Everyone loves a good fairytale and with a Royal Wedding on the horizon — we’re here to help you be a part of one. Introducing KAYAK Royal Alerts. In celebration of Harry and Meghan’s impending nuptials, we’ve gussied up our Price Alerts so you can track flight prices to London for the big day. Plus, if you create a Royal Alert before April 28th, you could win $3,500 towards a trip for two to be there when they say I do.
A Royal Alert works just like a regular KAYAK Price Alert, but with 100% more crown emoji. To start, simply set a Royal Alert and we’ll track flight prices from your home airport to London for the Royal Wedding. That way, you’ll know if there’s a great deal to get you there. And we know you want to be there.
In fact, according to our data, travel interest to London from its former colonies spiked after Meghan and Harry announced their engagement. We saw US searches go up 29% and searches from Canada go up 32%. Just proof that neither Americans nor Canadians are willing to turn down this party. And we’ve got good news for royal-glimpsing hopefuls: airfare is down 4% to London the week before May 19th. You can expect to pay around $551 (CAD$749) for travel between May 14th and May 21st. But there is a bit of bad news: savvy Brits are prepared for the influx of travelers so hotel prices have risen 11% (median nightly rate is $149/CAD$168). This may be your opportunity to look for a posh vacation rental instead because the Brits are leaving town (searches out of London spiked 71% for the week of the wedding).
So, make haste! Set your Royal Alert to see if a Royal Wedding escape is part of your fairytale.
Methodology
US Methodology
Search date (for both hotel and flight): 2016/05/11 – 2017/02/22 vs. 2017/05/11 – 2018/02/22
Travel date (for hotel): 2017/05/18 – 2017/05/20 vs. 2018/05/18 – 2018/05/20
Travel date (for flight): 2017/05/11 – 2017/05/21 vs. 2018/05/11 – 2018/05/21
US Locale, Destination: London
Economy, RT Flights
Search date: 2017/01/01 – 2017/02/22 vs. 2018/01/01 – 2018/02/22
Trave date: 2017/05/14 – 2017/05/20 vs. 2018/05/14 – 2018/05/20
Locale: gb (UK)
Origin city: London
CA Methodology
Search date (for both hotel and flight): 2016/05/11 – 2017/02/22 vs. 2017/05/11 – 2018/02/22
Travel date (for hotel): 2017/05/18 – 2017/05/20 vs. 2018/05/18 – 2018/05/20
Travel date (for flight): 2017/05/11 – 2017/05/21 vs. 2018/05/11 – 2018/05/21
CA Locale, Destination: London
Economy, RT Flights
Search date: 2017/01/01 – 2017/02/22 vs. 2018/01/01 – 2018/02/22
Trave date: 2017/05/14 – 2017/05/20 vs. 2018/05/14 – 2018/05/20
Locale: gb (UK)
Origin city: London
