Holiday Fares to Europe: Buy Now or Wait? (Part 2)
by Wendy Perrin
Fellow Conde Nast Traveler editor Kate Maxwell (at right, in NYC) needs to fly to London for Christmas. Should she buy her ticket now?
Remember I told you about my colleague Kate Maxwell, who came to me the week before last asking when she should buy her ticket home for Christmas? She wants to fly on Tues. Dec. 23, returning Tues. Dec. 30. Twelve days ago I advised her to wait because I had a hunch fares would drop. I promised to keep you in the loop and let you know how the story ends.
Well, good news: Fares on those dates have indeed dropped. What cost $700 twelve days ago now costs $651. I've advised Kate to go ahead and buy now, for three reasons:
(1) So many European holiday fare sales are happening right now that I worry that over the next few days seats could sell out for the dates and times she wants.
(2) We checked Farecast.live.com again. It attempts to predict, based on historical data, whether the lowest fare for a trip will rise or fall within the next seven days. It recommends buying now.
(3) There could be another sale right after Thanksgiving, but I won't see Kate again till December 15, and I don't want to have her fate in my hands when I'm 3,000 miles away!
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its a shame she didn't buy them when they were below 560 last week. enjoy London!
Posted by: TravelByAndy | November 26, 2008 at 04:13 PM
But the $560 price was for a connection in Montreal. She wants to fly non-stop.
Posted by: WendyPerrin | November 27, 2008 at 05:33 AM