I am in the early stages of planning a trip to Lisbon/Algarve for next Easter. I was suprised to see there are decent flight options from DC at $750.

I always find this decision as to when to buy tickets a bit of a dilemma. One thing that could help me decide is know if that sounds like a decent price in the context of previous years.

Anyone have any thoughts?

You did not mention what airline offer that kind of fare and weather it was a non –stop flight or a connection was involved. For non-stop this is a really good deal considering the constant increase of the fuel surcharge. However, you need to check if that airfare is refundable in a case your change your plans later since you planning your trip for advance. In this instance I suggest you to use one of the tour operators, like. Escapade Vacations: www.escapadevacations.com or ATOP: http://www.atop.org/members11.html. They have special refundable airfares that can be hold for a period of time. They can also help you to book your entire trip, including accommodation, ground transportation and the sight seeing and save you money on a long run. Good luck with your planning!

$750 is a good deal for Easter time - non-stop or not.

If you leaving May 10 or later, US Air has seasonal non-stops leaving from Philadelphia (about 2 hours from the DC Capitol Beltway) for even less - in the $650-$700 range.

There is no non-stop service WAS-LIS that I am aware of.

We will be going noext year but at a later date. I think $750 is VERY good..does anyone think fares are going to go down much?

BTW rholt....you might try looking at www.itasoftware.com and using the "month long view" for price comparisons.

Thanks for the input. I will check out those web-sites.

This is probably crazy - but we have not in the past worried about the refundable thing.

Agreed - there are no non-stops from DC to Lisbon. I am looking at a one-stop through Newark.

That non-stop Philly option looks appealing - we could possibily drive up there. I wonder when they will 'post' those flights. Oh - wait - you said 'after May 10' - sounds like that won't be an option for us.

I believe the USAirways service to Lisbon is similar to their service to Stockholm..seasonal only.