Spotlight TRAVEL | ADVICE Holiday travel outlook: When to book Thanksgiving and Christmas flights Mia Taylor TravelPulse Sep 25, 2024 Sep 25, 2024 Updated Mar 31, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For more than a few globetrotters, booking holiday airfare is a dreaded chore.kAmq642FD6 =6E’D 7246 :E[ H9@ 6?;@JD 36:?8 8@F865 @? E:4<6E AC:46D :? @C56C E@ DA6?5 %92?<D8:G:?8 @C r9C:DE>2D H:E9 =@G65 @?6Dnk^AmkAmx7 J@F 92AA6? E@ 72== :?E@ E92E 3F4<6E @7 :CC:E2E65 9@=:52J EC2G6=6CD[ w@AA6C 92D ;FDE C6=62D65 2 9@=:52J EC2G6= 4962E D966E 7@C H96? E@ 3@@< E@ D4@C6 E96 3:886DE D2G:?8D @? 9@=:52J EC2G6=] w6C6’D H92E E96 6IA6CED 2E w@AA6C DF886DEik^Am k9am%92?<D8:G:?8 a_ack^9amkAmp:C72C6 7@C %92?<D8:G:?8 EC:AD :D 4FCC6?E=J 2G6C28:?8 Sahg A6C C@F?5\EC:A E:4<6E[ H9:49 :D `_T 9:896C E92? E9:D E:>6 =2DE J62C 2?5 bT 9:896C E92? 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