What is the farthest out you have ever made a reservation for a future trip?
Jul 25, 2017, 7:16 am
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What is the farthest out you have ever made a reservation for a future trip?
I am working on a beach hit for late November 2018 and already have our hotel secured with a deposit. ( In this case it is a VERY popular specific room at the resort)
Jul 25, 2017, 7:22 am
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Certain places at Kruger National Park are fully booked the same day they become available for booking - 365 days in advance. You pretty much need to sit with your phone and clock and dial in immediately at 9AM local time.
Jul 25, 2017, 7:44 am
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I've been booking an SPG room for the US Formula 1 race as soon as it becomes available, 18 months out, for 10+ years. The schedules are usually predictable, so reserving for 2-3 weekends until the schedule is confirmed usually covers it. Except when they shifted from the summer to fall - fortunately I reacted faster than the hotels.
So I have reservations for late October 2018, booked in April.
I also have a room "reserved" at a college fraternity brother's house in Cleveland for the April 8, 2024 eclipse
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So I have reservations for late October 2018, booked in April.
I also have a room "reserved" at a college fraternity brother's house in Cleveland for the April 8, 2024 eclipse
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Last edited by CPRich; Jul 25, 2017 at 8:02 am
Jul 25, 2017, 9:27 am
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I used to book trips 330 days out when that was a reliable way to snag multiple J/F seats together.
Don't do it as much anymore.
Don't do it as much anymore.
Jul 25, 2017, 5:53 pm
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In March of this year, I booked an Arctic cruise for Aug/Sept 2018. Going with five others that I met this past Dec/Jan on an Antarctic cruise with the same company. We had such an amazing time and got along so well that we were all super motivated to take another trip! That's the furthest out I have ever booked anything, but I do tend to get trips onto my calendar quite early, 6-9 months ahead of time.
Jul 25, 2017, 9:22 pm
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I planned a Christmas, 2016 trip in February, 2016. I booked flights and hotels then though I ended up having to shuffle everything around when after a schedule change one of my award flights vanished. I had to cancel it, redeposit the miles, wait for a schedule change to allow me to cancel and refund a paid positioning flight then rebook a new award ticket. That was a pain.
Jul 25, 2017, 9:41 pm
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360 days in advance for a full round the world cruise
For our 4 month world cruise we booked 3 years in advance. MIA to MIA over 4 months. We couldn't even book our flights for another year. We then booked additional overland trips like Iguazu Falls etc. throughout our trip when they became available for booking. It took a lot of planning but was totally worth it. It was a dream come true.
Jul 27, 2017, 11:53 am
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For our 4 month world cruise we booked 3 years in advance. MIA to MIA over 4 months. We couldn't even book our flights for another year. We then booked additional overland trips like Iguazu Falls etc. throughout our trip when they became available for booking. It took a lot of planning but was totally worth it. It was a dream come true.
Jul 27, 2017, 1:12 pm
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I booked my Dec. 26 2017 IAD-JNB-CPT flight on 1/26/16. I usually book my NYE trips ~t+ 330 in order to get the seats I want. As it turns out for this trip, me and some buddies were able to get FOUR J award seats on the IAD-JNB leg, which will be on the new SA A330, so we're an entire row 4 across. Should be interesting.