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A little planning goes a long way.
Wondering how long in advance to book your flight or hotel to get the best deal? Or which day to fly out for the greatest savings? We’ve analysed millions of travel searches to find out when to book and travel to the most popular destinations around Asia-Pacific and worldwide. Simply knowing how many days in advance to book can save you up to 54% on flights and up to 75% on hotels this year.
Best time to book and travel for South Pacific and worldwide destinations
Travellers planning trips to South-Pacific are in luck – by booking around 4 months in advance, there are significant savings available, up to 54% on average. Long-haul travellers can leave their plans even later, with the best deals available for worldwide destinations appearing just 58 days before travel, for average savings of 50%.
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Best time to book flights to the most popular destinations
For savings on flights around Australia, it usually pays to book at least 2 months before travel, with Sydney (112 days) and Melbourne (105 days) both requiring over 100 days advance planning, but booking at the right time can lead to great savings, up to 75% on flights to Sydney and 50% to Melbourne. The exception is Brisbane, where the cheapest flights can be found 48 days before departure, for average savings of 42%.
Of the popular worldwide destinations, the biggest savings are for Singapore where booking 120 days in advance could save travellers up to 68%. Meanwhile, travellers looking for flights to popular American destinations need less advance time, with the cheapest flights to Los Angeles and New York becoming available 56 and 48 days in advance, respectively, for average savings of 40% in both cases.
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Best time to book flights to the top 3 trending destinations
Topping the destinations that had the largest increase in interest this year are Lahore, Amritsar and Apia. Curious to go to these hotspots to see what the fuss is about? With a little planning you can save 48% on flights to Lahore if you book 111 days in advance, while for a trip to Amritsar you can wait to book until 65 days before departure, which could save you up to 49%.
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Average best time to book hotels in Asia-Pacific and worldwide
Booking flights or hotels first? Our data shows that for APAC destinations it’s best to wait, as the cheapest deals on 3&4-star hotels are found around just 7 days in advance on average, for savings of up to 66%. For worldwide hotels, booking 38 days in advance is the key to unlocking savings of up to 75%.
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Best time to book for the most popular destinations
Check out the best time to book your hotel for the most popular destinations in the South Pacific and worldwide
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Data methodology:
Most popular flight and hotel destinations for Australians are based on searches on KAYAK.com.au between 01.08.2018 – 30.09.2019 for any travel dates in 2019. All flight searches are return economy flights and hotel prices refer to nightly price for a double room in 3&4-star hotels.
Trending destinations are those in the top 100 in 2019 that climbed the most compared to 2018. Based on searches between 01.01.2017 – 01.09.2018 and 01.01.2018 – 01.09.2019 for any travel dates between 01.01.2018 – 31.12.2018 and 01.01.2019 – 31.12.2019.