Most people who are planning to fly over the holidays are seeing sticker shock at the ticket prices. Many tickets are up 50% over last year, and some rural-to-rural tickets (imagine Bemidji, MN to Butte, MT) are averaging over $1,000. So the theme of this year is, if you see a moderate fare, grab it while the grabbing is good.
Having said that, most airlines are starting to offer non-peak sales around the Christmas/New Years holiday (I've gotten emails from NWA and AA about this, but I bet they're all doing it). Which days are off peak? Well... think of the most convenient days to travel, and then search for the opposite. Christmas Eve and Christmas day are both good options. If you want to fly out on 12/23 and come bac 12/27 - so does everyone else, so be prepared to pay up. Even though the best fares are off peak, I'd check out the airlines' Web sites and see if you can at least do one of the legs at a reduced fare. A couple of weeks ago I paid $473 for my flight, that same flight is now $441 - not a huge difference, but I'm also not flying on off-peak days.
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