Know where to go but don’t know when? KAYAK can help.
Despite economic headwinds facing many this year, people are continuing to prioritise travel as recent research has found that 82% of Brits are still going on holiday this year*. To help travellers navigate rising prices, KAYAK, the world’s leading travel search engine, has launched a new “Best Time to Travel” tool as THE place to start your trip planning, uncovering optimal times of the year to fly and when to book by for a great price and trip experience.
With over 280,000 routes to choose from, the Best Time to Travel tool incorporates predictive data from KAYAK’s billions of travel queries, to forecast future flight and hotel prices so travellers can cut easily compare pricing against weather and seasonality information, to determine the best time to travel for their next trip.
Evan Day, KAYAK UK Country Manager commented: “Everyone seems to have an opinion these days when it comes to travelling, so much so that almost three in four (72%) of us are finding it increasingly difficult to know what opinions to trust. With the launch of KAYAK’s Best Time to Travel tool you are no longer left guessing, we’re using our data to give travellers the information they need to make decisive actions and plan the holiday that you want when you want it. So what are you waiting for? Go see for yourself!”
Let’s give it a whirl…
Step 1: Enter your destination – learn the best month to go
Plug in your home airport, final destination and choose from KAYAK’s most popular trip lengths (i.e. are you travelling for 4, 7 or 14 days). KAYAK will return the best month to visit based on a number of factors including price, crowds and weather. For example, November is the best month for Brits to visit Bangkok, Thailand (one of KAYAK’s most popular summer travel destinations) for low flight prices, good weather (around 28°C), and fewer crowds.
Travellers can also view a breakdown of the average, minimum and maximum flight prices for the key travel season for that destination.. Continuing with our theme, flight prices to Bangkok are generally highest during August and December and cheapest during the shoulder season months like September to November and February.
Step 2: Narrow down your travel dates
You’ve nailed down which month to go, now it’s time to figure out which days to fly for less. KAYAK’s calendar view provides a yearly overview of how flight prices change depending on the dates you choose. In this example, for a 14-day trip to Bangkok, KAYAK’s current advice would be to depart mid-February to secure the best deal.
Step 3: Time your booking window to maximise savings
Once you know where and when you’re going, it’s time to figure out when to book. And guess what? KAYAK’s new tool has you covered here too. Recommended dates from KAYAK will automatically populate and the tool will advise you on the best day to book both your flight and hotel before prices start to rise. For example, for a 14-day trip to Bangkok, KAYAK’s current recommendation would be booking your flight by the end of August and your hotel is worth a gamble as there are usually last minute deals to be had, so worth waiting until a week before you travel.
Not ready to book? No problem. Add a Price Alert so you know when prices should rise and fall for the flight or hotel you want.
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Note to editors:
KAYAK offers a wide range of tools including a variety of search filters to find the flights, cars and hotels to help travellers book their next getaway including:
- Explore: Debating where to travel? Use KAYAK’s Explore tool to see all the amazing places you can visit within a given price range.
- Flexible Dates: KAYAK’s flexible dates tool shows you around how much you’ll save just by having some wiggle room on your arrival or departure dates.
- Price Forecast: Use KAYAK’s price forecast tool so you know the likelihood of your flight price rising within 30 days, helping you determine whether you should book now or wait.
- Price Alerts: Never miss a deal by signing up for KAYAK’s customised price alerts so you know when prices change for the flight, hotel or car you want.
- Vacay Valuator: Find the destinations you could fly to based on the savings you could make by cutting back on some everyday luxuries
The above mentioned KAYAK tools are predictive tools and are not 100% accurate.
*Based on flight searches made on Kayak.co.uk and associated sites in the period between 01/10/2022 – 09/04/2023 for travel dates 01/06/2023 – 30/09/2023 compared to the same periods in 2019. Prices are on average for return flights on economy departing from any UK airport. Prices may vary and savings cannot be guaranteed. Percentages for changes in searches are approximate.
**An online survey was conducted by Walr among 2002 UK consumers who have been on holiday in the UK or abroad within the last five years. The research fieldwork took place between March 31 – April 03, 2023. Walr is a member organisation of the Market Research Society and abides by all codes of practice.
****Research of 1,007 UK adults aged between 18-75 was conducted by Norstat on behalf of KAYAK. Data collection took place between 16th to 25th of May 2023 through an online survey.
With over 280,000 routes to choose from, KAYAK’s Best Time to Travel tool combines pricing and seasonality data from KAYAK’s billions of travel queries with externally-sourced weather information. For full details on the Best Time To Travel methodology, please visit https://www.kayak.co.uk/best-time-to-travel
About KAYAK
KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the world’s leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car and vacation package. We also support business travellers with our corporate travel solution.
