Airfare Tips

Trying to book flights for a wedding near Milan this July and prices just keep climbing. Right now it is around $1200 per person and my partner is coming too, so yeah… not cheap. I keep hoping it will drop, but it seems to only be going up. Debating whether to wait a bit longer,...

I’ve seen the “1 to 3 months before departure” rule everywhere, but within that window how do you know when you’re actually getting a good price? I’ve checked Google Flights for trends and set alerts on Hopper and Skyscanner. Just wondering if there’s anything else people use,...

Trying to figure out what really drives price more, when you buy or when you fly. Right now NYC to Paris in March is about 2x the price of a ticket for tomorrow. So I’m wondering… is that because March is peak season? And if I waited until March to book a last minute ticket for...

I’m getting to the point where long haul economy is just brutal. I fly to the other side of the world once a year to see family and usually save up for business class. Lately the cheapest I’ve managed is around $6,500 AUD. At the same time, I’ll see economy fares on the same...

I fly Alaska almost exclusively out of SEA and lately the prices feel kind of insane. Domestic round trips rarely seem under $500 anymore. International is even worse. Alaska’s prices are often double what I’m seeing on other airlines. I was looking at Rome and it was close to...

I’ve flown American a lot over the past year, about once a month, and I’ve almost always booked basic economy with zero issues. Looking at a flight now and it’s $264 for basic economy vs $364 for main cabin. If I want to pick a seat, it’s like $11. That feels like a no-brainer...

This one surprised me. Flying SCL to IPT round trip. Google Flights showed about $970 in business, but once I clicked through to LATAM it was suddenly $1700 to $2000. Thought Google was just teasing with a one leg price. Tried laptop, app, same thing. Then somehow ended up on...

I always used to book domestic one-ways in the US without paying more than a roundtrip. Lately though, on my last two trips, the one-way pricing looked a lot higher. Did something change in airline policy, or is this just me running into bad luck with fares? Curious if others...