Airfare

Airfare: Expedia takes a look at the numbers

Expedia, together with Airline Reporting Corporation, have taken a dive into airfare pricing data—and come up with a report showing air travel is getting cheaper. The report looks at data for October 2014 to October 2015, and covers about 8 billion searches on 300,000 route combinations. The conclusion: Economy airfare costs dropped about 8% over the previous year, and the trend holds true for both North America domestic travel and international travel. While individual months were up…

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When’s best to buy airfare? Nobody knows…

Years of advice on when to buy (this day is when the bargains are, that many days ahead is best, shop late at night, etc.) have now been studied and tested by CheapAir.com and the answer is…Maybe. Or maybe it’s like the Billy Joel lyrics: You may be…

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Airfare bill would roll back consumer protection

An airline-industry-backed bill in Congress would roll back the requirement that airlines and travel agencies advertise the fare you’ll actually pay. Before the 2011 Department of Transportation rule—which has been upheld in court—airlines…

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Airfare: Expedia takes a look at the numbers

Expedia, together with Airline Reporting Corporation, have taken a dive into airfare pricing data—and come up with a report showing air travel is getting cheaper. The report looks at data for October 2014 to October 2015, and covers about 8 billion searches on 300,000 route combinations. The conclusion: Economy airfare costs dropped about 8% over the previous year, and the trend holds true for both North America domestic travel and international travel. While individual months were up…

Read More

When’s best to buy airfare? Nobody knows…

Years of advice on when to buy (this day is when the bargains are, that many days ahead is best, shop late at night, etc.) have now been studied and tested by CheapAir.com and the answer is…Maybe. Or maybe it’s like the Billy Joel lyrics: You may be…

Read More

Airfare bill would roll back consumer protection

An airline-industry-backed bill in Congress would roll back the requirement that airlines and travel agencies advertise the fare you’ll actually pay. Before the 2011 Department of Transportation rule—which has been upheld in court—airlines…

Read More