When is the best time to buy airfare for summer travel to Europe from the USA?

I'll be travelling to Rome in late June this year. Airfare for travel at that time is very expensive (about $1300). I'm wondering if it will go down in the next 2-3 months or if I should just buy it now.

Around tax time everything goes down including airfare

Trying to guess when airlines will lower their fares is like trying to guess what the stock market is going to do -- nearly impossible in other words.

First of all, your trip is going to be during peak summer travel to Europe. If you really want to save, go before the end of March or wait until late fall.

If you cannot change the time of year you go, just keep checking airfares every few days and sooner or later, you'll find one that, while not cheap, will at least be something you can swallow. Check Web sites of the following: Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, Alitalia, Delta, Lufthansa, British Airways, for fare sales.

Departing and returning on a Tuesday or Wednesday will definitely help too.

It is not true that booking as far in advance as possible will guarantee the cheapest fare, but you do need to book at least three weeks in advance.

Depending on where you are flying from is the big key issue. Airfare is discounted from the major cities and hubs. Summer travel is peak season, but there are a lot of really good sales and deals going on right now for the upcoming season. The closer you get to departure the more it goes up.

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