PHOTO: In this undated file photo, the Denver skyline is shown in autumn in a view from City Park. (STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images)
For those that think they’ve missed the window on finding an affordable fare within the U.S., Kelly said, “The deals are out there, don’t assume all is lost less than three weeks away.”
JetBlue and Southwest both have flights from Denver to Boston for under $200, which is down nearly 57% in price for the same time period last year.
“Even for New Yorkers who want to get away to Miami, you would think that might be crazy expensive,” he said, adding that right now, United has flights to Miami for “less than $150.”
Both United and American Airlines also have fares starting at $358 from Dallas to Hawaii for anyone looking for a tropical getaway without the passport.
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PHOTO: In this undated file photo, a plane flies into Lihue airport on Kauai, Hawaii. (STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images)
Kelly said you “have to learn how to hunt” for the good deals and recommended utilizing tools like Google Flights.
“You don’t actually book through Google Flights, but it will search all the different airlines,” he said. “They now have Southwest Airlines included in the results.”
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Google also analyzed the top-searched destinations for Thanksgiving 2024, which showed Orlando, Cancun, New York, Tokyo and London in the top five spots, with others on Kelly’s list above, as well as Honolulu and San Juan.
Kelly also said now is the time for people to use their credit card points, because “the airlines are opening up more seats than ever.”
“There’s a lot of different ways to use points — I use a tool called points.me,” he said. “It will tell you if you have credit card points and where to transfer them to get the most value.”
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PHOTO: In this Nov. 22, 2022, file photo, passengers walk through the Delta terminal at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York. (Samuel Rigelhaupt/Sipa USA via AP, FILE)
“Six weeks out is the sweet spot domestically,” Kelly said of the Christmas booking window for U.S. destinations.
He noted, however, that “these are just rough rules” and to never assume there’s no more deals left.
“A lot of times airlines will still open up seats last-minute. Even the week of,” he said. “If you find out you can get off work, don’t just assume it’s going to be ridiculously expensive.”
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Kelly also “highly recommends” people use the Google Flights Explore Map. “If you know the dates you can get away, put, for example, New York to the Caribbean, and it will show you a map of all Caribbean islands so you can choose the one with the cheapest flights.”
He also suggests using both the calendar and map features within Google Flights to see which airports, dates and destinations how the lowest fare.
From the Google Flights homepage on a computer, you can click “explore destinations” and select a departure city without adding a destination. Then zoom out on the map to see the best prices for destinations all over the world.
Busiest days for Thanksgiving travel, how to find cheap last-minute destinations and tips for booking Christmas flights originally appeared on goodmorningamerica.com
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