Last year I booked my trip to Florida around Aug 23rd. I am anxiously awaiting to see what the rates will be. Last year I paid 740.00 from Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale week 8. This year the best I have seen is 1200.00. It is almost not worth flying from Buffalo. I can get direct flights from Toronto for almost the same. The only problem is that I need a Friday to Friday and the flight I am thinking of is either Thursday or Sundays. I would have to book a hotel for 1 night and leave one day earlier to come home. This time I am planning on staying both of my weeks at the Fort Lauderdale Beach resort, week 8 and 9. It is not the end of the world, a direct flight to me means alot. Most flights from Buffalo have 1 stop over.