The 2018 hurricane season has gotten off to a slow start. The season usually runs from about now until late October, but record low temperatures in the Atlantic have meteorologists hoping this will be a mild year. That’s great news for people living in the Caribbean who took an especially vicious beating in 2017, due to record high temps in the Atlantic.
It’s also great news for travelers. A mild hurricane season means more of us can go to the islands to spend money, especially if we’re scoring great travel deals and cheap flights. That, in turn, means more money will be pumped into local economies of the islands still reeling from last year’s catastrophes. It’s a win-win-win. So, go! Help out the locals by spending your tourist dollars on conch fritters, SCUBA excursions, and hotels with 10,000 thread count sheets.
Below are some of the best summer (and early fall) deals on cheap flights and travel packages right now (some of which will get you straight to El Carib). 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!
SECRET FLYING DEALS
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Starting with trips to the Caribbean, Secret Flying has some great deals today. You can snag a roundtrip from Nashville or New York to San Juan, Puerto Rico, for between $217 and $250. Flights from Pittsburgh to Aruba are running at $299 roundtrip. And, if you’re too skittish about the Caribbean, there’s a really great deal on a roundtrip from Los Angeles to Ecuador for only $431.
These are all great deals. But you’ll have to act today or tomorrow to take advantage of them.
$464 ROUNDTRIPS TO BALI
Looking for a rad holiday this fall? A little beach, a little sun, some great food, amazingly inexpensive prices? Sounds tantalizing, right? Right now you can score a round trip from major US cities to Bali for less than $500. That’s crazy cheap to get half-way around the world. But, you’ll have to act quickly as these prices are sure to go up very soon.
NORWEGIAN DEALS TO EUROPE
Norwegian is always offering great deals on trips to Europe and beyond. Right now, early fall travel is dirt cheap with one-way flights to various destinations across Europe from various cities across America clocking in at $149 to $199 each way. That’s $300-$400 to get to-and-from Europe this fall. You can’t beat those prices.
It may be time to finally hit up Oktoberfest!
WOWAIR DEALS TO EUROPE
In the same vein as above, WowAir has some of the best deals around to Europe. If you shop it, you can score great last-minute flights to Iceland. How great you ask? A last-minute flight to Reykjavik (from St. Louis) is only $109 each way. Who’s ready to chase Jon Snow’s trail around Iceland next week?
AIRASIA DEALS TO ASIA
AirAsia has great fares this summer on flights between Honolulu and Osaka, Japan. Throughout July, you can snag flights for as little as $149 each way between those two destinations. Then, once you’re in the region, AirAsia has flights for as cheap as $10 one way all over East and Southeast Asia. There’s really no cheaper way to fly.
$39 FLIGHTS WITH FRONTIER
Frontier’s Online Deals are the cheapest tickets in America. While right now they aren’t running their illustrious $20 deals, they are running flights for $39 each way — which is double their super low fares, yet somehow still amazingly cheap.
$59 FLIGHTS ON JETBLUE
JetBlue is always a great option for finding cheap flights around the US, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. They even fly to South America now. If you’re trying to get to Bozeman or the Florida Keys to stay at awesome hotels like The Gates Hotel Key West, JetBlue will get you there without breaking the bank.
Right now, flights are going from $59 to the low to mid 100s each way. Shop this one. Find somewhere dope. And go!
SOUTHWEST LOWFARE CALENDAR
Not quite sure yet where to go? Or when to go for that matter? Southwest’s Low Fare Calendar may be just what you need to light a fire and get you on the road. Simply put in your home city and a dream destination and scroll until you find the price you want to pay to get there (or the lowest price). It’s easy and one of the best ways to score cheap deals on Southwest.
SUMMER SOLSTICE FLASH SALE, 50% OFF HOTEL ROOMS
The Opal Collection of hotels cover some great properties throughout the Florida Keys. Starting Thursday, June 21st, at midnight, the Opal Collection of hotels will be up to 50 percent off. The offer will only run for 72 hours, so you’ll have to be ready to make a decision.
Check in here for the deals and promo codes necessary to get the best deals on their hotels.
HOTEL OF THE WEEK: 24° NORTH HOTEL KEY WEST
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The Florida Keys are a great destination that feels far away while still feeling a little bit like home. And they’re open for business after a very rough hurricane year in 2017. Hotels are offering specials on stays throughout the summer and 24° North Hotel Key West is one of the best options if you’re planning a trip down to the island paradise.
Right now, you’ll get 30 percent off your stay (of two days or more) if you simply book 40 days in advance. That’s just a great deal. They also offer discounts for AAA members and great $1 breakfasts every morning. Not bad for a luxury hotel in a little slice of paradise.
HUGE DISCOUNTS ON TRAVEL WITH INTREPID TRAVEL
This week Intrepid Travel’s deals are just too good to pass up. They’re offering up to 40 percent off trips all over the world. Right now, you can get a trip to Antarctica for 35 percent (!) off. That’s a steep discount on a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Check out their page for more great discounts all over the world and get ready for an adventure of a lifetime.
