Best Times To Book, Best Days To Travel

It’s been a long, lonely for many, year and a half. Maybe it’s time to visit those you have missed. Expedia just released its annual “travel hack” report. And they’ve got…

Carla Rea

Updated Oct 13, 2021 10:59 AM PDT

Time to fly

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It's been a long, lonely for many, year and a half. Maybe it's time to visit those you have missed.

Expedia just released its annual "travel hack" report. And they've got some pretty specific advice on how to save money on flights: The best day to book is on a Sunday, at least 21 days before you want to fly.

Rates start going up around three weeks before a flight. So they say the ideal time to book is four to five weeks in advance. And you can save an average of 5% on domestic flights, or 10% on international, if you buy your tickets on a Sunday.

They also looked at the best days to fly. In general, you'll pay less if you fly later in the week, meaning Wednesday through Saturday. They claim trips beginning on a Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday tend to be the most expensive. And January is the cheapest month to fly in the U.S., while June is the most expensive.

Safe travels!

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Carla Rea is the morning show co-host on “The Mike and Carla Morning Show" on 96.3 KKLZ, in Las Vegas. She has been working with her partner and friend Mike O'Brian for the past 25 plus years. At KKLZ for 12 years. Carla Rea is a Gracie Award winner. She started out in talk radio, "when talk radio was still fun" Rea says. Prior to, and along with doing the morning show, Carla is also a comedian. You may have seen her on Conan O'Brien, Evening at The Improv, Showtime, or several comedy clubs across the country. Carla also worked as a light feature reporter at KSNV/NBC Las Vegas, going behind the scenes at various shows, and restaurants on the Las Vegas strip. As a content creator 96.3 KKLZ, Carla writes in a sarcastic, cheeky, unapologetic way on Las Vegas, movies, TV, celebrities, and this thing we call life.