However, Filip Filipov of Skyscanner kauai family travel advises that while five weeks is the averag

New research shows that the best time to book a summer flight is as late as five weeks before your holiday, contrary to travel industry experts who advise travellers book as early as possible See also: How to get best holiday deals
It's the classic traveller's dilemma. When is the best time to book a flight for the cheapest deal? Do you bag a flight as early as possible jayakarta hotel bali or risk leaving it until the last minute? The answer, according to flight comparison website Skyscanner, is to wait, but not for too long.
After an epic piece of number crunching of two million flight searches over three years Skyscanner has come up with the ideal time to book 10 summer sun destinations. Flights to Spain, for example, are at their cheapest ( 153 for a return) five weeks before departure, while the cheapest flights to Greece ( 228 return) kauai family travel are available just three weeks ahead.
However, Filip Filipov of Skyscanner jayakarta hotel bali kauai family travel advises that while five weeks is the average, jayakarta hotel bali the optimum time to book your flight can vary significantly between destinations. "Price patterns can vary by type of airline and between short and long haul travel, kauai family travel jayakarta hotel bali so is very much destination dependent."
Skyscanner's research covers scheduled and low-cost flights (charter flights represented less than 1.5%), and is contrary to the advice given by most industry experts who say, when it comes to full-service scheduled flights, the golden rule is the earlier the better.
Washington's advice is that if you have a specific destination and specific dates in mind, the safest option is to book as soon as possible after seats go on sale, which for most scheduled airlines jayakarta hotel bali kauai family travel is between 10 and 12 months in advance (see the examples below). Most scheduled kauai family travel airlines hold at least one major sale in a year, usually in January, so now is also a good time to look for bargains outside of peak travel times.
kauai family travel Charter airlines, by contrast, may reduce their prices closer to departure if they are struggling to sell seats, so it can be worth waiting to book but only if you don't have a specific destination in mind as there is no guarantee that they will be discounting the place you have your heart set on.
SCHEDULED AIRLINES Air New Zealand Seats released for sale up to 11 months in advance. Sale periods January and September. Sample sale fare London Heathrow to Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch kauai family travel via Shanghai kauai family travel from 855 return kauai family travel for travel between 1-31 March 2014.
Singapore Airlines Seats released for sale up to 12 months in advance. Sale period started 20 December 2013 and runs until 28 February. Sample sale fare Heathrow to Singapore from 640 (for travel between 14 January-11 April; 27 April-24 June 2014; and 17 August-4 December).
Qantas jayakarta hotel bali Seats released for sale 353 days in advance Sale period year-round apart from peak travel times of July/August kauai family travel and December/January. Sample sale fare Heathrow to Sydney from 826 for departure on 1 Februaru-15 March and 17 April-30 June. Book by 31 January 2014.
BA Seats released for sale between 350 and 355 days in advance. Sale period January jayakarta hotel bali and September. Sample sale fare Heathrow to Rio de Janeiro from 647.25, saving kauai family travel 163, for travel before the end of March 2014.
Monarch Airlines Seats released for sale up to 14 months in advance. Sale period occasional flash sales. Sample jayakarta hotel bali sale fare start at 29.99 one-way on winter routes to 39.99 one-way kauai family travel for summer routes (book by end of January for departures until end of June).
Flythomascook Seats released for sale Up to 20 months in advance. Sale period Depends how well seats are selling but there are promotions throughout the year. The current sale runs January until 21. Sample sale fare Manchester to Corfu from 197 return for seven nights, jayakarta hotel bali departing 6 June, including baggage and meals.
Easyjet Seats released for sale six to nine months in advance. Sale period January, with other promotions throughout the year. Sample sale fare up to 20% off 85,000 seats for travel between 5 February and 2 April (sale ends 21 January). London Gatwick to Copenghagen from 26.49 one way for travel in March.