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dflipse22:44 UTC28 Dec 2007

Hi,
I'm working on planning a trip to Europe from the east coast of the United States (Philadelphia, but nearby cities are fine) for early April 2008. My destinations are not yet set, and one thing I've been doing is looking at travel deals websites to see where I might be able to snag some cheap airfare. Many of the deals listed, for example, on http://airfare.travelzoo.com/european-airfare/ are only valid through March 31. My question is this-

Are they only showing the deals through the next three months, or do rates simply uniformly start going up as winter "ends" at the end of March?

I suppose time will tell, if the first case is true then deals extending into April and beyond will be appearing shortly, but input from anyone with any insight into this would be appreciated. Thanks.

gawkabout10:10 UTC29 Dec 2007

try to buy tickets 20 or more days ahead of your departure date.
www.kayak.com searches 172 airlines.

If you have a password, you can check for bettter price 3 days b4 or after that target date for better deal. They got me one for half off retail.

travel slow and will o' the wisp. You'll get more out of your trip.

gawkabout10:16 UTC29 Dec 2007

Your guidebook (hopefully the Shoestring LP. Its great!) will tell when shoulder season is.

Read and heed the safety part. U?se a Rick Steves money belt. It fits passport, plane ticket, and atm plus only other stuff in the funny instructions.

Mine saved all 3 times.

Good luck!

gawkabout10:17 UTC29 Dec 2007

www.ricksteves.com

dflipse17:35 UTC29 Dec 2007

Thanks for all the responses. Between Kayak and some of the other search engines, I'm pretty sure I've got the deal I was looking for.

bpguruagain18:52 UTC29 Dec 2007

Check Flyglobespan for flight from Orlando to UK.

gawkabout17:04 UTC30 Dec 2007

Nice web site, you made.

I met a fellow yank couple, in Quepos Costa Rica. He's a fireman. They travel to many parts of the world, to hang out in fire houses.

I met an Aissie couple, outside my home town of Austin Texas.

They were from a small farming community, in Queensland. They rented a standard pick emup truck in Seattle. Our big cities scared them.

So they were looking for all towns, in the U.S., with the same name as thier home town. All small farming communities.

Cool stuff.

Now, or Wait for Travel Deals to Europe? Interest forums / Travel on a shoestring
dflipse22:44 UTC28 Dec 2007	Hi, I'm working on planning a trip to Europe from the east coast of the United States (Philadelphia, but nearby cities are fine) for early April 2008. My destinations are not yet set, and one thing I've been doing is looking at travel deals websites to see where I might be able to snag some cheap airfare. Many of the deals listed, for example, on http://airfare.travelzoo.com/european-airfare/ are only valid through March 31. My question is this- Are they only showing the deals through the next three months, or do rates simply uniformly start going up as winter "ends" at the end of March? I suppose time will tell, if the first case is true then deals extending into April and beyond will be appearing shortly, but input from anyone with any insight into this would be appreciated. Thanks.
gawkabout10:10 UTC29 Dec 2007	try to buy tickets 20 or more days ahead of your departure date. www.kayak.com searches 172 airlines. If you have a password, you can check for bettter price 3 days b4 or after that target date for better deal. They got me one for half off retail. travel slow and will o' the wisp. You'll get more out of your trip.	1
gawkabout10:16 UTC29 Dec 2007	Your guidebook (hopefully the Shoestring LP. Its great!) will tell when shoulder season is. Read and heed the safety part. U?se a Rick Steves money belt. It fits passport, plane ticket, and atm plus only other stuff in the funny instructions. Mine saved all 3 times. Good luck!	2
gawkabout10:17 UTC29 Dec 2007	www.ricksteves.com	3
dflipse17:35 UTC29 Dec 2007	Thanks for all the responses. Between Kayak and some of the other search engines, I'm pretty sure I've got the deal I was looking for.	4
bpguruagain18:52 UTC29 Dec 2007	Check Flyglobespan for flight from Orlando to UK.	5
gawkabout17:04 UTC30 Dec 2007	Nice web site, you made. I met a fellow yank couple, in Quepos Costa Rica. He's a fireman. They travel to many parts of the world, to hang out in fire houses. I met an Aissie couple, outside my home town of Austin Texas. They were from a small farming community, in Queensland. They rented a standard pick emup truck in Seattle. Our big cities scared them. So they were looking for all towns, in the U.S., with the same name as thier home town. All small farming communities. Cool stuff.	6

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