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Ann-Marie · April 29, 2007, 03:50 PM

I just booked my Sheraton Desert Oasis week for next April. Because of the way the school calender works out with Easter and Passover, our district has a full week off in April for Passover, and only a few days at Easter. Easter week is always a very popular week to travel. How popular do you think this Passover week 4/19-26/08 will be? I'm debating if I should book airfare 331 days out, or wait and see what the fares will look like. Thanks.

djs · April 29, 2007, 07:53 PM

My short answer is if you find a fare in the $200's you ought to book it....my longer answer is below:

My guess would be that Easter week would be higher than Passover week. I am heading to Phoenix later this week and saw airfares as low as $220 r/t from Boston when I was looking. To me that was VERY low, I'd say you ought to search for your days and when you see something under $300 think about booking it.

Being on Long Island, I'm guessing JFK is an option for you to fly out of. That being the case, JetBlue could be an option for you. I think JetBlue will require you to wait until late summer/early fall before you can book for next April, but that shouldn't set you back too far. Of course, if you find something in the $200's (as I mentioned above), I'd say to go with it. I'm pretty sure JetBlue and US Air/America West are your only options for n/s flights to Phoenix, but with competition on the marketplace, your fares hopefully will remain in check.

nightnurse613 · April 30, 2007, 11:55 AM

May is usually 25 percent cheaper. DJs right; fares can be $200 r/t but with the Middle East happening, who knows what next year holds? I would get it as soon as possible and hope the airline will still be in business this time next year. Southwest and US Airways are the major Phoenix carriers but JetBlue and ATA also have reasonably priced flights.

Ann-Marie · April 30, 2007, 01:28 PM

Thanks. The only thing I do not like about Southwest and Jet Blue is that you have to hold out after the other airfares are on sale, and you never know if SW and JB will be better or not.

sdwrdt · May 1, 2007, 09:08 AM

Just visited over end of March - 1st week of April.

Bought our fares (cheapest for that time frame) in January. I believe the 7th. That's when the fares had dropped as low as they had been for quite some time. We got ours for about $312 (apiece - total), but could have gotten them for less than $275. This was from Minneapolis.

Can get really cheap fares over January and beginning of February from here. Starts going up end of February.

auntdef · July 12, 2007, 11:36 PM

Ann-Marie,

We will be there the same week (traded thru RCI). Any recommendations for unit locations? Many thanks.

Stephanie

madherb · July 13, 2007, 11:05 AM

Right now SW has flights in January from Long Island for $99 one way. My prediction is that April will be similar.

April 29, 2007, 03:50 PM	#1
Ann-Marie TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Oyster Bay, NY Posts: 1,059 Resorts: Summit at Massanutten, Sheraton Desert Oasis	How popular is Phoenix in April I just booked my Sheraton Desert Oasis week for next April. Because of the way the school calender works out with Easter and Passover, our district has a full week off in April for Passover, and only a few days at Easter. Easter week is always a very popular week to travel. How popular do you think this Passover week 4/19-26/08 will be? I'm debating if I should book airfare 331 days out, or wait and see what the fares will look like. Thanks. __________________ Ann-Marie

April 30, 2007, 01:28 PM	#4
Ann-Marie TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Oyster Bay, NY Posts: 1,059 Resorts: Summit at Massanutten, Sheraton Desert Oasis	Thanks. The only thing I do not like about Southwest and Jet Blue is that you have to hold out after the other airfares are on sale, and you never know if SW and JB will be better or not. __________________ Ann-Marie

May 1, 2007, 09:08 AM	#5
sdwrdt TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 27, 05 Location: Rochester, mn Posts: 44	My in-laws live in Phoenix area ... Just visited over end of March - 1st week of April. Bought our fares (cheapest for that time frame) in January. I believe the 7th. That's when the fares had dropped as low as they had been for quite some time. We got ours for about $312 (apiece - total), but could have gotten them for less than $275. This was from Minneapolis. Can get really cheap fares over January and beginning of February from here. Starts going up end of February.

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April 29, 2007, 07:53 PM	#2
djs TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Nov 29, 06 Location: South Boston, MA Posts: 826 Resorts: Ridge Tahoe	My short answer is if you find a fare in the $200's you ought to book it....my longer answer is below: My guess would be that Easter week would be higher than Passover week. I am heading to Phoenix later this week and saw airfares as low as $220 r/t from Boston when I was looking. To me that was VERY low, I'd say you ought to search for your days and when you see something under $300 think about booking it. Being on Long Island, I'm guessing JFK is an option for you to fly out of. That being the case, JetBlue could be an option for you. I think JetBlue will require you to wait until late summer/early fall before you can book for next April, but that shouldn't set you back too far. Of course, if you find something in the $200's (as I mentioned above), I'd say to go with it. I'm pretty sure JetBlue and US Air/America West are your only options for n/s flights to Phoenix, but with competition on the marketplace, your fares hopefully will remain in check.

April 30, 2007, 11:55 AM	#3
nightnurse613 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,313 Resorts: Villas of Sedona (2), Ridge at Sedona Golf, THE Club	May is usually 25 percent cheaper. DJs right; fares can be $200 r/t but with the Middle East happening, who knows what next year holds? I would get it as soon as possible and hope the airline will still be in business this time next year. Southwest and US Airways are the major Phoenix carriers but JetBlue and ATA also have reasonably priced flights.

July 12, 2007, 11:36 PM	#6
auntdef TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 28, 06 Location: New Jersey Posts: 126 Resorts: Sunset Bay, Tenerife* Sheraton Buganvilias, Puerto Vallarta* Marriott Waiohai, Kauai	Ann-Marie, We will be there the same week (traded thru RCI). Any recommendations for unit locations? Many thanks. Stephanie

July 13, 2007, 11:05 AM	#7
madherb TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 23, 05 Location: Phoenix Posts: 159	Right now SW has flights in January from Long Island for $99 one way. My prediction is that April will be similar.