(CNN) – The high prices, the canceled flights, the booked-up lodging, and rental cars. The summer of travel chaos still seems hot and fresh somehow.But it’s time to look forward, for there’s another crunch time looming less than two months away: the 2022 winter holiday travel season.So put away your T-shirts, break out your sweaters and get ready for the winter holidays.
Here’s what to know: When should I buy tickets for winter holiday flights?Decision-making on when to buy airline tickets seems more complicated that ever.
Prices change daily, even hourly. The staffing and capacity ramifications of the pandemic are still being felt.But October is probably the best window of opportunity.
In other words, NOW.“Typically ... travelers tend to start planning their holiday travel too late, and they miss out on some of the best prices available,” said Hayley Berg, lead economist at Hopper, the planning and booking travel app.