The Best Time to Buy Cheap Plane Tickets, According to Google Flights Data

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Published September 14, 2024 by CNET

The Best Time to Get Cheap Plane Tickets, According to Google Flights CNET

Maybe you’re looking to book a flight over the week of Thanksgiving or during the winter holidays. Or maybe you want to plan ahead for your bucket-list trip to Europe in the spring. Whatever your travel plans, as you look over flight schedules, you may be wondering: When are the best days to book a cheap flight? Is it cheaper to purchase far in advance or wait till you’re closer to your travel dates?

screenshot of google searches for thanksgiving travel

There are more domestic locations represented on the Thanksgiving list.

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Christmas and New Year’s Eve: The top-searched destinations for trips departing between the dates of Dec. 22 through Jan. 5 include Tokyo; Orlando, Florida; Cancun, Mexico; Miami; New York and more.

For Christmas and New Year’s Eve, it appears that people are more interested in traveling abroad based on top Google Flights searches.

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