09th Sep 2009
Why Not Buying Today Might Be The Way Best Save on A Flight
photo credit: Deanster1983
Here’s a money saving tip that can only help you, if you are flexible enough to be able to use it. Bing Travel basically absorbed farecaster.com in 2008, but regardless of the name, the technology lives on in its new home as a wonderful way to save money on airfares.
The idea is simple: enter your itinerary, then check the ’7-day Price Predictor’ in the upper left hand corner of the page for advice on whether to buy now or to wait until you are closer to flight time. The results aren’t 100% reliable, but at least you aren’t ‘flying blind’ when it comes to having an idea if the price you have been quoted on a given route is high historically, or not.
Now, if the flight on which you are waiting for a price drop gets full while you are waiting you’d have to book at a different time, but if you have a little bit of flexibility you’ll essentially be paid for it, if the fare prediction says to wait and it’s correct. It’s an amazing piece of technology, when you think about it, and we aren’t talking about saving a couple of bucks either: with a little luck, you can save a whole lot more
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