HELP - WHEN SHOULD I BOOK MY AIRFARE????

[coconutsunshine]

Hi all fellow Canadians, I need airfare advice!!! When is the sweet spot to book airfare, ie how many weeks out?????

We live in Ottawa and have flown out of Syracuse exclusively for the last 5 years. We are planning to fly out of Ottawa this May but I have no idea when the sweet spot is to book my airfare. There is a sale on currently that ends tonight, do you think this is the best time to book? If I wait will the airfare get better because to be honest its not that great right now? Oh, flying to Fort Lauderdale this time for a cruise, Disney in August!!

THANKS for any help any of you can provide!!!

 

[quandrea]

I'd book now.

 

[xlxo]

In general.... 54 days.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/best-day-to-book-plane-ticket_us_56cf1648e4b03260bf759b79

 

[Sprockie]

I book jetblue as soon as the dates are released. It seems to me, they only go up from there. We too fly out of Syracuse.

 

[2Bnºoºt2B]

Earlier the better usually ... especially for itinerary choices etc ...

 

[MDH]

As someone who does over 100 flights a year, earlier is not anyways better. Both major Canadian airlines let you book about a year out. However, the fares at that time will be a generic fare that is often quite high. The times and equipment you will be flying on also have a high likelyhood of changing. It's not fun to book flights and then for a year plan your trip for arriving at noon, only to have notification 2 months out that you now arrive at 10 pm. Too late however is even worse. My advice is to reply start looking g hard 180 days out. There's an app called hopper I highly suggest you get. It monitors, and predicts based on history for any trip and days you pick. Amazing app.