It all comes down to a little something known in the travel industry as 'earlybird season' where airlines tend to drop their flight prices for the following year. "Who coined the term 'earlybird', I don't know, but the point of the earlybird season is getting in early to book the cheapest flight possible," Nathan Graham, regional sales manager at Cheapflights told HuffPost Australia. In terms of how to bag the best deal, Graham said it pays to be vigilant and to keep track of each airline's deals and sales. Young man travelling in Venice, Italy So you probably don't need a compass, camera or a plastic plane, but you could start planning your trip now. According to Graham, while some airlines start their earlybird season in August, things really get into going in September and October.

Source: Huffington Post October 11, 2017 23:15 UTC