You Need to Go Somewhere and Soon

Its a good thing I started a new blog so I could talk about more than just travel.  Because today I want to tell you about breaking travel news! Its hot off the presses, if news is still considered hot 18 hours after airing on the Nightly News (no longer with Brian Williams).  Fine!  Here is the lukewarm breaking travel news:  Airfares are at 3-Year Lows and Expected to Go Lower.

Here is the video clip from last night:Low Jet Fuel Prices are Pushing Airfares to 3-Year Lows

But if you don't have time to watch, this is what you need to know:

1. Low oil prices mean jet fuel is dirt cheap so airlines can lower prices.  (Because they are greedy airlines, they are saving 20-40% on fuel and passing on only a 5-10% savings to us.)
2. Oil prices are expected to continue to fall and airline fares are expected to continue to fall as well.
3. January & February are the slowest months for air travel and thus the cheapest. (All the kiddos are in school)
4. Airlines know when spring break is and they will raise fares accordingly (20-50%).  Still best to book now while there are more seats available at the lowest prices.  The same goes for summer travel which is even more pricey than spring break.
5. The best days to travel are the off-peak ones: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday.

OK. So if you still reading and not yet searching for flights, I don't know what's wrong with you!!!!  But I always advise using a fare tracker.  My personal fave is Yapta.com, They are owned by Kayak.com which is also good.  I prefer Yapta because in addition to fare tracking, it will also track potential refunds (still given by a teeny tiny number of airlines) if the fare goes lower than my purchase price.

Anyway, I gotta go.  I've got my eye on a trip to Quebec City for the end of their Winter Festival and I can't have you all buying up all the good airfares before I can make it happen!

Stay warm ...
-Busy Mom Kimya