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KAYAK ‘Best Time to Book’ From Hong Kong 2019

The earlier you book does not always mean you will find a better deal. According to KAYAK’s data analysis, result shows that travellers booking at the right time is way to go! KAYAK’s ‘Best Time to Book’ from Hong Kong 2019, can help Hong Kong travellers to find the best deal for their top and trending destinations. Including a potential saving up to 43% for flights!

 

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“Knowing travellers’ best interest lies in scoring the best travel deals to get the most bang for the buck, the world’s leading travel search engine, KAYAK analyzed millions of travel search data over the past two years (2017 & 2018) to predict the best time to book flights from Australia to top destinations, helping travelers to maximize a new year of annual leave days.

On average, Hong Kong get the best deal through booking around 2.5 months in advance to their top destinations

Hong Kong travellers can save up to 43% on airfare to Tokyo if they book at the best time

As they say, “”be an early bird and get the worm””. Waking up earlier on a Friday at 4am, travellers will have a higher chance to find better flight prices, saving up more costs “

Best Time To Book For Top Destinations

Hong Kong travellers’ favourite destinations still mainly lies around short-haul region, such as Taipei, Bangkok, and Seoul. And the best time to book flight deals to these popular destinations along with other popular Japanese destinations, can be as early as only 1.5 months before

Even for top European destinations to London, travellers can find the best deal 2 months in advance

However for short getaways to Taipei, travellers might need to keep an eye as early as up to 5.5 months in advance

RankingTop Searched DestinationsBest time to book (months/weeks in advance)Potential Savings (%)Cheapest month to travel
1Taipei5.5 months in advanceUp to 17%November
2Bangkok 3 months in advanceUp to 22%September
3Seoul1.5 months in advanceUp to 26%September
4Osaka1.5 months in advanceUp to 30%October
5Tokyo2 months in advanceUp to 43%November
6Singapore4.5 months in advanceUp to 35%May
7London2 months in advanceUp to 25%November
8Kaohsiung4 months in advance Up to 13%November
9Okinawa1.5 months in advanceUp to 36%November
10Shanghai2.5 months in advance Up to 29%May

Taipei

When to Book: 5.5 months in advance

Bangkok

When to Book: 3 months in advance

Seoul

When to Book: 1.5 months in advance

Osaka

When to Book: 1.5 months in advance

Tokyo

When to Book: 2 months in advance

Singapore

When to Book: 4.5 months in advance

London

When to Book: 2 months in advance

Kaohsiung

When to Book: 4 months in advance

Shanghai

When to Book: 2.5 months in advance

Best Time To Book For Trending Destinations

“Searching around the global map trying to find inspiration for your next quick getaway holiday? There are still many options even it’s only a month or two before your departure

According to KAYAK’s analysis, Moscow, Fukuoka and Busan’s best time to book are only a month in advance, can save up to around 30%

RankingTrending DestinationsYear-on-year change in search volumeBest time to book (months/weeks in advance)Potential Savings (%)Cheapest month to travel
1Moscow+320%2 months in advance Up to 32%June
2Istanbul+276% 1 week in advanceUp to 31%May
3Fukuoka+231%1 month in advance Up to 43%November
4Busan+217%2 months in advanceUp to 28%October
5Taichung+205%2.5 months in advance Up to 33%November
6Phnom Penh+203%0.5 month in advanceUp to 35%July
7Sapporo+194%4 months in advanceUp to 19%May
8Nagoya+188%1.5 months in advanceUp to 43%September
9Xi’an+176%1 week in advanceUp to 29%November
10Kathmandu+161%1 month in advance Up to 16%May

Moscow

When to Book: 2 months in advance

Istanbul

When to Book: 1 week in advance

Fukuoka

When to Book: 1 month in advance

Busan

When to Book: 2 months in advance

Taichung

When to Book: 2.5 months in advance

Phnom Penh

When to Book: 0.5 month in advance

Sapporo

When to Book: 4 months in advance

Nagoya

When to Book: 1.5 months in advance

Xi’an

When to Book: 1 week in advance

Kathmandu

When to Book: 1 month in advance

Money Saving Hacks

 

Money Saving Tip #1: Check Price Forecast before you book a flight

So you’re about too book your ticket, but there’s always that little nagging fear – what if the price suddenly drops tomorrow? Should you wait? But then, what if the fare goes up?

Lucky for you, there’s KAYAK Price Forecast, a seemingly magical tool to help you guess if it’s a good time to book.

KAYAK data scientists have studied years of flight data to gain an understanding of the factors that normally affect price fluctuation. Pretty brainy, huh? It’s not an exact science, but we’re pretty confident in it.

Whenever you make a flight search, simply check the top left corner once the results have loaded – you’ll see a recommendation on whether to BUY NOW or WAIT. If it’s a good time to buy, grab your tickets while they’re hot! If not, cool your jets and wait for the price to go down in the next 7 days. You can also create an alert to make sure you know as soon as they do.

Money Saving Tip #2: Set up a Price Alert to get notified when price changes

Maybe you know exactly where you want to go but you’re not really concerned about the when, as long as you get a good deal.

By setting up a KAYAK Price Alert, you can track prices for the hotels and flights you want. We’ll send you an email or a push notification whenever prices change. That way, you’ll know if it’s the right time to book.

This is often a win for long-haul flights, which can sometimes have huge fluctuations in prices.

Money Saving Tip #3: Check if you can bring your luggage as a carry-on to save baggage fees

If you are travelling alone, chances are you probably just need a carry-on and don’t need to check them in.

Our new Bag Measurement tool helps you calculate your bag’s size and know if it’ll fit in the overhead bin (or not) before you get to the airport so you can confidently breeze through check-in and not have to worry about having to pay extra fees to get your bags checked in.

Learn more

But as we always say, if you see a good deal – book it.

Data methodology

Unless otherwise indicated, we considered searches conducted on the local KAYAK site between 2017/1/1 – 2018/11/15 for travel occurring between 2017/1/1 – 2018/11/1 for KAYAK “Best Time To Book” Travel Guide 2019. All flight searches are round-trip, economy, for 1 adult, based on a certain minimum click threshold. Potential savings are comparing the cheapest month with the most expensive month of booking in advance to the travel date. All potential saving claims are based on the prices found for these search dates and may change, vary with time.

Top Destinations: Flight destinations with the greatest number of searches.

Trending Destinations: Flight destinations ranked according to the greatest % YoY increase in search from the top 100 most searched destinations. Based on search dates 2018/1/1 – 2018/11/15 for travel dates 2018/1/1 – 2018/12/31, compared to corresponding period in the previous year (search dates 2017/1/1 – 2017/11/15 for travel dates 2017/1/1 – 2017/12/31)

Best Time To Book (Months In Advance): Only considered maximum of 6 months before departure date. Based on the same search parameters as above.