{"id":53214,"date":"2023-02-01T17:19:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=53214"},"modified":"2023-02-01T17:20:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:20:44","slug":"skyscanner-lifts-the-lid-on-the-real-value-of-popular-travel-hacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/skyscanner-lifts-the-lid-on-the-real-value-of-popular-travel-hacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyscanner Lifts The Lid On The Real Value Of Popular Travel Hacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With February being the peak time for travel planning,world leading travel site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyscanner.ae\/\"><strong>Skyscanner\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>responds to heightened travel demand* and increasingly cost-conscious travelers**, with guidance on how to make their money go further.<\/p>\n<p>Comparing two key \u2013 and often shared \u2013 travel hacks: when to book &amp; when to travel, Skyscanner is able to reveal how booking and travelling at the right time can save UAE travelers on average 349 AED for optimum booking timing and 311 AED for travelling on the cheapest day per person.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the overall best time to book flights from the UAE is on average 21 weeks before departure and the cheapest day of the week to travel from the UAE is a Friday. However, the global travel site has data crunched millions of flight bookings over the last year across its most popular destinations and the results reveal this doesn\u2019t in fact tell the whole story. Not only do these hacks change depending on the destination but also, travelers will find differing results for the same destination but a different month i.e.:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From Dubai, the cheapest day of the week to travel to Doha in December is a Tuesday vs Sharjah which is a Wednesday<\/li>\n<li>The best time to book a flight from Dubai to London in July is 27 weeks ahead vs Abu Dhabi to London which is 23 weeks<\/li>\n<li>The cheapest day of the week to travel to Mal\u00e9 from Dubai in December is a Wednesday but in April it is a Thursday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Flight pricing algorithms have long been the source of much fascination, but this new data reveals that post-pandemic, the science behind pricing is more complex than ever. Travelers can visit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyscanner.ae\/tips-and-inspiration\/best-time-to-book-savings-generator\">Skyscanner&#8217;s 2023 Savings Generator\u00a0<\/a>to calculate these savings for themselves. Skyscanner has pulled together hundreds of popular departure airports and destinations pairings to reveal these important insights for travelers currently planning their trips.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ayoub El Mamoun, Skyscanner Travel Expert, says<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people aren\u2019t aware of some of the simple tips and travel hacks that could open up vast savings for them, which is now more important than ever. These insights don\u2019t have to be driven by industry hearsay: at Skyscanner we have access to thousands of data points powering our recommendations to unlock this intel for everyone.\u00a0We\u2019re testing out sharing this insight via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyscanner.ae\/tips-and-inspiration\/best-time-to-book-savings-generator\">www.skyscanner.ae\/tips-and-inspiration\/best-time-to-book-savings-generator<\/a>for UAE travelers to be able to calculate trip savings themselves, based on our top 15 most popular route for each month of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen searching for the right price, we know how powerful being informed is, so Skyscanner\u2019s tools are designed to enable travellers to feel confident when they book. Signing up to Skyscanner\u2019s price alerts is a great way to keep on top of price changes to your favourite destination, meaning you\u2019ll be the first to know about any price drops.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As supply and demand largely dictates flight pricing, Skyscanner\u2019s wealth of historical booking trends has enabled its in-house team of experts to provide travelers with guidance on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The average price for the route:<\/strong> this ensures when considering a flight, you know if you\u2019re getting a good deal<\/li>\n<li><strong>The cheapest day to fly<\/strong>&amp; the most expensive day to fly on the selected route, based on traditionally popular days \u2013 right down to the month level<\/li>\n<li><strong>The best time to book <\/strong>based on historical average pricing, optimum booking timing can be forecast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Skyscanner&#8217;s recent Travel Trends research revealed that consumers plan to still travel as much if not more in 2023***, but crucially will be looking to source the best value possible from their 2023 trips. The best way to guarantee a good price is to compare your options across operators, dates and destinations. Use Skyscanner\u2019s travel savvy tools including calendar view, Everywhere search, nearby airports, mix and match airlines, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyscanner.net\/news\/get-best-air-fares-skyscanner-price-alerts\">price alerts,<\/a> all available at skyscanner.ae<\/p>\n<p>Examples of savings available for bookings made right now on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyscanner.ae\/\">skyscanner.ae<\/a>:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 395px;\" width=\"690\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><strong>Route<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"209\"><strong>Departure month<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"206\"><strong>Best time to book<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>Live flight pricer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><strong>Average return flight price(AED)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\">Abu Dhabi to Jeddah<\/td>\n<td width=\"209\">Travel in March<\/td>\n<td width=\"206\">Book 5 weeks in advance for best price<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em>969<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">1204<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\">Sharjah to Maldives<\/td>\n<td width=\"209\">Travel in July<\/td>\n<td width=\"206\">Book 25 weeks in advance for best price<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em>1<\/em><em>076<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">2145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\">Dubai to Casablanca<\/td>\n<td width=\"209\">Travel in August<\/td>\n<td width=\"206\">Book 25 weeks in advance for best price<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em>1323<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">1964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\">Dubai to London<\/td>\n<td width=\"209\">Travel in December<\/td>\n<td width=\"206\">Book 45 weeks in advance for best price<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em>2139<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\">3267<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53215\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/London-Skyscanner-Savings-Generator.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/London-Skyscanner-Savings-Generator.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/London-Skyscanner-Savings-Generator-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-53216\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bangkok-Skyscanner-Savings-Generator.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bangkok-Skyscanner-Savings-Generator.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Bangkok-Skyscanner-Savings-Generator-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With February being the peak time for travel planning,world leading travel site Skyscanner\u00a0responds to heightened travel demand* and increasingly cost-conscious travelers**, with guidance on how to make their money go further. Comparing two key \u2013 and often shared \u2013 travel hacks: when to book &amp; when to travel, Skyscanner is able to reveal how booking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53214"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53220,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53214\/revisions\/53220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}