moosl<3
I am planning a week long vacation in Jamaica for February 2013. Should I book the trip now? Or should I wait, hoping the prices will go down?
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This depends. Do you book all-inclusive through a third party website, or do you book your hotel and airfare separately. I book separately so jump on a hotel special as soon as one comes up and then play the waiting game for airfare with Yapta.com. Sometimes I do it the other way around as airfare is cheap and then I hunt for a room.; Mind you tho, I stay local so it is sometimes easier, no A-I. I also check directly with the airline websites as sometimes they have deals that Yapta misses. I don't do A-I so I don't use third party websites. If there is a hotel that I would like to stay at, I contact them directly in hopes to get a better rate, which I usually do. Many hotels, especially if locally owned (non A-I) will also give return customers special rates when they rebook or if you contact them directly (email works and you can also call).
Booking A-I and doing so through a third party website like Apple Vacations or All-Inclusive Outlet will also determine your price. These are based on supply and demand. If they have been given an opportunity to book a certain amount of rooms at a certain price, the demand or eventual increase in demand will make the price rise. This is the same with booking airfare.
To tell you the truth, February is high season, and can also be a very busy part of high season, only second to the week between Xmas and New Years. In my experience, this is sort of how it goes, JA tends to begin to get busy near the end of November beginning of December with the official "high season" starting December 15th. This is when hotel rooms are most in demand and continue to be in demand until just after new years day. This is also when hotel room rates change from the "low season" rate to "high season" rate. Then once the holiday season is over, the "high season" is a little less busy. It then picks up again near the end of January with February and March being a very busy time in JA. The "shoulder" months of November and usually April have a lot of hotel specials as rooms are sometimes hard to fill and it is still a nice time of year to be in JA. Great specials on rooms can be had from May to about October or the "low season". The "low season" is also referred to "hurricane season" and the "rainy season" as it does tend to rain more then.
So, I would say book. If you think you might save a few dollars, you might, but then again, you may pay more. If you have the cash to do it now, do it. If the price goes down, it won't be by much as February is traditionally a busy month in JA. If it worries you that much, use a site that price matches or guarantees so if the price does go down, you are covered. February is a busy month in JA, things fill up fast and demand can be high.
This depends. Do you book all-inclusive through a third party website, or do you book your hotel and airfare separately. I book separately so jump on a hotel special as soon as one comes up and then play the waiting game for airfare with Yapta.com. Sometimes I do it the other way around as airfare is cheap and then I hunt for a room.; Mind you tho, I stay local so it is sometimes easier, no A-I. I also check directly with the airline websites as sometimes they have deals that Yapta misses. I don't do A-I so I don't use third party websites. If there is a hotel that I would like to stay at, I contact them directly in hopes to get a better rate, which I usually do. Many hotels, especially if locally owned (non A-I) will also give return customers special rates when they rebook or if you contact them directly (email works and you can also call).
Booking A-I and doing so through a third party website like Apple Vacations or All-Inclusive Outlet will also determine your price. These are based on supply and demand. If they have been given an opportunity to book a certain amount of rooms at a certain price, the demand or eventual increase in demand will make the price rise. This is the same with booking airfare.
To tell you the truth, February is high season, and can also be a very busy part of high season, only second to the week between Xmas and New Years. In my experience, this is sort of how it goes, JA tends to begin to get busy near the end of November beginning of December with the official "high season" starting December 15th. This is when hotel rooms are most in demand and continue to be in demand until just after new years day. This is also when hotel room rates change from the "low season" rate to "high season" rate. Then once the holiday season is over, the "high season" is a little less busy. It then picks up again near the end of January with February and March being a very busy time in JA. The "shoulder" months of November and usually April have a lot of hotel specials as rooms are sometimes hard to fill and it is still a nice time of year to be in JA. Great specials on rooms can be had from May to about October or the "low season". The "low season" is also referred to "hurricane season" and the "rainy season" as it does tend to rain more then.
So, I would say book. If you think you might save a few dollars, you might, but then again, you may pay more. If you have the cash to do it now, do it. If the price goes down, it won't be by much as February is traditionally a busy month in JA. If it worries you that much, use a site that price matches or guarantees so if the price does go down, you are covered. February is a busy month in JA, things fill up fast and demand can be high.
What are the best books for learning the tricks to the SAT?
Mimi
I took the SAT and I did not do so well because I don't know the tricks to answering the questions. Can someone please recommend good books that will help me master the tricks to the SAT.
Answer
Hi Mimi,
The most important book is The Official SAT Study Guide (aka the Blue Book) from the College Board. This is the only book with real test questions.
Personally I am a fan of PowerScore books---I know the author quite well ;). You can preview free chapters here: http://www.powerscore.com/sat/help/content_chapters.cfm. But there are many SAT prep books written by test prep companies. You can buy books that cover all three subject areas (math, reading, and writing), or books that cover each section separately and in more depth. Look for books that explain the content tested (such as right triangles) and then show you how that content may appear on the SAT. Make sure they have a lot of practice questions after each content section so that you can master each topic.
You can also find some good free test prep online. Sparknotes has a decent SAT review, although they omit some important concepts and add a few that are not tested on the SAT. They do not delve into the tricks of the test, but they offer a great review of the content that is required.
Vocabulary, Math, and Writing Flashcards: http://www.powerscore.com/sat/help/content_flashcards.cfm
Free Blue Book Database: http://www.powerscore.com/sat/help/content_bluebook.cfm
Free Content Review: http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/newsat/
OFFICIAL SAT PRACTICE TEST 2011-12
https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/assessment/pdf/F4D31AB0-66B4-CE32-00F7-F5405701F413-F.pdf
Scoring Instructions: https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/assessment/pdf/F4D31AB0-66B4-CE32-00F7-F5405701F413-F.pdf
OFFICIAL SAT PRACTICE TEST 2010-11
https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/assessment/pdf/0833A611-0A43-10C2-0148-CC8C0087FB06-F.pdf
Scoring Instructions: https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/pdfs/eri/scoring_2010-2011.pdf
OFFICIAL SAT PRACTICE TEST 2007-08
http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/prof/counselors/tests/sat/2007-08_sat_preparation_booklet.pdf
(Note: the Official Practice Tests from 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2013 are the same as the tests listed above).
To save money, visit your local library to see what they have in the way of test prep. They should have the Blue Book as well as some SAT prep books.
Good luck!
Vicki
Hi Mimi,
The most important book is The Official SAT Study Guide (aka the Blue Book) from the College Board. This is the only book with real test questions.
Personally I am a fan of PowerScore books---I know the author quite well ;). You can preview free chapters here: http://www.powerscore.com/sat/help/content_chapters.cfm. But there are many SAT prep books written by test prep companies. You can buy books that cover all three subject areas (math, reading, and writing), or books that cover each section separately and in more depth. Look for books that explain the content tested (such as right triangles) and then show you how that content may appear on the SAT. Make sure they have a lot of practice questions after each content section so that you can master each topic.
You can also find some good free test prep online. Sparknotes has a decent SAT review, although they omit some important concepts and add a few that are not tested on the SAT. They do not delve into the tricks of the test, but they offer a great review of the content that is required.
Vocabulary, Math, and Writing Flashcards: http://www.powerscore.com/sat/help/content_flashcards.cfm
Free Blue Book Database: http://www.powerscore.com/sat/help/content_bluebook.cfm
Free Content Review: http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/newsat/
OFFICIAL SAT PRACTICE TEST 2011-12
https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/assessment/pdf/F4D31AB0-66B4-CE32-00F7-F5405701F413-F.pdf
Scoring Instructions: https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/assessment/pdf/F4D31AB0-66B4-CE32-00F7-F5405701F413-F.pdf
OFFICIAL SAT PRACTICE TEST 2010-11
https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/assessment/pdf/0833A611-0A43-10C2-0148-CC8C0087FB06-F.pdf
Scoring Instructions: https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/pdfs/eri/scoring_2010-2011.pdf
OFFICIAL SAT PRACTICE TEST 2007-08
http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/prof/counselors/tests/sat/2007-08_sat_preparation_booklet.pdf
(Note: the Official Practice Tests from 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2013 are the same as the tests listed above).
To save money, visit your local library to see what they have in the way of test prep. They should have the Blue Book as well as some SAT prep books.
Good luck!
Vicki
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