TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expedia’s 2025 Air Hacks Report is debunking myths, revealing July, a peak summer travel time, is the cheapest month to travel. Average air ticket prices are up to 11 per cent cheaper in July than March when booking a trip from a Canadian origin airport.

In this year’s report, Expedia® challenges common travel misconceptions with an analysis of billions of data points and the most extensive air ticketing database in the world, through collaboration with Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) and Official Airline Guide (OAG).

Myth #1: "Summer is always the most expensive time to travel."
⁸Ideal booking window recommendation is based on average round-trip ticket prices for January through November for 2024, sourced from ARC's global airline sales database.
⁹Ideal booking window recommendation is based on average round-trip ticket prices for January through November for 2024, sourced from ARC's global airline sales database.
¹⁰Best day of the week to depart recommendation is based on average round-trip ticket prices for January through October for 2024, sourced from ARC's global airline sales database.
¹¹Best day of the week to depart recommendation is based on average round-trip ticket prices for January through October for 2024, sourced from ARC's global airline sales database.
¹²Most reliable time of day to travel recommendation is based on January through August 2024 flight-status data sourced from OAG’s global flight data platform.
¹³Most reliable month to travel recommendation is based on January through August 2024 flight status data sourced from OAG’s global flight data platform.
¹⁴The cheapest month to travel is based on average round-trip ticket prices for January through October for 2024, sourced from ARC's global airline sales database.
¹⁵The cheapest month to travel is based on average round-trip ticket prices for January through October for 2024, sourced from ARC's global airline sales database.
¹⁶The quietest day and month to travel is based on Expedia flight demand through January to October 2024.
¹⁷Price development information is based on average round-trip ticket prices for January through October for 2024 & average round-trip ticket prices for January through October for 2023, sourced from ARC's global airline sales database.
¹⁸First and business travel premium % over economy is based on average round-trip ticket prices for January through October 2024, compared to the same period in 2019, sourced from ARC's global airline sales database.
¹⁹The most popular destinations information is based on Expedia’s 2024 flight demand through January to October 2024.
²⁰The trending destination information is based on Expedia’s 2024 flight demand to-date and flight demand in the same period last year.
²¹The trending destination information is based on Expedia’s 2024 flight demand to-date and flight demand in the same period last year.
²²The new airport openings data is sourced from ARC's global airline sales database.