How soon to start looking for Christmas season ticket?

[Bluestars]

My SO and I have discussed flying me out to see him sometime during my Christmas break--but I am not sure of the exact dates. I do not want to bring it up right now because I know he is a little tight on money, but I don't want us to wait too long where skyrocket and they leave our price range.

Right now, there are some flights at the very beginning of January that are only $222, which I think is pretty reasonable. Any ideas on how long they will remain in that price range? >.<

[mllebamako]

Hmmm hard to say. Obviously that time of year is an expensive time to fly. But it really depends on supply and demand so it can change daily. For instance, I bought my tickets for December last week because I noticed they started going up. Sign up for weekly alerts via www.kayak.com or check prices every week.

[Riyko]

My dad (he works for an airline company) suggests that if you're planning on flying over the Christmas holiday/season the best time to book your ticket is around Halloween as the airlines aren't going to be adding flights for the holiday season (Thanksgiving and Christmas).

[Silviar]

It's going to start going up as soon as November 1st hits. I encourage you to get it sorted and reserve this week if possible, because the price will zoom up.

[Silviar]

Oh, and it's also a good idea ot keep semi flexible on dates as the date you fly can greatly drop the cost.