When’s the best time to book a cheap flight? Which destinations offer the best price? How can you tell if airfare will rise? Popular travel booking site Kayak thinks it has some answers to travelers’ biggest questions.
“We just finished a monster pull of more than a billion search queries throughout 2012 to find the cheapest flights, the busiest airports, the most popular destinations and which destinations offered great value,” Kayak spokesperson Maria Katime explained in an email.
While Kayak’s findings are specific to 2012, they provide a good barometer of what travelers can expect in 2013.
Click through the slideshow above for the answers to eight common questions, each of which will help you plan and save this year.
When is the best time to book? The cheapest domestic airfares last year were found 21-35 days prior to departure.creative commons/jpellgenAnother 777 taking off from JFK shows a variation on the airline's now-classic livery: a pink ribbon added to publicize the cancer-fighting Susan G. Komen Foundation. Alberto RivaCoastal Living just named Kiawah Island “America’s Happiest Seaside Town” and its public beach is no less award-worthy. Ideal for nature-lovers, visitors canoe and kayak through tidal inlets, stroll to St. Sam’s Inlet for bird watching, and bike along the compact sand before taking in some mouthwatering low-country cuisine.creative commonsWhen are the cheapest international flights? With average return fares slightly less than $950.00, February and March were the cheapest months for international travel.creative commons/martin kalfatovicWhen is the least busy time to fly? January was the least busy month in the air last year, comprising just 5 percent of all travel queries. creative commons/SuperJet InternationalToronto was the highest rated city in North America and scored well across the board.REUTERS/Mark BlinchSpectators celebrate during the London 2012 Olympic Games one year countdown at an Olympic event in Trafalgar Square in London July 27, 2011. Reuters
