What is reasonable for airfare from Washington, DC to Munich over the Christmas holidays? The lowest we've found so far is $514 traveling between Dec 20-28. Are we likely to find something lower if we wait a little while or should we grab these fares while we can?

I think that's a reasonable fare. I would ask the airline if the price goes down, will they honor the lower fare.

We booked a trip to Ireland on American for $600. The fare went down to $520, and they issued us $80 vouchers.

Which airlines? We went to Munich on Lufthansa in September, and our fare was around $550. Lufthansa partners with Sixt rental car. We picked one up at the Munich airport, it was a BMW diesel, and I believe we got a very good price, but shop around - try autoeurope.com

Congratualations once again. Bavaria is a beautiful area during the winter time.

Hi era,

$514 is pretty good. Where did you find it?

We found it on Orbitz. The flights are on BMI and Lufthansa, and the return is nonstop, which is great.

From my experience I don't think that they will be higher. I would wait until about the middle of September to get serious about purchasing a fare. I plan to go to Germany on 01/03/05, but do not plan to book until probably October. Keep watching the airline websites and keep checking Iceland Air. Sign up for their "Lucky Fares". Good Luck

Traveling January -- after New Year's -- is different than traveling Dec. 20-28, which is over Christmas. That fare could easily go higher and it's not likely to go a LOT lower.