Post # 1
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Helper bee
So I’ll admit it fellow bee’s, I don’t fly much maybe 1-2x a year and it’s usually to the same place (home to visit family). Fiance and I are headed to Kauai on our honeymoon and I found a RT flight for $712.00 to Kauai on 10/1-10/8. Does anyone know any tips on booking the flight? Best time/day to book? Or does anyone know of a better place to book with? I’m flying out of LAX. Any help would be soooo appreciated! Thanks ladies!
Post # 3
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Bumble Beekeeper
@Luxuryshoegal88: I usually start out using Kayak.com to search for the best prices, and then book directly with the airline.
Right now it’s looking like the cheapest non-stops are around $820. But prices usually go up on Fridays/Weekends because more people look to book then.
Usually checking mid-week is good.
Post # 4
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Busy Beekeeper
i saw 682 with hawaiian airlines on priceline
http://www.priceline.com/travel/airlines/lang/en-us/fare_results_departure_bk.asp?session_key=5C0011AC5D0011AC2011040118213807c4e0270747&plf=pcln&path=bak
With priceline you can always try the name your own price…you want to make it reasonable but can def lowball their actual fairs…we did this for a hotel in charleston we pai 100 a night for a hotel that is usually 250
also my aunt always refers me to skyauction.com but i dont know if they do just flights. usually packages…but its worth checking out
Post # 5
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Busy bee
I heard, the best time to book is 12:01am wednesday in the time zone where the airline is located, directly with the airline.
That being said, I should have booked a few weeks ago, before I watched the price go up 🙁
I will be checking out a travel agent this weekend, they buy their airfare in bulk and very well may have a better price.
Post # 6
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Blushing bee
you can also go through ebates on some airlines (American Airlines for example.. even travelocity) and you can get a certain percentage back from your purchase!
Post # 7
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Helper bee
awesome info, thanks ladies!!!!
Post # 8
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Wannabee
Try kayak.com and Wednesdays evenings are the best day to try and find a flight.
Post # 9
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Worker bee
You might try contacting the airline on the phone too and ask them if there are connections from other nearby airports since it sounds like you’re in SoCal. May sound weird but getting direct flights out of LAX can be more expensive than if you connect from somewhere else. Saved about $300 last year on American taking a flight from Tokyo to Dallas and then Dallas to LAX because the Tokyo direct to LAX is so popular. I’m assuming the flights to Hawaii out of LAX are probably similar. Not necessarily the most fun to add extra time, but I thought of it like someone was paying me $70/hour to sit on a plane (and the long flight from Tokyo wasn’t full…yay for spreading out to sleep!).
Post # 10
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Helper bee
Awesome! I found a great deal by flying out of John Wayne (In Orange County) for only $600/person! Yay!
Post # 11
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Busy bee
I was also going to say, depending on how brave you are, fare sales usually won’t go into effect until 30-90 days prior to travel. I remember last fall there were fars from SFO and PDX for like $400 per. BUT, if you found $600, it’s probably not worth the risk!
(AND John Wayne is SO MUCH easier to travel from than LAX!)
