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I read an article recently that 54 days prior to departure is the cheapest date to book flights!

@LindsayInNY: You're really on top of it! We have a tentative trip in July that we didn't even start looking at yet!

I've read 4-6 weeks out is best, but I've also read 54 days. I'd start stalking prices now, but I'm guessing for the end of June it'll be another month before they're at their cheapest.

Depends if our travel arrangements can be moved...if we know far enough in advance when we'd like to go, we play around with dates to see what the best deals are. We're also really flexible with our departure airport, but not as much with our destination airport.

For hotels, we book as soon as we see a deal, IF they have a cancellation policy.

For flights, as soon as we confirm our dates. So 2-3 months before.

For hotels, we like to wait til the last minute. I don't want to chance being wrong and having to cancel our reservation.

I stalk flights but also i like that 6 week rule. Also i've had good luck with tuesday afternoons (apparently the lowest prices of the week for booking flights)