Google Flights uses AI to show you how to buy cheap tickets

thinking of buying flights cheap to take that end of year or carnival trip? Well now is the right time to do your research. O Google Flights (finding cheap flights , in English), a search service that unites all airlines in one place, is now using artificial intelligence (AI) to recommend you the cheapest dates to travel. Understand:

Best dates to travel in 2023

For trips scheduled to start in mid-December, the company's product manager's report, James Byers, suggests that "you are more likely to find deals on early october“. According to the findings, average prices tend to be lower around 71 days before departure date. This represents a significant change from what was seen in 2022, when average prices were observed to be lowest only around 22 days before travel.

In the 2022 report it was also noted that domestic travel prices for the Christmas season tended to decrease in a range of 20 to 88 days before the holiday. However, the company now projects that travelers can find the typical lower price range over a period of 54 to 78 days before travel.

For Christmas 2023, this implies that the usual lower prices for airfare will likely be available from the first week of October until the end of the month. According to Google information, the day October 12 is pointed out as the moment with the most affordable air tickets in the United States for those who want to travel before Christmas. The day October 15 is highlighted as a great date to make air reservations if the intention is to leave exactly on the holiday.

According to Byers, some of the best strategies for saving on airline tickets, during holidays and other busy periods, remain the same in relation to the 2022 report, such as avoiding flights on weekends and opting for flights with stopovers instead of flights. direct.

71 day rule

Scott Keyes, the founder of the economy flight booking site Going.com, reinforced the need to review Google's methodology for evaluating its most recent data. However, he advises travelers not to count the 71 days before travel as the invariably cheapest day. Instead, he suggests they use this period as a starting point, when they are more likely to find more affordable flights.

According to the analysis conducted by Going, Keyes recommends that travelers look for what he calls “Goldilocks Window” (a period not too early, not too late) to find the best deals. For domestic flights in the United States, he advises to look for one to two months in advance for trips during periods of lower demand and three to six months for trips in high season, like Christmas and New Year.

Keyes notes that Google's 71-day pre-departure time frame aligns with the off-peak "Goldilocks Window" estimate according to the Going. He points out that this estimate has much less applicability for travel during the high season.

Prices for flights and accommodation

Kayla Insert, online travel agency consumer travel trends expert Kayak, shares a bullish outlook on prices for travel within the US this winter. She points out that hotel and car rental rates are showing drops of up to 16%, compared to the same period last year. In addition, domestic airline tickets also recorded a decrease of 5%.

Similar to Google Flights, Inserra advises travelers to set up price alerts now for their preferred travel dates and act when they feel comfortable. To increase savings, she suggests continuing the search for airline tickets even after the initial booking, with the aim of finding even better rates. It is worth mentioning that the booking policies of airlines were influenced by the pandemic, making it easier to cancel, obtain flight credits or make travel adjustments without additional charges.

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