Long-haul fares dropping across summer, with Friday now the cheapest day to fly.
Long haul fares have been sliding all summer, and the sweet spot keeps landing under seven hundred and fifty dollars round trip on routes that used to cost double. The pattern is clear: midweek departures win, and Friday has quietly become the cheapest day to fly.
The move is to set alerts on your top three destinations, stay flexible by a day or two, and be ready to book the moment a fare drops. Price the same trip in cash and in points side by side before you commit, because the better deal is not always the obvious one.
Open the planner to compare every leg in cash against points across all the major programs, then lock the route that actually saves you the most.
