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Best times to book your travel, spiffy new airplane cabins and a diverted flight

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Not too early, not too late -- there's a "Goldilocks window" for travel bookings. View in Browser 02.25.23 The best time and day to book your flights, new business and first class cabins for Qantas and Air France, and the only woman living on an island populated by convicted criminals.    Here's the latest in travel .   By Maureen O'Hare   🛫 When should you book your flights? Airfares to Thailand and other Asian destinations are way up. (lkunl/Adobe Stock) With some airfares up by as much as 50%, it's more crucial than ever to get smart about your booking strategy. An expert at travel site Hopper tells CNN you should start tracking your May, June and July vacations now. And there's a "Goldilocks window" for booking -- not too early, not too late -- says another expert from travel site Going.   Get your laptop and credit card out on a Sunday to stand the best chance of securing the best dea

How guests are booked on CNN

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Monica Serrano explains how she reaches the people at the center of the news View in browser An exclusive inside look with your free CNN account 🎤 She travels across the country and finds the guests who appear on CNN  Monica Serrano, in Rockport, Texas, covers Hurricane Harvey devastation in 2017. If you've ever relied on CNN for breaking news coverage or watched a CNN town hall event then you've likely seen the work of Monica Serrano and her team.   As an editorial producer for CNN's network booking unit, Serrano works with all shows across CNN to find guests central to stories dominating the news cycle — such as presidential candidates on the campaign trail, eyewitnesses and law enforcement.   Serrano, originally from Mexico, is now based in New York. Frequently, she's out in the field, covering stories where they are — recently Alex Murdaugh's trial in South Carolina and the events following Tyre Nichols' deat