peak times such as these, it is worth is often begin with, much earlier. For example, for flights over Christmas, notes, Bing Voyage, that it is often a price reduction in October, but they are irregular and usually not for long.
Bottom line: From now look at flights for Thanksgiving. As for the Christmas season, if you are flexible with your schedule, you can probably a good rate in the first two weeks in October, if you keep your eyes open. However, if your schedule is less flexible, it is probably a good idea to nail a decent rate now.
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