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4 Sep 09, 10:24 AM |
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To book now or wait another couple of weeks?
Now I know this is probably another how long is a piece of string question but please be gentle with me
Have looked around at various airlines for getting to Florida end June beginning July 2010 and they are all pretty high for economy at the moment. Today I noticed that Virgin had dropped the price by about £40 each for flights a few days before we are able to go. (Last week they were definitely higher). Do Virgin normally start with high prices and after they are out for about a month or two do they lower the price a bit? Any of you who go DIY have you experienced this? Thanks
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4 Sep 09, 10:38 AM |
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4 Sep 09, 01:21 PM |
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If you're happy with the price then book, sometimes there's no rhyme or reason with the pricing!
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4 Sep 09, 01:24 PM |
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If you think the prices are high then they probably are. Go with your gut feeling but know that you are never likely to get the cheapest prices, the game is to get as close as possible. Its a long time till June though so you have time.
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4 Sep 09, 01:36 PM |
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I so desperately want to book our flights, they will be available on Monday, DH asked his boss to OK the annual leave for next July and he said he can't, we will have to wait till the holiday form to put in our request comes out possibly end of the month, which then takes him another couple of months to sort out everyone elses requests! He said we could book flights but the risk is ours. Its a real pain in the neck every year.
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4 Sep 09, 01:46 PM |
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Oh Wendy that's dreadful. Hopefully it will get sorted out quicker than that
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4 Sep 09, 02:55 PM |
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It seems to me that when I've been looking to book as soon as the flights are released, they seem higher than other days. They are then reduced after a day or 2 and seem to stay at that price for about 6 weeks. This gives everybody a chance to book who knows when they're going. Then if you need a flight in a short time they have you and can charge more than normal as you need the flight. They do seem to go up the nearer the holiday date you get as the airlines then make a killing on people needing to go last minute. Then if there are seats available near the flight date, they reduce them to fill the plane. We booked out flights last October and got them for £350 each and they're now £503.
Like you, I've been looking for next June and missed a bargain not long back. BA had a sale and 2 flights to Miami was £610 and they're now about £820. We didn't book as going in 3 weeks. Best thing is to keep on searching the web as the price among all the sellers is about the same or wait for the sales.
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4 Sep 09, 03:02 PM |
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Thanks Luvaduck
I just wasn't sure if va lower their prices after a flight is out for a few weeks as there definitely has been a drop of about £40 in the flight going out a few days before we can go at end of June.
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4 Sep 09, 03:18 PM |
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I do know Virgin and BA have a sale on at the moment 10% I believe but might be wrong? If you have a rough budget per person stick to it and when you see the price book it and don't look at it, am waiting to book my flight's for next November and have a rough idea of £400 to £300 per person total £800 to £900 for two adult's. Good luck
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4 Sep 09, 03:18 PM |
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