Can I check food in my suitcase and when to buy airline tickets?

[tc]

We are flying to Orlando in September and are not getting a rental car. We are staying at Beach Club Villas, so I want some food. I need to eat 6 times a day, so it's easier if I have food with me. My choices to get food are 1) take it with me in my suitcase and check it or 2) take a towncar and stop at the grocery store. Choice 1 is easier and cheaper for me. However, I remember hearing that you can only take food in your carry-on, not in checked baggage. I have searched the Internet, and can find nothing regarding this topic. Can anyone help me find this answer?

Next question. Next Friday it will be 6 weeks from our trip. I do not have airline tickets yet. Last two times we gotten great airfare to Orlando from Denver at about $120 a ticket. They are currently at $223. I keep telling myself I need to have tickets purchased before 6 weeks, but I do not know why. Is there something horrible that happens if you purchase your tickets with less than 6 weeks to go? Will the prices go down from $223? Am I dreaming to think I'll get less than $150 per ticket? Is it real important to have my airline tickets purchased before the 6 weeks date?

Help, I only have a little over a week to decide what to do!

 

[ls1222]

We always have food in our luggage and have never had a problem. We use the towncar services and don't have the grocery stop (once I get on the plane, I am on vacation and do not want to step foot in a grocery store). I put things like pop tarts, granola bars, chips, bottled water. I looked on our airlines website and it didn't say anything about not doing this. We too, leave in Sept but I bought my tickets back in April (I'm glad I did as they have doubled now). I guess I would buy ASAP, I can't imagine the tickets getting less in the next six weeks.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

You can pack food in your checked luggage, they ask that you don't, but, most people do.

 

[Lewisc]

Just be careful you don't go overweight. If you want to get a lot of drinks it might be easier to make a grocery stop. The stores in Fl probably aren't any more expensive than the stores home.

 

[safetymom]

30 days,21 days, 14, 7 days out is usually when you see the prices start to change. Sometimes but not always they get more expensive the closer you get to leaving. So I would start looking now and book when you see a good price because shortly they will only be getting more expensive unless a sale comes along.

 

[tc]

Thanks for the replies. The extra expense I was talking about was getting a towncar vs. Mears shuttle, not prices being more at the grocery store in Fl. I won't be taking drinks. Egg bagels, oatmeal, pop tarts, granola bars, stuff like that. We use a Brita water bottle, so we don't need to take water.

I keep thinking I'll catch a sale on airfare, but they are just not going down. If I buy it now, and it goes down, can I get a refund or credit towards other tickets?

 

[safetymom]

It depends on the airline how they handle lower prices. Also places like Expedia and Travelocity don't usually issue vouchers if the ticket price drops.