There have been some studies done that seem to say that for international flights, the optimum time to book is supposedly about 90 days out. To ME, I always try to book my vacations way ahead of time, so that I have something to look forward to. And there is NO way that I would book my hotel (boat, whatever) and not also have airfare lined up. I am just not that much of a gambler and do not want to take chances with my precious vacation.

It USED to be that some airlines allowed you to get a voucher or credit back if the price on your airfare went down after you booked it. Jet Blue in particular no longer does that, and for most every other airline I know, the only way you ever get money back is if you pay a cancellation penalty, which is normally about $150. So, it's unlikely that will ever happen. The possible exception is Southwest, which I THINK still has such a policy, but they definitely don't fly to EIS and as far as I know, they don't fly to STT either, so again, that doesn't help you.

Which is all a very long winded way of saying the same thing that someone has already said in this thread--watch the prices and when you find an airfare that you can live with, BOOK IT DANNO! And don't look back, because it will probably go down the day after you book!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />