Skyscanner reveals the Best Time to Book for Indian travellers

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 Analysis of the last three years’ worth of reveal that savvy Indians should look at booking flights 18 weeks before departure                                                                                                                                                                                                   

January 27 2016: The New Year has just kicked in and travel buffs across the country are already busy hatching their plans for the year. Leading travel search engine Skyscanner (www.skyscanner.co.in) has crunched and analysed the last three years’ worth of data to reveal the best time to book for Indian travellers to get the best savings for the top 10 most popular destinations.

The results reveal that Indian travellers who wish to bag a bargain flight should typically look at booking flights 18 weeks in advance on average. While February is the cheapest month to travel, week 5 (February 1 – February 7) is the cheapest to fly out of India. For those planning their travel in the second half of the year, flight tickets will be at its peak in August and the 1st week of December will be the most expensive.

Commenting on the analysis, Ravish Doctor, Manager – Growth Strategy, Skyscanner India said: “Skyscanner aims to make travel planning and booking as easy as possible. Examining trends and patterns through our data, and sharing our learnings is one way that we look to help travellers make an informed decision and giving them the confidence to book.”

The results also found that the best time to book varies a great deal from destination to destination. For instance, France should be booked 14 weeks in advance, while travellers looking for flights to the USA should consider booking 19 weeks in advance for the cheapest fares. For destinations such as Saudi Arabia and Singapore, travellers can save upwards of 28.6% and 26.8% respectively.  The data also uncovered the percentage savings and the cheapest month to travel to the top 10 most-popular destinations:

Destination Weeks in advance Savings Cheapest month to travel
Australia 17 21.4% November
Canada 20 12.6% November
France 14 14.0% November
Germany 17 17.3% November
Saudi Arabia 18 28.6% November
Singapore 17 26.8% July
Thailand 19 16.0% July
UAE 20 18.8% February
UK 18 11.1% October
US 19 10.5% October

Skyscanner also suggests insider travel hacks on how to bag a bargain flight:

  • Track flight prices:Skyscanner’s Price Alerts will help monitor flight prices in real time and send you a notification whenever the price of your flight goes up, or down.
  • Be flexible:For travellers who want to take advantage of the holiday season but don’t have a fixed destination in mind use Skyscanner’s “Search Everywhere” feature. This flexible search tool shows top flight deals around the world, while providing travel inspiration.

 

About Skyscanner

  • Skyscanner is a leading global travel search company providing free search of flights, hotels and car hire.
  • Founded in 2003, Skyscanner helps meet the travel planning needs of over 50 million people each month.
  • Skyscanner is available in 30 languages.
  • Skyscanner’s highly-rated free mobile apps have been downloaded over 40 million times.
  • The privately-owned company employs over 700 staff and has ten global offices in Edinburgh, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shenzhen, Miami, Barcelona, Glasgow, Sofia and Budapest.
  • For more information, please visit www.skyscanner.co.in and our travel news and features.