Does it pay to book early?

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  • Anonymous
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    capeleopard
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    Not here. Last month paid £1,766 WTP for LHR/CPT in Jan, just seen the same flight profile in the BA sale for £1,138. Called CS who offered to refund £237 if I cancel/re-book. Ouch. Caveat emptor.


    LuganoPirate
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    I don’t think it does pay Capeleopard. Just booked my sister in january to JNB via FRA ex LCY for £480. A month ago it was £551. Quite a bargain and much cheaper than BA, KLM etc.


    Senator
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    I think it pays to book early in Club/Business class long-haul. I would not be able to afford the luxury of this without planning around the sale periods and sometimes, start my journey in other countries than my domicile.


    seasonedtraveller
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    It does with the low cost but not always with the ‘others’.

    Searched late November for BA to Tampa from Gatwick in CW – price showing around £850 per sector. Appointments were confirmed 2 weeks later and when I went to book, the price had risen to around £1,400 per sector.

    Cursing that I missed the lower prices, I left the BA booking and tried other airlines & routes.

    I left it for 3 weeks or so and last week,deciding that I really should make a booking, found that they were down to £850 (or thereabouts) in the latest BA sale.

    Like most of us, I have an annual travel budget & the lower prices help greatly in the cases where things go wrong & you have to spend more than you want (Like BA fleecing me for £2,000 One way MIA to LHR when I missed my flight this year)

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