When should I book my flight to Las Vegas?
I'm going to Vegas, flying out from Indianapolis Sunday August 2, and coming back to Indianapolis Thursday August 6. Hotel and shows are all booked so I'm locked into above dates. Airline prices seems much higher with bad times on arrivals and departures right now, compared to last October when I went to Las Vegas. Should I book the flight now or wait and keep checking daily for better rates?
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usually the soon your book the better the deal. did you try several sites to see if you can get a cheaper price, that is what I do.
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I dont know, but i would have booked my flight first. I'm going to Vegas the end of September and my flight on Jet blue has been booked for over a month. There are still a few seats left. I hear if you wait till the last minute you can get some really great deals but why chance that since you went and booked everything else. I would book a flight now
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you should try cheapair.com, im leaving for vegas tomorrow. thats where i got mine, i bought it like a week ago and it was only $90 one way. so try that site..
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The best time to book a flight is 3 weeks before you want to go on a tuesday
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A lot of airlines are cutting the numbers of flights so you had better book now or you may not get a flight at all. I booked my trip which is not until Aug. 31. I just checked and the flight is now sold out. Airlines are trying not to fly half empty planes. So the possiblity of last minute deals is pretty remote. The earlier the better. *
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Unlike what several people said here, checking several sites will only get you the same prices. You will find one that looks a lot cheaper than the others then when you go to book it the fees of that site will actually take the price up to or over the others. Look at sites that give the fees up front in the prices. There is no flexibility in airfare anymore. What price the airline posts is the same no matter where you book. Best to do direct with the airline site to prevent hidden fees at the end. I would wait another month or two before booking. You can start looking but they usually don't drop ticket prices until 90 days before the flights. Then again some run super specials for a short period and you have to be prepared to book right then and there.
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I am flying out of Indianapolis on September 6, but I already booked my airfare. I found a round trip ticket on Northwest for just over $200. What kind of times are you looking at? Southwest $279.20 this is the cost for all flights on those dates. Airtran is too expensive. Midwest Airlines $297.40 leaving 3:45pm returning 11:59pm Northwest from $229.19 with tax http://res.nwa.com/search/flight.nw?_flowExecutionKey=_cCBF29ADD-5AC7-AD89-F912-FCA33A5E0CF1_k8369BEE4-95C8-2199-DAC6-827727CFC2E7&AnalyticsResponse=com.orbitz.spring.interceptor.analytics.AnalyticsResponse%40194213a I hope this helps! Northwest seems to dominate the cheapest prices for your dates. With only 2 months until your trip, it is better to book the first flight that meets your price range. You never know when flight prices are going to go up, especially with the cost of fuel going up. It's also a good rule of thumb to book your airfare between 3 months and 1 month before your trip.
