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We already have a room booked for our trip this July. We have been checking the airfare to Mobay from Charlotte and it hasn't moved in a month.
Do you think the prices will go down in Jan or Feb or should I jump on the ticket now in case they go up. Plenty of seats are left so that is not an issue.
prieline,
hotwire
expedia
obitz usair
travelocity
I think I tried them all
as long as you get there when your supposed to...We can only hold the party so long
There can be no party without us, We forbid all who arrive before us to consume and alcohol, have a sex or get nekkid until we arrive. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken_Memphis
Then we can all do it together. ;)
Short answer: You are probably safe waiting.
I've been watching prices for months, ever since we booked our trip for July 2012 earlier this summer. I have multiple price alerts set up, not only for July, but also for February and May so I can see when other months start to drop. You are correct that ticket prices have barely fluctuated the past few months, and I think that's because of the holiday season. I anticipate that prices will start to come down in January 2012.
To put it in perspective, I bought plane tickets for our mid-April 2011 trip in January 2011. I jumped on a good deal and paid $450 rt from RDU > ATL > MBJ (I think it was on Delta, not 100% sure tho.) I probably won't get antsy about buying tickets until late Jan/early Feb.
If a decent sale comes along, I'll message you. The travel sites I use and love are Kayak.com and Hipmunk.com. My flight alerts are set up via Kayak and TripAdvisor.
We can get a cheap flight if we are willing to make a connection. We are looking non stop for about 1150 total for 2 taxes etc included.Quote:
Originally Posted by aphrodisiac
I too have been watching the same US Air CLT to MBJ flight for the last month, except our is for March and it has not moved at all in price. I also check seat availability each time and I do not think they have sold a seat in that time either!!! Getting ready to just say screw it and book anyway!!!
The air question...does it ever end?? Sadly, no! We are always wondering the same thing. What we've found over the years is that prices are best either very early on or very late on....given you still have over six months, I think you are okay to wait. I've often seen prices go down 6 months out. In any event, I imagine you know what the baseline price is (what you've paid in the past and felt good about it). All that being said, July shouldn't have high prices as it's definitely off season in Jamaica...one would hope anyway.
For those who live in Ga, we have aguy named Clark Howard he is the biggest penny pincher alive and has his own radio talk show. He has said not to buy tickets until a month or 2 before your flight. If the seats are open they want to fill them and will drop prices. We are going back in April and i will buy probably in feb. Delta hasnt dropped a penny on there flights.
This Clark Howard guy i speak of will buy 2 cheeseburgers and throw away a bun and make a double because it cheeaper than buying the double to start
Buck
we fly out of charlotte to Mobay everytime we go.. USAIR is never cheap they only drop their prices rarely.. in fact the closer you get to your departure date we have seen the prices jump dramaticaly.. so if the price is reasonable then I would go ahead and book it..We were too late this past sept and had to fly Delta with a connectiong in Atlanta.. that was a very long day.. not worth it to me..Quote:
Originally Posted by mr&mrs
Yep...I just said screw it and booked!!! Feels so good to have airfare done, now we just have to wait 96 days!Quote:
Originally Posted by hedolovers2019
I know, We fly to Mobay from Charlotte everytime we go to Jamaica. We did the delta thru Atlanta one time and decided that it is not worth the money we saved. we are going to wait until the middle of Jan and if the prices don't change by then, we are going to book.Quote:
Originally Posted by hedolovers2019
we checked on prices for this sept.. looks like 1200 for the two of us out of charlotte.. That is way out of line.. The Airfare is onlt 600 cheaper than room at Hedo...
With the consolidation of the airlines into just a couple of Megacompanies (US Air, American-SW,Airtran etc) and the cost of fuel going up it's probably a safe bet that flights are going up. I booked my flight for April in Nov and right now I've beat the market by $100. Now I will check right a few times right before I leave to see if it drops, but travel is up this year and the number or actual landings in Jamaica is way down (less planes arriving daily) means less available seats. If you wait till the last minute and they double the prices across the board, what do you do then? Get screwed.
And you get such a warm, secure, comfortable feeling once you get that confirmation number in your hot little hands......Book it now, take no chances, sleep well at night.
Cheers
Phila --- Mobay 1200 ea Direct
We're going out of JFK Carib Air -booked back in Sept at 500 ea.
Little bit of a drive but a huge savings
We were on the Caribbean Air flights for this trip. If you have never taken them, you will love the timing. Forget VIP arrival or departure as it is not necessary. When we walked into immigration hall, they were just turning on the lights. From the time the pilot turned off the seatbelt sign to the time we were driving out of the airport was 40 minutes. Coming back to the states, there was no line getting through security.Quote:
Originally Posted by millionsnmilo
Well here is a Crazy story Dealing with USAIR out of Charlotte to Mobay. I talked with a travel agent who booked a guy out of california to Moby at something like 630.00 and from charlotte to Mobay its 642.00. This is insane. If we drive 3 hours to Raleigh/Durham we can get the ticket fr about 445.00