Farecast, the airfare price prediction site for savvy travelers looking for the best deal, has finally moved beyond U.S. borders to offer predictions for those traveling to Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean and Canada.
Farecast's new international price predictions are available for flights between major U.S cities and major cities in the new areas. Unfortunately if you're going to or from smaller airports you're still out of luck. But even though the coverage is still limited, at least Farecast has filled the most noticeable gap in its service and the company says it plans to continue expanding its coverage of international flights.
Of course even for those destinations where Farecast doesn't offer predictions, you can still use the search engine features to compare prices. There's even the option to compare Farecast's results alongside those from other sites like Expedia, Hotwire and more.
For those who've never used Farecast, it works like any other airfare search engine, but offers its best guess on whether the price of your tickets are likely to go up or down with time. Farecast claims its predictions are 74.5 percent accurate and in my own usage I can vouch for the service, having twice saved a bit of money by waiting a few weeks to buy tickets.
It's entirely possible you've used Farecast without realizing it since there's a Farecast widget embedded in the MSN Travel site.
Farecast also offers hotel price predictions, including most major cities worldwide.
Although the new international support isn't complete, it's welcome news for those of us who've been wanting this from the beginning, and hopefully Farecast will continue to expand its coverage to include even out of the ordinary destinations.
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