It’s that time of the year to book your winter vacation. But – for the best prices – should you wait and hold off for last minute deals for the holiday season?
If you haven’t booked your winter vacation yet – here’s what you need to know.
Last minute deals are not so last minute
At tripatlas.com/new, we’re receiving tons requests daily for trips through our tripatlas.com/new Trip Builder to Mexico, Cuba, Las Vegas and other sunny, warm destinations.
We’ve found that last-minute deals have the best pricing within 1.5-2 months prior to the trip. Any time after that, prices get more expensive as the choices of accommodations and destinations are narrowed and the value holiday packages are bought up.
In fact, last minute deals are not actually as last minute as many travelers think. However, they are much more last minute in comparison to just 30 years ago when travellers would to book their vacations over a year in advance.
Christmas & New Year’s holidays are the exception
At any other time of the year, it’s not a bad idea to wait for last-minute deals – but Christmas, New Year’s and major holidays are the exception to this rule. If you haven’t booked yet, then now is the time because prices will become more expensive and fewer options will be available the later you wait to book. In the end, it will cost you not only in higher costs, but also comfort and preferred accommodation quality.
Need to book your trip now? tripatlas.com/new’s Trip Builder puts you in touch with hundreds of local travel agents that can help you set up your winter vacation today.
Winter vacation prices will only go up
We spoke with experienced tour company, itravel2000 to help us dispel the myths of booking winter vacations even more. Here’s what we found out:
“At itravel2000, every day we’re fielding phone calls from customers who ask, ‘Is now the time to book my winter vacation?'” says Stuart Morris, Group Vice President of Marketing for Travelzest.
“We believe pricing on winter vacations will only go up. There aren’t going to be more planes or more routes flying at Christmas time, just more people wanting seats on those planes.”
For Canadians, itravel2000.com is still offering some great deals to sunny destinations this winter. Go to: www.itravel2000.com for more.