Originally Posted by
anabolism
I'm planning a Circle Pacific for February 2008. I was thinking of not even booking it until a few months beforehand, to avoid having to pay as long as possible, but if there is likely to be another fare jump, maybe I should purchase this month?
What would you settle for in terms of yield on a 6-month CD or indexed mutual fund, and how do you think that compares to inflation leakage plus price increases in airline ticket products? Or fuel fines going up or down? Time value of money and all that. Plus, remember Dirty Harry's key question.