Beanfeast Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I've got a holiday to Lanzarote planned for next February, the accommodation is already booked but when would be the best time to book the flights? I can't work out if it's cheaper booking now or waiting till nearer the time, also any recommendations which airlines to use or where to fly from? Any advice very welcome! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukdobby Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I've got a holiday to Lanzarote planned for next February, the accommodation is already booked but when would be the best time to book the flights? I can't work out if it's cheaper booking now or waiting till nearer the time, also any recommendations which airlines to use or where to fly from? Any advice very welcome! Thanks. Book as soon as you can for price,when we went about 10 years ago not many flew and we finished up going with Thomsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternageek Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 We've used Monarch to fly to and from Lanzarote and found them quite reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SALLY18 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Book flights as soon as they come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 remember, when looking for flights, always delete your cookies and open a new session to the site before buying the tickets. This way you get the cheapest price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Loving Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 remember, when looking for flights, always delete your cookies and open a new session to the site before buying the tickets. This way you get the cheapest price. Or just search as normal and still get the cheapest price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanfeast Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Thanks for the replies all, I'll get it booked as soon as possible. Monarch did seem to be a better offer than most around when I looked last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Or just search as normal and still get the cheapest price You're wrong. Each time you do a search, the price will increase (up to a number of times dependant on the airline) http://www.theguardian.com/money/blog/2010/aug/07/computer-cookies-booking-online On Monday evening I was buying a return flight to Ireland for this weekend on behalf of a friend. The price was £187, a bit steep, so I double-checked this was exactly what he wanted, that the flight times were acceptable, flipped in and out of other airline websites, and so on. But when I went back into the site – only minutes later – the price had changed to £212. Now I know all about the "dynamic pricing" model used by airlines, but this seemed odd. Did the cookies on my computer effectively tell the website that I'd been fiddling around making up my mind? Would, perversely, a consumer be more likely to buy at the higher price because they would think the seats are selling out fast? I went back to the beginning. Sure enough, the site remembered my details, knew the destination I was looking for, and, once again, gave me £212. But then I deleted cookies and removed the browsing history. Starting the booking process again, the website no longer knew my details and did not pre-populate any of the information fields. And the price of the flight, a few seconds later? It was back to £187. If you do not believe me, try it for yourself, but please do not try to tell people its not true when you are ignorant of the facts. Edited May 5, 2015 by Berberis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjon Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I always use Skyscanner to find cheap flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I always use Skyscanner to find cheap flights. Alternatively, use a tablet. In most cases they do not store cookies and so you get the cheapest price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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