You can make price comparison website searches part of your daily routine and learn all the secrets of finding cheaper tickets, but can you ever reliably get the best air fare? Founders of FareCompare.com and Bing.com's travel site say yes, if you're willing to buy at the right time. They use algorithms based on price data collected over several years to predict the trends in fare prices. While most of the main price comparison websites offer some version of this service, these sites do it the most comprehensively. Match the information against your current ticket price, to know right away if you're getting a the best deal.
Instructions
1. Compare the current fare to fares for the same week of travel last year, or each week in certain seasons. Enter your departure and arrival cities and the dates of travel into a website that can compare the current prices against the average prices to determine if your fare is good or not.
2. Look at the website's chart indicating the movement of the price in the past month. This will show you how much the rate has changed over the month and how likely you are to see a rate increase or decrease if you wait to buy the ticket. Depending on the trend of the price, you might find that it's a good time to get the best fare, or the worst possible time.
3. Follow a trusted site's advice regarding price trends. Bing.com's travel site, developed by computer scientists specializing in predictive research, have been rated as 75% accurate in their price predictions. If the site tells you that the price is going up, you should buy immediately; if they say the price is going down, consider waiting. Farecompare.com offers email alerts about the trends of your selected flights. Both sites give recommendations, but do not promise results - no one can.
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