{"id":7386,"date":"2018-09-21T10:02:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T10:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/best-time-to-book-flights-hotels\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T20:29:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:29:34","slug":"best-time-to-book-flights-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/press\/best-time-to-book-flights-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the Best Time to Book Flights and Hotels for Year-End Getaway?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Planning a holiday for the coming Christmas and New Year but haven\u2019t booked your flight or hotel? 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However, based on historical Brand Expedia booking data, the worst time to book flights and hotels for travel during the New Year period varies. For flights, the worst time to book is between 14 to 20 days in advance of departure date; while for hotels, this is between 7 to 13 days in advance of departure date.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 44px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 12.5339%; text-align: center; height: 44px;\"><strong>New Year Travel<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.8329%; text-align: center; height: 44px;\"><strong>Booking Period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.22528%; text-align: center; height: 44px;\"><strong>Travel Period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 26.0617%; text-align: center; height: 44px;\"><strong>Percentage Change in Price Compared to Average Season<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 12.5339%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Best Time to Book Flights<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.8329%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">90+ Days in Advance<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 9.22528%; height: 88px;\" rowspan=\"4\" width=\"95\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">21 December 2017 to<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2 January 2018<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 26.0617%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">more than 12%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 12.5339%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Worst Time to Book Flights<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.8329%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">0 to 6 Days in Advance<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 26.0617%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>up to 15%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 12.5339%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Best Time to Book Hotels<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.8329%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">90+ Days in Advance<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 26.0617%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">up to 15%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 12.5339%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Worst Time to Book Hotels<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 10.8329%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">0 to 6 Days in Advance<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 26.0617%; height: 22px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>up to 15%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more travel tips, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/travelblog.expedia.com.sg\/\">Expedia Travel Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning a holiday for the coming Christmas and New Year but haven\u2019t booked your flight or hotel? According to Brand Expedia, it\u2019s now or never if you still want to go on a holiday during the festive season and save big! If you\u2019re travelling during the Christmas season, Brand Expedia recommends booking your flight and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/press\/best-time-to-book-flights-hotels\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">When is the Best Time to Book Flights and Hotels for Year-End Getaway?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[557,392],"authors":[560],"class_list":["post-7386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press","tag-best-time-to-book","tag-travel-tips","authors-lavinia-rajaram","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>When is the Best Time to Book Flights and Hotels for Year-End Getaway? - Expedia SG Stories<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Planning a holiday for the coming Christmas and New Year but haven\u2019t booked your flight or hotel? 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