When are Holiday Airfares Cheapest?

Last-Minute Holiday Travel Deals How to score the best last-minute fares. THANKSGIVING D AY TRAVEL Average Thanksgiving Airfare 24th- Cheapest roundtrip fares 1-2 day trips departing on Thanksgiving Day and returning the next day. 500 450 A S 24 35 26 27 THU 21 22 23 MON FRI SAT 28 29 30 MON TUE WED Highest fares Return flights on Saturday, Sunday and Monday Reduced price or extend your return to Tuesday or Wednesday Top Flight Destinations XI Top Flight and Hotel International Destinations X San Francisco Las Vegas X Atlanta Paris Miami Barcelona Top Hotel Destinations Hong Kong New York Chicago Las Vegas Orlando DECEMBER HOLIDAY TRAVEL -6% than 10 18 average Best time to book US domestic travel: First week in December through December 10 (searches performed since July 1) Cheapest flights Departure On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. $433 Average airfare (searches performed since July 1st.) Return Flights on Tuesday or Thursday. 24 19 20 2 22 23 25 SUN 26 27 12 |29 b 31 TUE WED FRI SAT Highest fares in Returns and Departures INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL Lowest airfares $ 1,251 Highest airfares were found in late December and were JULY were found in July and were up to 16% lower than Average airfare for international +40% travel around December 25 average (searches performed since July 1) above the overall average NEW YEARS EVE TRAVEL 31 30 2 3" 4T Cheapest round-trip flights Departing on New Year's Eve with a return on or after Tuesday, January 3rd. Source: Kayak.com visual.ly KAYAK