If you are planning a trip to Hawaii for next year can you get a lower fare if you book now?

Answer 1

Here are a few suggestions from other Wiki contributors:

• In theory yes, but in reality I would say no. From experience it has become very expensive to travel to Hawaii (compared to a couple of years ago when it was dirt cheap). I have been quoted $1300 economy airfare (yes, 1 person) with 3 weeks advance to travel and recently bought a bargain of $629 booked 7 months in advance (both from SFO direct to Kona). The best deals I've seen if you are traveling to Honolulu are with Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays. They use a charter (typically ATA) and offer airfare only of $300+ from SFO to HNL. UA was recently running deals from Chicago but was very expensive from other locations. It just depends on how full the airlines think their planes will be. Try Pleasant Hawaiian it's worked out well for us in the past and they will book to other islands though not usually direct.

• This is almost impossible to answer since airfares can and do change daily. I would advise you to wait until at least ninety but no more than thirty days prior to your travel dates. Airlines change their schedules and even go out of business. Your plans may also change. In the meantime watch you newspaper travel section for any special offers so you know the approximate cost of the best deals. There also are several search engines that check the internet for the best fares. My favorite is BoardingPass since it checks all of the low cost air fare sites and gives you the best information on schedules. It is a free download.