Best airfare
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Best airfare
I remember reading somewhere that the airlines update their systems once a week around 2:00 a.m. I can't remember if it's Monday into Tuesday, or Tuesday into Wednesday. Anybody have any info on this or am I making this all up!!
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Check airfares daily to keep track of the ups and downs. I was checking fare one day, didn't lock in and the next it went up almost $200. Lucky for me when the gas prices dropped ever so slightly so did the fare I was looking for. Not quite the lower price but a whole lot better than the second one. Checked with my travel agent who advised me to jump on it as he couldn't find anything better for the times I requested. Finally booked my airfare to St.Vincent on Expedia today.
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I've also read about the Tues. or Wed. morning thing but I was recently tracking fares to Jamaica and they dropped on a Friday morning (or overnight Thurs. night). Stayed down for about five days, then went back up.
This happened during the last few days of Aug. for my dates in Jan. - I didn't expect to see really good fares until after Labor Day. Lots of variables and hard to predict.
This happened during the last few days of Aug. for my dates in Jan. - I didn't expect to see really good fares until after Labor Day. Lots of variables and hard to predict.




