To wait or not to wait?
As gas prices continue to rise and talks about the hurt economy continue to circulate, it’s difficult to think about vacationing during the summer months. But after 4 years of working my summers away, I am determined to find a way to enjoy other cities and visit with long-lost friends and family during the next few months without affecting my wallet.
Travel project #1: Some friends and I can get tickets for the Yankees/Red Sox game in Boston at the end of July. We have a place to stay. Challenge: getting there!
We’ve already researched tickets, but a friend recommends waiting based on searches she has conducted on http://farecast.live.com/?
I’ve never used the online airfare forcasting resource, but a few have said that the predictions tend to be dead on. Farecast.com generates its own predictions, in addition to those requested by consumers. It then checks its results against the actual price quotes generated by over 150 billion actual airfare price quotes from the past 18 months to and from over 200 major U.S. cities, Europe, Mexico, the Carribbean and Canada to come up with their prediction. As a result, they are able to figure out how accurate the fare really is and further finetune the data that tells you whether fares will go up, down or hold steady over the next week.
Our farecast.com search tells us to wait. Unfortunately, it doesn’t tell us exactly how long to wait or how much lower the fares will be once we do buy. I went ahead and signed up for the The Farecast Fare Alert which allows you to specify a price threshold for a trip. If the price is at or below the specified amount, they can automatically send an e-mail which will allow booking of the trip.
I have 2 other trips that I am determined to make before the fall — My family in Florida and a friend in San Diego. Keeping my eyes and ears open for ways to save dollars and still enjoy a weekend away.
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Of course,you could take the train! Slow, but party all the way. I met 2 cute guys over the years I took the train between DC and NY and Boston.
Thanks for the tip, Brie…we are actually researching trains now. Prices a little steep, but something to add to my list of options as I plan for the coming months.
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dont let the prices scare you. a vacation is needed by all to re-energize themselves and spend quality time with those we cherish. Last Fri it cost me $99 to fill my car…and we are taking it to NY…I bet it will take $600 worth of gas…could have flown. Awful but necessary