Nov
23
2009
Cheap air tickets can be offered far in advance of your preferred travel dates in airline fare wars. Such efforts to gather customers can have promotions that are short lived, and require quick action on the part of the traveler. There may be holiday black out dates however, so work with your family group for holiday plans that benefit everyone.
Creative planning includes choosing non-peak arrival and departure dates and times or traveling on the holiday itself. You may need to take an extra day of vacation from work, but it more than compensates for hours of sitting in airport terminal after being bumped from a flight.
Holidays flights are sold to capacity, as are most flights these days, and when weather or aircraft failure causes delay, it might be some time before you can find another connecting flight with a seat for one, much less for an entire family.
The most highly traveled season of the year in the United States is Thanksgiving. The Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day are the busiest, and the Saturday and Sunday following are likewise.
Try flying out the Sunday or Monday before and returning either late on Thanksgiving Day itself or on the following Friday or Monday.
Think creatively and enjoy.