Haven't played with this yet, but will be interesting.
When I found our great business class fare about six weeks ago, on my own lucky search, the Google Alerts didn't notify me until the next day.
Good luck!
Posted by
Brooklyn, NY
5049 posts
It was on the local morning news show today. Not much info though, just a blurb
Posted by
Virginia
1471 posts
There's a similar thread going on the topic from yesterday morning over on the Transportation forum -- https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/transportation/google-says-when-to-book-your-flight
Posted by
Portland, Oregon
5687 posts
Everyone already knows the cheapest time to book: 24 hours after you book. ;-)
Posted by
OP
San Diego, California
7176 posts
Andrew, lol!
Posted by
Dana Point
1270 posts
Andrew's answer is probably as close as what Google is going to give you.
The airlines themselves are still trying to retune their revenue management algorithms post Covid. Their golden egg--business travel--isn't expected to recover for years (link below.) To me, this means prices will be more volatile until the airlines have enough data to truly maximize their revenue. It also means that me and the other folks on this forum--people travelling on vacations--will be footing a greater percentage of the airlines overall "bill."
Posted by
Idaho, USA
9930 posts
Andrew H, whew, that’s the reason why I avoid looking at it afterwards. I just purchased ticket’s yesterday that were each $500 less than they were a few days earlier. I’m happy & no more looking! : )
Posted by
Fort Myers, FL
2314 posts
Just like after you sell stock. Never look again, you will always be disappointed.
Posted by
San Francisco/Marin County
9456 posts
Last Friday, August 25, i was on Google Flights, ready to buy tickets that day. Message said “The cheapest time to book is usually later, Aug 29 - Nov 27”.
So i waited
Posted by
OP
San Diego, California
7176 posts
Susan, please report back! 🙂
Posted by
Duluth, MN🌲
12636 posts
Susan, I got the same message when I was looking for flights going from MSP to Fort Myers. It told me to check back in October.
Posted by
San Francisco/Marin County
9456 posts
I have to coordinate with my son to buy tickets, we were ready last Friday but now he’s on a camping trip so we’ll try again next week. But it begs the question when they say Aug 29 - Nov 27, do we wait til November? I know it’s all a gamble and no one knows…