Comments on: Portland and Seattle Summer Air Deals http://beatofhawaii.com/portland-and-seattl-e-summer-air-deals/ Hawaii Travel Deals, Tips, Culture and Analysis Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeff http://beatofhawaii.com/portland-and-seattl-e-summer-air-deals/comment-page-1/#comment-3142 Jeff Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:05:50 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=4991#comment-3142 Hi Megan, No one knows where airfares will go, not even the airlines. The fares for July will likely not go down for some time, if at all. With Obama speaking somewhat positively about the economy today, for example, it keeps the pressure on for the airlines to wait and see. The airlines know that "you and the kids" are on vacation then and set to travel. So they have little impetus to discount now. If your dates are set and you're determined to come to Maui in July, I'd say book at ~$500 if you can. Otherwise you'll have to hope it turns out better later, which it may or may not. Sorry I can't help more, though I'll certainly keep posting the deals as the happen. Aloha, Jeff Hi Megan,

No one knows where airfares will go, not even the airlines.

The fares for July will likely not go down for some time, if at all. With Obama speaking somewhat positively about the economy today, for example, it keeps the pressure on for the airlines to wait and see. The airlines know that “you and the kids” are on vacation then and set to travel. So they have little impetus to discount now.

If your dates are set and you’re determined to come to Maui in July, I’d say book at ~$500 if you can. Otherwise you’ll have to hope it turns out better later, which it may or may not.

Sorry I can’t help more, though I’ll certainly keep posting the deals as the happen.

Aloha,

Jeff

]]> By: Megan http://beatofhawaii.com/portland-and-seattl-e-summer-air-deals/comment-page-1/#comment-3141 Megan Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:11:55 +0000 http://beatofhawaii.com/?p=4991#comment-3141 I'm trying to book a flight from Seattle to Maui in July, and I'm just biting my nails watching my fares inch higher and higher. When the fares were low (<$200 each way before tax) I didn't have my dates set, and now that I know when I can travel, I'm looking at $250+ each way. Any ideas why the fares are getting higher on this route in July? I keep seeing alerts and posts about "great summer deals" from Seattle but these fares are higher than what I paid for the same week in July 2 years ago! What gives? And any predictions for a reprieve? Is my only solution to buy now, and then stop looking at the travel websites so I won't be taunted by low fares when the sales *actually* show up? Arrrrrgh. I’m trying to book a flight from Seattle to Maui in July, and I’m just biting my nails watching my fares inch higher and higher. When the fares were low (<$200 each way before tax) I didn’t have my dates set, and now that I know when I can travel, I’m looking at $250+ each way. Any ideas why the fares are getting higher on this route in July? I keep seeing alerts and posts about “great summer deals” from Seattle but these fares are higher than what I paid for the same week in July 2 years ago! What gives? And any predictions for a reprieve? Is my only solution to buy now, and then stop looking at the travel websites so I won’t be taunted by low fares when the sales *actually* show up? Arrrrrgh.

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