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When To Buy Your Holiday Flights

Travelandleisure.com has done some homework for us to give you the best time to book your holiday flights. Buy early is the rule, as flights increase in price 75 days…

CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 25: A Southwest Airlines jet leaves Midway Airport on January 25, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Southwest Airlines said that fourth-quarter profit jumped to $1.89 billion as the recent changes in the tax law reduced the company’s deferred tax liability. The changes are also expected to boost 2018 earnings. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Travelandleisure.com has done some homework for us to give you the best time to book your holiday flights.

Buy early is the rule, as flights increase in price 75 days in advance of departure and again at 35 days before.  So if you're booking for Thanksgiving, start hunting in the beginning of September. Extending your trip past the weekend will also save you cash. Maybe spend a few more days and return on the Tuesday or Wednesday following.

How do you save money when you need to travel?  Got any tips?