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Book your Flights Now and Save
Book your Flights Now and Save
By Justin Davis | September 10th, 2009
Time to buy airline tickets is now says travel expert Gabe Saglie from Travel Zoo according to this article from the Associated Press "I think that definitely we saw this year an earlier than usual push for fall and winter travel," Saglie said. "Before we were even talking about winter, airlines were talking about late December travel deals." A number of airlines, including United, Virgin America, American and JetBlue have recently launched sales for travel from New York for as little as $49 each way, with departures as far out as Dec. 17. She went on to say
Low fares are prevalent now for travel through early winter, and Saglie said that waiting for them to get even better might not be the best move. Because the airlines expect more people to travel around the holidays, they likely won't be as willing to dish out as many last-minute deals. Sure, some deals will come. But they might not be on the routes or times you want them, so if you know you're definitely going to travel somewhere over the holidays, Saglie suggests you start looking soon.
A wave of fall and winter fare sales was launched late Monday, so it's a good time to start shopping for those early deals. This will give you a good ballpark idea of what prices are now, even if you don't choose to book right away. An even cheaper flight might be around the corner, as airlines begin to survey passenger demand in the fall season, but it isn't likely that Thanksgiving or Christmas fares have that much farther to fall, Saglie said.
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