By: John Rauser - Farecast Fareologist
What impact will Open Skies have on airfare prices to Europe?
For the impatient, here’s the quick takeaway: Fares for travel to London in April and May have been lower than expected, with some fares substantially below 2007 levels. This is probably due to the new Open Skies Agreement. [...]
By: Dylan Weed - Airfare Expert
Update - October 2: A temporary continuing appropriations bill was passed by Congress and signed by the President, extending the taxes until November 17th. We will continue to provide updates as the FAA Reauthorization Act makes its way through Congress.
Even though there may be other aspects of travel that [...]
By: Hugh Crean, President & CEO
When: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 5:30PM
Where: The Havana Social Club, 1010 East Pike Street, Seattle
How: sign up at this wiki
Redfin and Madrona just announced the Naked Truth, a great opportunity for local entrepreneurs to learn how to break through and deal with the media. Getting the word out through [...]
By: Hugh Crean, President & CEO
Farecast congratulates board member Erik Blachford in his new role as CEO of TerraPass. Since joining the board in late 2006 and investing earlier this year, Erik’s been an important contributor to the direction and innovation created here at Farecast. He will continue to serve on our board as he [...]
By: David Pelter, VP of Pricing
Alaska Airlines Launches Fare Sale
On Wednesday, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air launched a sale celebrating Alaska’s 75th anniversary.
Overall, this sale offers pretty good value, and it is worth noting that exceptional deals can be found from Seattle to Palm Springs, Portland, and Santa Barbara. The prices of each are all [...]
By: David Pelter, VP of Pricing
From the lucky co-eds at the University of Michigan starting their spring break on February 26 to the patient children of the Boston Public Schools beginning their vacation on April 17, the spring break season is nearly upon us. Whether your ideal spring break vacation involves hitting the waves [...]
By: David Pelter, VP of Pricing
Farecast can’t control the weather patterns, but we can help you find a great fare for that perfect sunny getaway weekend. Processing over a million airfares every night, we can tell you that it’s not too late to find a good deal for Presidents Day Weekend.
Check out the prices below [...]
By David Shim, Director, Digital Marketing
Let me start off by saying that my personal Super Bowl picks (New Orleans and New England) are no reflection on Farecast’s airfare predictions. With that said lets take a look at the experiment and the results.
Experiment:
Determine if the outcome of the NFL Conference Championship games have an impact on [...]
By: David Shim, Director, Digital Marketing
It is NFL Conference Championship Weekend! This means I will be spending a good seven hours in front of the TV this Sunday.
You might be wondering why post about the NFL playoffs on a blog about Farecast, the first and only airfare prediction site. The reason is to understand [...]
By: David Pelter, VP of Pricing
Wow, 2007 certainly is off to a roaring start. A lot of noteworthy items to report this week:
First, in merger news …
US Airways Doubles Down: Ups Its Bid for Delta Air Lines
News: US Airways came forward and increased their bid to acquire Delta. The new bid, valued [...]