Travel experts have given their advice for the perfect time to book a flight to get the best deal possible.
Over the past year the price of a plane ticket has gone up significantly.
Summer flights between the UK and Europe are around 32% more expensive this year than last , averaging at £237 (€271) compared to £180 (€206), according to travel search engine Kayak.
While we are all beholden to the fluctuations of the world economy, there are things you can do to maximise your chances of a cheap ticket.
Hayley Berg, an economist at travel site Hopper, has explained when it's usually best to book a plane ticket.
When heading away in May, June and July, she recommends starting to track the fares now.
What can be quite confusing is that not only does leaving it too late push the chance of a pricier plane ticket up, but so does booking too early.
Scott Keyes, founder of travel site Going, calls the sweet spot in the middle the 'Goldilocks window', CNN reported.
If you are making short haul flights, the window is likely to stretch from three months to one month before.
For long haul trips, the window is much longer - from two to eight months before take-off.
Many price comparison websites such as Google Flights now have graphs tracking the price of a flight overtime.
Once you're in the Goldilocks window, you can use the tracker to see how close you are to the likely lowest price, and then judge whether you should buy or wait a little bit longer.
Keyes offered the example of a flight to Las Vegas in late March he was considering for £330 when he first looked, which then dropped to around £60 in the middle of the Goldilocks window.
It's not the first time a travel expert has shared their tips for unearthing travel deals.
Martin Jones, CEO and travel expert at Airport Parking Reservations, previously revealed the best days of the week to travel for those looking for budget breaks.
"Airfare prices can vary from one day to the next however, airlines are relatively predictable when it comes to price fluctuations," he said.
"As a standard rule, the cheapest days of the week to fly are those that are classed as ‘off-peak’ - Tuesday, and Wednesday.
"It is important to note though, that the greater the demand for a particular flight, the more likely it is that these tickets will be higher in price.
"Therefore, try to avoid traveling on the busiest days of the year, for example, the first day of the school holidays."
When it comes to avoiding the long queues which came to plague UK airports this summer, Martin also advised travelling when airports are quieter.
