# Kayak recommendation on when to book a flight **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 5, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayak-recommendation-on-when-to-book-a-flight/1002498 "2024-06-05T06:16:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayak-recommendation-on-when-to-book-a-flight/1002498/1 "2024-06-05T06:16:02Z")
According to a site I found, [The Best Flight Price Tracker Websites (awardwallet.com)](https://awardwallet.com/blog/best-websites-to-track-airline-ticket-prices/), Kayak will tell you when it’s a good idea to book a flight: “One great thing about KAYAK is that it uses an analysis of current and past flight prices to recommend when you should or should not book a flight. As you can see in the above screenshot, it’s recommending I book this example flight now because prices are not likely to improve soon.” But when I go to Kayak I can’t find any way to access this feature. Is it not available any more? We have a family trip scheduled for the end of August with a Rhine cruise already booked, so I’m thinking I should reserve the flights too. But a feature telling me that it’s a good idea to book now would help me pull the trigger. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayak-recommendation-on-when-to-book-a-flight/1002498/2 "2024-06-05T08:04:12Z")
Just taking a quick at KAYAK, it looks like you can log in as a user to access additional features. So dumb question, but do you have an account at the site? ---
**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayak-recommendation-on-when-to-book-a-flight/1002498/3 "2024-06-05T11:17:37Z")
I just tried searching [a round-trip BOS-FRA at the end of August](https://www.kayak.com/flights/BOS-FRA/2024-08-21/2024-08-28/2adults?sort=bestflight_a) and the buying advice showed up for me. It’s displayed in a small panel at the top of the left sidebar. Do you not see this advice when you search? I do have an account but I wasn’t signed in at the time, so I don’t think that’s the issue you’re facing. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayak-recommendation-on-when-to-book-a-flight/1002498/4 "2024-06-05T17:07:49Z")
@Dag_Otto yes I did create an account and log in, and still didn’t see that info panel, which is why I asked. And @MikeS what shows up for me at the small panel at the top of the left sidebar is “Ask KAYAK BETA • Powered by ChatGPT”. I tried in Microsoft Edge and in Chrome and neither of them shows me the buying advice. I clicked on your link and I saw the buying advice that showed up for you with the BOS-FRA flight, to buy now. ETA OK I found out the issue! When I search for a round-trip, buying advice shows up. When I search for multi-city (which is what I need, JFK-FRA, then AMS-JFK), the advice disappears. I guess it’s not too much of a surprise; I looked at 2 other recommended flight websites and found that they don’t even give a multi-city search option. Looks like I should bite the bullet and buy now! Thanks for the responses!