Travel tips.

JMP300z · #1 11-13-2006, 07:11 PM

I was about to book a flight to vegas and someone told me to wait until tomorrow (tuesday) to save a few bucks. This got me thinking, anyone have any other tips for savings or stuff when traveling?

-JP

The DaveR · #2 11-13-2006, 07:13 PM

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I was about to book a flight to vegas and someone told me to wait until tomorrow (tuesday) to save a few bucks. This got me thinking, anyone have any other tips for savings or stuff when traveling?

-JP

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Why did they tell you to wait?

JasonK · #3 11-13-2006, 07:17 PM

If you're in the LA area check out flying to/from ONT instead of LAX. One of the least busy airports I've been too.

JMP300z · #4 11-13-2006, 07:15 PM

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I was about to book a flight to vegas and someone told me to wait until tomorrow (tuesday) to save a few bucks. This got me thinking, anyone have any other tips for savings or stuff when traveling?

-JP

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edit: i guess tuesday is cheaper than monday which is cheaper than friday-sunday. Probably has to do with how many people book over the weekends.

NLSoldier · #5 11-13-2006, 07:16 PM

that was a pretty assanine response.

obv thedaver was asking why it is taht waiting till tues will save you a few bucks.

edit: good edit.

The DaveR · #6 11-13-2006, 07:31 PM

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I was about to book a flight to vegas and someone told me to wait until tomorrow (tuesday) to save a few bucks. This got me thinking, anyone have any other tips for savings or stuff when traveling?

-JP

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edit: i guess tuesday is cheaper than monday which is cheaper than friday-sunday. Probably has to do with how many people book over the weekends.

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It this true? The only consistently obvious price difference I've observed involves a Saturday overnight stay. I've never noticed price discrimination between flying on Mon or Tues. This logic also totally flies in the face of charging a premium for business passengers.

guids · #7 11-13-2006, 07:35 PM

dunno, but when I booked my flight to atlanta, there was a 100-something dollar price difference between flying on a monday, and a wed, I ended up flying on a wednesday.

The DaveR · #8 11-13-2006, 07:38 PM

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dunno, but when I booked my flight to atlanta, there was a 100-something dollar price difference between flying on a monday, and a wed, I ended up flying on a wednesday.

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I just priced a Mon/Wed trip, Tues/Thurs trip, and a Mon/Sun trip. Weekday flights were priced identically, Mon/Sun was 50% lower.

guids · #9 11-13-2006, 07:40 PM

If bet whoever told the OP had the same experience as me, and just figured it was fact? Here is a travel tip, if your dates are flexible, try a bunch of different combos of days!

meep_42 · #10 11-13-2006, 10:14 PM

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It this true? The only consistently obvious price difference I've observed involves a Saturday overnight stay. I've never noticed price discrimination between flying on Mon or Tues. This logic also totally flies in the face of charging a premium for business passengers.

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It is true. Airlines have a much more difficult time filling planes on Tuesday, Wednesday (to a lesser extent), and Saturday - to the point that there are specific fares filed only applicable on those days, usually with a 14 or 21 day advance purchase requirement to avoid impacting business travel.

-d