TripAdvisor‘s 2016 top vacation destination list is in! The list showcases the ten most-booked destinations for summer and the cheapest weeks to visit them, along with some average costs you’d likely incur on a vacation there.
We love a good deal, whether it means saving on a family summer vacation, a special trip for you and your significant other, or a chance to use some of your many unused vacation days (yes, do it!). No matter why you want to travel, knowing the cheapest time to book will help! Check out the list below:
Note: Each one-week cost estimate below is representative of a one-week trip including a seven-night hotel stay, roundtrip airfare from the domestic US, three restaurant meals per day, and two tours.
10. Playa del Carmen, Mexico
- Average nightly hotel rate: $178
- Average domestic US roundtrip airfare: $513
- Average meal cost: $18
- Average tour cost: $121
- Average cost of a one-week summer trip: $2,374
- Least expensive summer week to visit: August 22-28, for $2,212 (10% below summer peak)
9. Paris, France
- Average nightly hotel rate: $180
- Average domestic US roundtrip airfare: $1,433
- Average meal cost: $32
- Average tour cost: $107
- Average cost of a one-week summer trip: $3,579
- Least expensive summer week to visit: August 8-14, for $3,111 (25% below summer peak)
8. Destin, Florida
- Average nightly hotel rate: $222
- Average domestic US roundtrip airfare: $518
- Average meal cost: $22
- Average tour cost: $139
- Average cost of a one-week summer trip: $2,807
- Least expensive summer week to visit: August 22-28, for $2,320 (25% below summer peak)
7. London, England
- Average nightly hotel rate: $213
- Average domestic US roundtrip airfare: $1,662
- Average meal cost: $34
- Average tour cost: $92
- Average cost of a one-week summer trip: $4,056
- Least expensive summer week to visit: August 1-7, for $3,788 (10% below summer peak)
6. New York, New York
- Average nightly hotel rate: $306
- Average domestic US roundtrip airfare: $372
- Average meal cost: $32
- Average tour cost: $73
- Average cost of a one-week summer trip: $3,341
- Least expensive summer week to visit: June 27-July 3, for $3,092 (10% below summer peak)
5. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Average nightly hotel rate: $210
- Average domestic US roundtrip airfare: $ 376
- Average meal cost: $18
- Average tour cost: $37
- Average cost of a one-week summer trip: $2,304
- Least expensive summer week to visit: August 22-28, for $1,812 (26% below summer peak)
4. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- Average nightly hotel rate: $246
- Average domestic US roundtrip airfare: $600
- Average meal cost: $27
- Average tour cost: $103
- Average cost of a one-week summer trip: $3,098
- Least expensive summer week to visit: August 22-28, for $2,848 (10% below summer peak)
3. Orlando, Florida
- Average nightly hotel rate: $137
- Average domestic US roundtrip airfare: $ 336
- Average meal cost: $23
- Average tour cost: $79
- Average cost of a one-week summer trip: $1,932
- Least expensive summer week to visit: August 22-28, for $1,733 (13% below summer peak)
2. Cancun, Mexico
- Average nightly hotel rate: $181
- Average domestic US roundtrip airfare: $513
- Average meal cost: $23
- Average tour cost: $108
- Average cost of a one-week summer trip: $2,480
- Least expensive summer week to visit: August 22-28, for $2,222 (16% below summer peak)
1. Las Vegas, Nevada
- Average nightly hotel rate: $135
- Average domestic US roundtrip airfare: $384
- Average meal cost: $31
- Average tour cost: $122
- Average cost of a one-week summer trip: $2,224
- Least expensive summer week to visit: August 15-21, for $2,050 (13% below summer peak)
When you remove all the beach locations and try to spend your travel dollars on interesting, international cities I find I am forced to go off season if I want to travel more than 2 wks a year.
A travel update today told me that since i waited to travel until june or july, it would cost $1300 + or 1200 + (respectively) but if i wait until march 2016 the flight id under $900……………
Even finding a flight in the USAA to Halifax from Atlanta was almost $500 or more…………and then the ad for LAX to Japan for the same cost…………….it is a full time job looking for affordable travel.
The average daily price on your list was over $200 a day,, and some near $300……Is this per person or for two travelers?