time for this morning show me the money dreaming of your next vacation before you plan your Spring Break and summer getaways tips from an expert on travel Trends and the best deals for this year good news for those of you who are looking to go on vacation this year we're expecting the cost of travel in 2024 to be better than what we saw last year and much more in line with pre-pandemic levels Haley Berg lead Economist at online travel agency Hopper says the most popular domestic destinations Ame
ricans are booking for the coming months include Las Vegas Cancun and Orlando and there's a real theme of Travelers choosing destinations with access to National Parks so some of the destinations that we'll see become increasingly popular this year are going to be destinations like Spokane Washington Anchorage Alaska Bangor and Portland Maine and internationally London Tokyo and Paris not only is it always an interesting destination for travelers but this year they'll be hosting the Olympics so
we're already seeing outsized demand for trips to Paris or cities close to Paris for travelers who are already thinking about July and August trips in order to get the best deals Burg says don't wait prices right now are the lowest they'll be for the entire year for both hotel stays and airfare so if you're thinking about traveling in the next couple of months do the planning and the booking now flexibility is one of the best ways to get more bang for your if you can plan those domestic trips to
depart on midweek dates like Tuesday Wednesday Thursday you can save close to $50 per domestic airfare ticket on the international front skip the Friday and Saturday departures head internationally on Tuesday or Wednesday you can save hundreds potentially and if you're planning a spring break getaway this year Berg says to lock in your airf fars now for the best prices and plan to book your hotel stay at least 3 weeks before you arrive keep in mind that the dates around Easter are likely to be
very popular for school breaks whether it be younger children or College Spring Breakers so try to plan on some of those more off weeks during the Spring Break season also when it comes to travel there are three big trends this year first set jetting that's planning trips inspired by TV shows or movie popular spots this year include Thailand from White Lotus Romania as seen in Wednesday and South Korea because of squid game the second trend is destination dupes these are less expensive alternati
ves to popular places and the final trend is toward traveling which is taking a trip to see a concert
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