Summer is rapidly approaching and the high season of travel is coming with it. Before airlines, cruises, hotels, and travel companies start setting their price-o-meters to “high” take some time to book travel this spring. You really can save a good amount of money on summer travel if you book now. By late May, prices will spike and continue to rise until September.
Real talk: Now’s the time to book.
Below are some of the best deals on cheap flights and travel packages right now. These are the sites and Twitter feeds that you should be following and setting up alerts for. Prices will vary. Sales will pass quickly. You’ve gotta shop hard and act fast. Good luck out there and happy travels!
HALF PRICE FLIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA
Under $700 roundtrip to Australia is crazy cheap. Generally, tickets Down Under are upwards of $1,400. If you’ve ever had an itch to see the greatness that is Oz, this is your chance to get there for very, very cheap.
SECRET FLYING DEALS
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Secret Flying has some killer deals this week (yet again!). Flying from ATL? You can score a flight to Medellin, Columbia for only $335 roundtrip. Likewise, you can fly up to Vancouver and explore the wonders of the Salish Sea and the lush Cascade Mountains for only $300 roundtrip.
With Spring Break pretty much over, flights to those destinations are dropping. A roundtrip from Houston to Cancun is only $165 right now. That’s a steal.
NORWEGIAN
This week Norwegian Air gets the nod for great cheap flights between the US and Europe and beyond. You’ll be able to find tickets for $250 or less each way all over Europe. You’ll have to do a little shopping for dates and the lowest fares but you will find great cheap flights with a little patience.
AIRASIA
On the other side of the globe, AirAsia is offering great discounted fares from Honolulu to all over East and Southeast Asia. Flights to Bangkok, Bali, and Singapore are all under $300 each way. You just can’t beat that price.
$49 DEALS ON JETBLUE
Back Stateside, Jet Blue is running great deals all over America right now. You can pick up flights for as little as $49 each way, though expect longer distances to be more in the $60-$100 range. Still, that’s a great deal to get across the country.
$25 SPIRIT AIRLINE DEALS
Have you signed up for Spirit’s club yet? If you have, you can get flights all over America for only $25 each way. You’ll pay double that if you’re not a club member. So, what are you waiting for?
HOTEL OF THE WEEK: HOTEL THEODORE SEATTLE, WA
We’re back in Seattle this week for our best hotels. Hotel Theodore is in the classic Roosevelt Building in downtown Seattle in one of the best locations for exploring the city from the waterfront to Capitol Hill. The hotel just went through a huge modernization and is luxe without the luxe price. You can score 15 to 20 percent off over the weekends with free valet parking (a crucial perk in downtown Seattle).
Another big plus at Hotel Theodore is the awesome bar and restaurant where the Rainier tall boys flow alongside a killer cocktail menu that’s executed perfectly. They also have a free aperitif happy hour with all large assortment of vermouth-based cocktails. Translation, they serve free Negronis in the lobby every night.
Is there a better hotel perk than that? No. No, there isn’t.
CONTIKI LAST MINUTE DEALS
Over at Contiki — your one-stop shop for travel in your 20s and 30s — their last minute deals are on fire. You can easily score anywhere from $200-$1,000 off trips all over the world. That’s accommodation, all transportation, most meals, tours, and guides with a dope group of new travel buddies. And with savings close to $1,000, you can basically cover a flight with that saved money. Wins all around.
EDITOR’S PICK: ROADIES
When we first heard the idea for Roadies, we were thrilled. “It’s road tripping… but kind of fancier… and you don’t have to manage the details.” Sign. Us. Up. It’s a chance to live the VanLife without all the responsibility of the actual van. Instead, you’re in a luxury tour bus hanging with beautiful young vagabonds and stopping at the sorts of places that haven’t even hit your radar yet.
Now Roadies is booking their first season of summer trips and they’ve got deals on the horizon. San Diego. Joshua Tree. Los Angeles. Grand Canyon. Palm Springs. Las Vegas. All in one amazing road trip. Check out their site this week save $100 on any tour with discount code ROADIES100. It doesn’t get easier than that!
