TRAVEL search engine Skyscanner has analysed flight data from the last three years to find out the best times to book flights for the top 10 most-searched destinations by Singapore travellers.
It was found that the cheapest fares will be available, on average, 20 weeks in advance, with the fourth and second week of February being the cheapest and most expensive time to travel respectively. Meanwhile, September and December are the cheapest and most expensive months to travel respectively.
According to Skyscanner’s data, January would be the cheapest month to travel to Hong Kong and Indonesia, with roughly 12 and 10 per cent savings each, when booked 20 and 18 weeks in advance respectively. Travel to Australia and South Korea would be the cheapest in May, with around 15 and 9 per cent savings each, when booked 17 and 19 weeks in advance respectively.
September would then be the cheapest month to travel to the Philippines and Thailand, with estimated 5 and 9 per cent savings each, when booked four and 14 weeks in advance respectively.
For travel to Malaysia, November would be the cheapest month with 7.5 per cent savings when booking only a week in advance. July would be the cheapest month to travel to Taiwan with around 12 per cent savings when booked 20 weeks in advance.
March will be the cheapest month to travel to the UK with 11 per cent savings while October would be the cheapest for travel to Vietnam with around 12 per cent savings, both when booked 19 weeks in advance.
See the full data on Skyscanner’s website here.
