On Feb 20, 12:21=A0am, paintedj...@gmail.com wrote:
> Just a week ago, my girlfriend found a flight from LA to Rome in late
> July/early August for under $700. =A0Just a week before that, I found
> flights from LA to Rome at the same time for about $725. =A0I thought
> that these were great prices and knew that I had to buy soon. =A0I got
> my taxes done yesterday (I had to know how much my refund would be
> before buying airline tix) and then looked on travelocity to find that
> the flight faires from LAX to Rome for July/August had literally
> doubled! =A0The lowest faire was $1,344 via United -- I have never seen
> faires that high in my entire life.
>
> Now with summer approaching, will airline tickets continue to soar or
> should I bide my time and wait for prices to hopefully tumble back to
> a reasonable price. =A0Thanks for your expert advice.
No. Barring some unusual international event or economic
collapse, airfares will generally continue to rise. People are
booking
their summer trips about now and will continue to do so into
the spring. If you don't do it soon, it will be unlikely that the
fares will
fall between now and July.
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