Deal or No Deal

around 10:00 PM

Finding flights can be such a headache. Maybe it's just me always wanting the best deal possible... I never want to buy a ticket because in my mind I think the fare will decrease. But on the flip it's a greater possibility that the fare will increase because the date is obviously nearing the longer you wait.


So I'm going to Antigua, found a ticket on Kayak (I'll get to that in a second) it's a Continental flight $420 non-stop. I think it's a great price but I haven't quite purchased the ticket I just keep watching it, making sure it's still there. Actually as soon as I get done I'm going to go book my flight!

Now about Kayak... I absolutely love Kayak, I depend on it for finding the best fares. It's a travel search engine, so you don't actually purchase airfare or anything from the site instead it searches hundreds of travel sites from all over and displays the information for you to choose. Once you find the best flight price/time, etc. it links you to the site to purchase so this avoids you having to go to 100 different sites comparing. Kayak does it all for you, and what makes it more delightful is that they show the FULL price taxes included!!!!!! Don't you hate when you find a flight for a great price, then they add like $200 in "taxes" and you're so sad cause you thought you had a deal? Right I hate that too!!!

Another option if you are planning in advance you should check out www.farecast.com; On Farecast you can track a flight and they'll e-mail you the daily status of the flight prices, predict fare trends and even suggest if you should wait or buy. It's so cool.

So next time you're looking for a flight check out:
www.kayak.com
www.farecast.com

I'm actually going to go book my flight to Antigua now.... before the fare increases!

 

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  1. GaloreNYC said...
    March 4, 2008 at 3:16 PM  
    1 thing that I have learned about traveling and booking flights is that airlines are in competition. Each airline is required to fly a certain amount of travelers a month. So with that understanding I also learned that as the time nears departure for a flight (7 days prior to) airlines will drop their prices with hope to fill their quota. So in actuallity the best time to book a flight is within the last 14 days prior to the trip. But be warned the key to finding a great price is great oberservation. Airlines keep 5-10 seats reserved to the last minute so look at the seating charts...if theres more then less then 15-20 seats remaining go head and book it. Because chances are those seats are filled already with standby. But full paying customers are first priority!!!! Have fun see u in the sky!!!!!!!
    Anonymous said...
    March 4, 2008 at 6:01 PM  
    You know the other day I was having a conversation with a friend who is headed to Antigua, and she kept talking about how she couldn't wait to visit Antigwa. She kept pronouncing the island with a -gwa at the end and this triggered a memory of a younger me docking in at a port on Antigua, and all the unambiguously and apparently American tourist saying how excited they were to be on Antigwa and me getting iritated at the fact that they were visiting some place they couldn't even pronounce....

    sorry random stories are kind of my thing.
    Boss Lady said...
    March 5, 2008 at 9:14 AM  
    yea, its def not 'gwa'! although its 'gua' ending its really a 'ga' sound.

    Im going there also...I guess its the new hotspot...

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