Flight questions/time of year

[bigryan222]

Is there a cheaper time of year to get to Angels City? Im thinking of taking a vacation somewhere different, but my strong desire to try the Phillipines is slowed by the expensive flight. Any advice or insight on when to go to cut a little of the cost down to get there?

[seanes]

Use a travel agent located in the country that you want to visit. Check out some of those listed at: http://www.manilacentral.info/
The internet flight deals are not always the cheapest. Travel agents can still find deals that aren't available to us, directly.

[bigryan222]

Just a quick check showed a savings of $500-$600 for the flight alone. Great advice. Any additional advice would be great. Im not in a hurry to visit so time of year advice would be welcome also.

[seanes]

Again your best one stop check is with a travel agent in the country you intend to visit.

For prices in general: Jan-Early March (except for the week before and after Easter/Passover), Late Aug through early November are the cheapest travel dates anywhere, because it's when the fewest number of American's travel.

But you also have to check on any in-country major holidays, which will increase return travel for citizens of the country which may result in a decrease in availabiity of hotel rooms and a corresponding increase in prices.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/vacationclimatology/monthly/RPXX0017

Go to www.weather.com to check out the monthly temps and rainfall for any country. The worst time there will be the cheapest time to travel. Depending how far in advance you book, the ten day forecast on most weather sites will give you an idea of what to expect for a short term stay. Contacting Dive or ski or surf web sites in the country are also an excellent source for when is the best time to travel, ddepending on what your criteria is. Another good source is checking-in any ex-pat websites for the country you intend to visit.