Gents,
I'm considering taking a transatlantic trip next summer to London in July. I've been saving up in hopes of doing this for over a year, however the current ticket fares are still a good bit more than I anticipated. Having never booked international travel, I was curious if there are any pointers that you might have to offer on getting the lowest price. Should I wait longer? Are there certain websites/airlines that are preferred? Should I wait to see if the exchange rate gets better?
I'll be traveling over a weekend in July. There is a non-stop (Continental) from Cleveland to Gatwick which comes to about $1200 right now; the itinerary would be agreeable to me if it was a little less costly. I can get to Chicago easily and would be fine flying out of there. NYC is much more difficult for me, but I could make it work if the transatlantic leg was steeply discounted. Arriving at either Gatwick or Heathrow would be fine.
Thanks so much in advance for any tips you might be able to offer. I'd be absolutely gutted if I couldn't pull this off, but as it is I need to get the price down a bit.
I'm considering taking a transatlantic trip next summer to London in July. I've been saving up in hopes of doing this for over a year, however the current ticket fares are still a good bit more than I anticipated. Having never booked international travel, I was curious if there are any pointers that you might have to offer on getting the lowest price. Should I wait longer? Are there certain websites/airlines that are preferred? Should I wait to see if the exchange rate gets better?
I'll be traveling over a weekend in July. There is a non-stop (Continental) from Cleveland to Gatwick which comes to about $1200 right now; the itinerary would be agreeable to me if it was a little less costly. I can get to Chicago easily and would be fine flying out of there. NYC is much more difficult for me, but I could make it work if the transatlantic leg was steeply discounted. Arriving at either Gatwick or Heathrow would be fine.
Thanks so much in advance for any tips you might be able to offer. I'd be absolutely gutted if I couldn't pull this off, but as it is I need to get the price down a bit.