Travel Savings Secret By Wendy Perrin
January is a great time for travel deals.
There's a week or two after the Christmas/New Year’s holiday that folks in the travel biz call “dead week.” It’s an annual window of vacation value, from about January 6 to 16, when New Year’s vacationers have gone home, beach resorts are empty, and prices plunge.
According to TripAdvisor data, travelers save about 25% if they take their trips during these weeks.
For example, the average cost of a seven-night winter trip to New York City is $3,271, but if you visit between January 17 and 24, it’ll cost you an average of $1,955. It’s a similar story in Key West, where you’ll save about 14% if you travel between January 10 and 17.
Mid to late January is one of the least expensive times of the year to fly within the northern hemisphere (except to ski spots like Aspen and Vail).
If I didn’t have kids in school, I’d snag a last-minute sale fare or use miles to get to Mexico, Hawaii, or a Mediterranean cultural capital—think Rome, Florence, Istanbul—where you’ll find none of the usual museum lines, plus world-class post-holiday shopping for up to 70% off.
Source: ETR