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When to buy air for October travel?
A small group (5) of us want to fly from SEA to MUC in October. Currently
things look about $800 R/T for each. Should we book now or wait? If we wait until closer to the date, WHEN do fall fares generally go on sale? Are there any downsides to waiting? I want to avoid US Air if possible (just in case!). Is that wise? Any advice or comments would be appreciated. THANK YOU in advance!!! |
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When to buy air for October travel?
consolidator fares are available now in the 600 dollar range with tax and
fees included. fly midweek if you can shop at least 3 and better 5 sources buy when you see a price you want to pay (before someone else does) since Europe now has 52 low fare carriers, you could also watch for an unusually good sale to other airports and take a cheapy flight or rail or bus to Munich having said all that, I don't hold much hope for you to wangle a total trip price appreciably less than 600 dollars but you have a little time - so shop and hope "Javaman" wrote in message ... A small group (5) of us want to fly from SEA to MUC in October. Currently things look about $800 R/T for each. Should we book now or wait? If we wait until closer to the date, WHEN do fall fares generally go on sale? Are there any downsides to waiting? I want to avoid US Air if possible (just in case!). Is that wise? Any advice or comments would be appreciated. THANK YOU in advance!!! |
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When to buy air for October travel?
On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:52:28 -0800, "Javaman"
wrote: A small group (5) of us want to fly from SEA to MUC in October. Currently things look about $800 R/T for each. Should we book now or wait? If we wait until closer to the date, WHEN do fall fares generally go on sale? Are there any downsides to waiting? I want to avoid US Air if possible (just in case!). Is that wise? Any advice or comments would be appreciated. THANK YOU in advance!!! I thought I ought to mention, in case it's relevant, that Oktoberfest is in September. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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When to buy air for October travel?
Hatunen wrote: On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:52:28 -0800, "Javaman" wrote: A small group (5) of us want to fly from SEA to MUC in October. Currently things look about $800 R/T for each. Should we book now or wait? If we wait until closer to the date, WHEN do fall fares generally go on sale? Are there any downsides to waiting? I want to avoid US Air if possible (just in case!). Is that wise? Any advice or comments would be appreciated. THANK YOU in advance!!! I thought I ought to mention, in case it's relevant, that Oktoberfest is in September. But if he goes then, the fares will be even higher... |
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"Hatunen" wrote in message ... I thought I ought to mention, in case it's relevant, that Oktoberfest is in September. Actually, we are going just after it ends, intentionally to miss it! But thanks for your thoughts! |
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When to buy air for October travel?
Hi,
A friend and I just booked tickets from SEA - Frankfurt for June. Most tickets to Frankfurt were over $1,000, but we found a roundtrip SEA-LON on Travelocity for $550 on United. Then we bought a roundtrip LON-FRA on British for $150, costing a total of $700. In other words, you might consider a roundtrip to London or another city and then buying a cheap ticket from there. It seems that Germany is fairly expensive for air travel. BTW ... I think a good source for cheap tickets is Travelocity, and searching a date range for best fares. I just checked and right now British Airways is selling the SEA-LHR nonstop flight in October for $575. Could get cheap tickets to MUC from there ... "Javaman" wrote in message ... A small group (5) of us want to fly from SEA to MUC in October. Currently things look about $800 R/T for each. Should we book now or wait? If we wait until closer to the date, WHEN do fall fares generally go on sale? Are there any downsides to waiting? I want to avoid US Air if possible (just in case!). Is that wise? Any advice or comments would be appreciated. THANK YOU in advance!!! |
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When to buy air for October travel?
Just be careful when packing. The restriction on the LON-FRA segment
will determine what your baggage allowance is. FFM Ryan S wrote: Hi, A friend and I just booked tickets from SEA - Frankfurt for June. Most tickets to Frankfurt were over $1,000, but we found a roundtrip SEA-LON on Travelocity for $550 on United. Then we bought a roundtrip LON-FRA on British for $150, costing a total of $700. In other words, you might consider a roundtrip to London or another city and then buying a cheap ticket from there. It seems that Germany is fairly expensive for air travel. BTW ... I think a good source for cheap tickets is Travelocity, and searching a date range for best fares. I just checked and right now British Airways is selling the SEA-LHR nonstop flight in October for $575. Could get cheap tickets to MUC from there ... "Javaman" wrote in message ... A small group (5) of us want to fly from SEA to MUC in October. Currently things look about $800 R/T for each. Should we book now or wait? If we wait until closer to the date, WHEN do fall fares generally go on sale? Are there any downsides to waiting? I want to avoid US Air if possible (just in case!). Is that wise? Any advice or comments would be appreciated. THANK YOU in advance!!! |
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When to buy air for October travel?
I am planning to fly from New York to Vienna, also in October. I would
like to know what "ballpark" fare I might expect to pay. Orbitz has $598 right now for United to/from London and Austrian Airlines from London to Vienna and back. This is for Friday night to Sunday two weeks later. Or if my husband and daughter can fly midweek we can get $578. Is the fare likely to get any lower? When might it be going down? Any thoughts welcome. Thanks for your help! -- Susan Hoffmann "Steve" wrote in message ... consolidator fares are available now in the 600 dollar range with tax and fees included. fly midweek if you can shop at least 3 and better 5 sources buy when you see a price you want to pay (before someone else does) since Europe now has 52 low fare carriers, you could also watch for an unusually good sale to other airports and take a cheapy flight or rail or bus to Munich having said all that, I don't hold much hope for you to wangle a total trip price appreciably less than 600 dollars but you have a little time - so shop and hope "Javaman" wrote in message ... A small group (5) of us want to fly from SEA to MUC in October. Currently things look about $800 R/T for each. Should we book now or wait? If we wait until closer to the date, WHEN do fall fares generally go on sale? Are there any downsides to waiting? I want to avoid US Air if possible (just in case!). Is that wise? Any advice or comments would be appreciated. THANK YOU in advance!!! |
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When to buy air for October travel?
S. Hoffmann wrote:
I am planning to fly from New York to Vienna, also in October. I would like to know what "ballpark" fare I might expect to pay. Orbitz has $598 right now for United to/from London and Austrian Airlines from London to Vienna and back. This is for Friday night to Sunday two weeks later. Or if my husband and daughter can fly midweek we can get $578. Is the fare likely to get any lower? When might it be going down? Any thoughts welcome. Thanks for your help! It will definitely be lower at some point between now and then, probably at or below $400 for midweek travel. The question is whether or not you are willing to spend the time keeping up with the fares so you can strike during the possibly brief period when the fare is down there. It can take a lot of effort and unless you enjoy it as a hobby, and don't mind the gambling aspect, it may not be worthwhile. As an example, I am flying from DC to Amsterdam in a few weeks. The fare was $450 for a long time. Recently it hopped to $550 and hovered around there. I checked several places a few times a day, and last night happened to catch it at $360 and grabbed it. Now I see it's up to $570. Still $400 from New York. October fares are similar to April, and while Vienna is usually a little more than Amsterdam, there will be a sale at some point where they're the same price (or very close). miguel -- Hundreds of travel photos from around the world: http://travel.u.nu/ |
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When to buy air for October travel?
Thanks for the advice, Miguel. I guess we will buy when the Discover
balance is likely to be lowest! 8-) -- Susan Hoffmann "Miguel Cruz" wrote in message ... S. Hoffmann wrote: I am planning to fly from New York to Vienna, also in October. I would like to know what "ballpark" fare I might expect to pay. Orbitz has $598 right now for United to/from London and Austrian Airlines from London to Vienna and back. This is for Friday night to Sunday two weeks later. Or if my husband and daughter can fly midweek we can get $578. Is the fare likely to get any lower? When might it be going down? Any thoughts welcome. Thanks for your help! It will definitely be lower at some point between now and then, probably at or below $400 for midweek travel. The question is whether or not you are willing to spend the time keeping up with the fares so you can strike during the possibly brief period when the fare is down there. It can take a lot of effort and unless you enjoy it as a hobby, and don't mind the gambling aspect, it may not be worthwhile. As an example, I am flying from DC to Amsterdam in a few weeks. The fare was $450 for a long time. Recently it hopped to $550 and hovered around there. I checked several places a few times a day, and last night happened to catch it at $360 and grabbed it. Now I see it's up to $570. Still $400 from New York. October fares are similar to April, and while Vienna is usually a little more than Amsterdam, there will be a sale at some point where they're the same price (or very close). miguel -- Hundreds of travel photos from around the world: http://travel.u.nu/ |
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