I usually book separately, hotel(s) first then flights. This year (I've been looking since October for a March flight) the prices are exorbitant! Way more than I've ever seen in the past several years. I finally booked my flight last night when I saw they were 200-400$ less than whats been shown for the past 3 months. Still pretty expensive but c'est la vie I didn't want to leave it until last minute. When I've been researching vacation packages I've found the prices comparable to booking separate. I agree with hey_mon...its all in the timing and it takes quite a bit of time to do the research for the best deal. Worth it tho!!