Advice / On Advance Air Fare Purchase

[cmatt]

D oes anyone have any sugg. if you should or should not purchase air fare up to 8 months in advance found a excellent price on it at orbitz, whats to up side or downn side any sugg. thanks cmatt

 

[hellokitty]

when you see a great deal grab it, they dont last long

we are going in 8 months and found $112 tickects from dallas,

heck ya buy early , unless you might cance?

dont pay more than 200 for tickects

 

[cmatt]

Hellokitty ,,, Thanks for ur reply, i know you have to jump on bargains fast and early bookings with cruises and with wdw always a year adv or close to it, but haven;t ever bought air fare like that, what's the chance of flights and times changeing ??? also i always have anx. attacks after i book did i get a good deal or not/////

thanks chuck

 

[hellokitty]

I guess that could happen, we have never had a flight time change however we have had flight numbers changed once.
. (third time we've bought tickets more than 6 mths. in advanced)

Yes, it is risky to some extent. But it is well worth the savings. I never purchase a ticket from dallas for over $200. as
for where you are flying from i am not sure what a bargin is. but i would be no more than $200 would be good?

what is your rate?

hope this helps you worry less.

 

[BethC]

Hi cmatt!

I would proceed with caution here. There have been some threads on the transportation board regarding Orbitz.com that were less than favorable.

With 8 months to go you should have plenty of time to find a decent rate, just keep checking Travelocity or Expedia periodically for the best rates.

Good luck!

 

[cmatt]

Thanks I will check the trans boards, thanks cmatt

 

[SleepyatDVC]

Just because you find the fare at orbitz.com doesn't mean you have to buy there. Go directly to the airline website and purchase there. Sometimes, there's even bonus frequent flyer mileage for booking on-line on the airline website.

 

[cmatt]

Grace thanks thats some very good advice, I assume that you have done that ?? thanks chuck

 

[SleepyatDVC]

yep - did it for tix to mco on twa $109.50/pp non-stop, las on national $269/pp non-stop, and lan on nwa $181/pp. all from nyc. found the fares on orbitz.com then bought it directly from the airlines' website.

 

[Mom+4]

You can also check on air-fare.com. Get the airline's fare code, then call the airline directly and make the reservation. I did this and saved about $110 per person over the lowest fare given me by the airlines from St. Louis to Orlando. Happy hunting!

 

[cmatt]

Thanks for that info wish I would have gotten it a little earlier but I'll put it in my favorites,, thanks again cmatt