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Xmas tickets - again!
TD I heard that prices will drop after the 15th (this friday). The person who told me is a travel agent. I don't believe the person though. I've been checking tickets on Delta and the prices have been 800+ for the last two months. I'll be booking soon. When I book I'll let you know how much I paid.
I have great news for you guys. I checked AA yesterday and there was a fare for one way for 231.40 STI JFK 1/2/07. The round trip fare was crazy at about 700 dollars. My suggestion is try to buy a one way leaving and a one way coming back. You will be paying about twenty extra dollars in taxes but you can save an extra hundred dollars.
Ok - No me aguante. Could't wait any longer.
I just booked. Paid $805.90 mid december to the first week of Jan. Too much speculating from different people (family, friends, and that travel agent). F it. If the price goes down they'll have to reimburse me like AA did to me once. I bought a ticket and two weeks later the price dropped and they reimbursed me.
BTW - it was a business class ticket on both legs of the trip. I asked about coach and the lady said "oh well, it looks like coach is pretty much sold out". Maybe they are holding the coach tickets and will release them. Again WHO KNOWS??? That's why I said whatever let me buy it now. Last year I paid $760 for a business class ticket round trip.
My guess is that the prices will drop when the the airlines announce their Winter Fares (probably later this month). Continental has plenty of unsold seats.
Well, I dont think I'm making it this year... I have to buy 3 tickets and I cannot see myself paying 2400 so that I can spend another 2400 while there... is just too much!
Last year I got all 3 for 1000 - I started my search early this year but didnt find anything worth it.
So that means we have to set up some sort of DR1 reunion to pick me up!
PS - Tigre, I'm happy for you. I hope anyone going there for Xmas has fun (I still think you are all SOB's - but I digress...)
Last year I got all 3 for 1000 - I started my search early this year but didnt find anything worth it.
So that means we have to set up some sort of DR1 reunion to pick me up!
PS - Tigre, I'm happy for you. I hope anyone going there for Xmas has fun (I still think you are all SOB's - but I digress...)
Everyone must be going this year...I've been looking for a little while and everything out of Detroit is in the 800+ range for that time of the year.
TD: Like you I'm considering not going as well. I have four tickets to buy, so we're talking more than 3000 USD plus the other spending such as clothes (gotta look good), drinks, trips, etc... In addition my in laws also want to go (even though they will be paying their own way). If anyone does find something reasonable please send it this way. I don't want to spend new years eve in cold, boring Michigan...
TD: Like you I'm considering not going as well. I have four tickets to buy, so we're talking more than 3000 USD plus the other spending such as clothes (gotta look good), drinks, trips, etc... In addition my in laws also want to go (even though they will be paying their own way). If anyone does find something reasonable please send it this way. I don't want to spend new years eve in cold, boring Michigan...
TD and Suarezn,
If I had other tickets to buy I would consider staying as well so I know exactly where you are coming from. It's not easy to just cough up a big wad of cash like that.
Hope you both find something reasonable. I didn't want to pay $800 bucks either but seeing that it might get even more expensive I decided to buy.
If I had other tickets to buy I would consider staying as well so I know exactly where you are coming from. It's not easy to just cough up a big wad of cash like that.
Hope you both find something reasonable. I didn't want to pay $800 bucks either but seeing that it might get even more expensive I decided to buy.
Well, I've been looking on AA since the end of June and the prices have been jacked up $800 and up the whole time until now. And this is for coach. Of course my dominican neighbor is always talking about how she knows someone who got theirs for $2-300 dollars, but fails to mention that they leave before Dec. 15th and arrive way after the 2nd. of January when the prices are better.
What was more annoying is that she told me to just stay longer and get a doctors' note from a DR physician. "They can't fire you for that, can they?"
My reply-"Sweetheart, I don't work in a bodega-I have a city job that I may not like but I don't want to lose right now. Entiende?"
Off my rant-I'll keep checking but it may be hopeless.
What was more annoying is that she told me to just stay longer and get a doctors' note from a DR physician. "They can't fire you for that, can they?"
My reply-"Sweetheart, I don't work in a bodega-I have a city job that I may not like but I don't want to lose right now. Entiende?"
Off my rant-I'll keep checking but it may be hopeless.
Finally I booked my flight from SLC to SDQ, $780. on US Airways.com, December 15 connecting in las vegas and PHL, same connections on returning flight Jan 6
JFK to STI for $295 for our trip Dec.27th-Jan. 3rd. Bought the tickets in March. Early bird catches the worm every time.