A Little Nugget About Travel Times
Have you ever wondered when the very best time to travel was? Time and time again you find yourself waiting in long lines and dealing with mass crowds in airports and on the roads. Could it really be possible that there is a time when the holidays are actually suitable for travel? You better believe it! December actually has a "Dead Week." Apparently it produces some of the best prices and opportunities you will find all year. So when is this glorious span of days? Sooner than you think! As soon as you finish your last bite of Thanksgiving turkey, you better run to your room to go pack! The two weekends following Thanksgiving holiday are the best time to travel. After that you are headed for some holiday stress and chaos.
Availability will have you in chains, prices will shoot into outer space, airports will be flooded with tourists, and attractions will be making their money, all this going on through the new year. In 2006, "Dead Week" will actually be about three weekends long. Thanksgiving was on 11/23 which is one day away from the earliest possible date. Also, Christmas falls on a Monday so people won't be taking off of their jobs until the Friday before. This will give some of the longest and best travel time of the year.
Less amounts of people isn't the only benefit of pre-holiday travel. December is usually temperate as far as weather goes. Granted you won't be tanning in San Francisco but you won't be stranded by blizzards either. The ambiance that comes along with the cooler temperatures is breathtaking too.
"Favorable weather, low volume and superb deals make these three weeks a favorite of many frequent and seasoned travelers. By traveling in early and mid-December, you can skip the tourist hordes and high prices and still enjoy all the trappings of holiday travel: lights, decorated trees, candles and menorahs, the most dramatic storefront and household displays of the year, extraordinary civic and commercial exhibits, and, not least, enough good cheer to last all year." says Ed Hewitt of MSNBC, and it couldn't be more true.
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Nice article! This is definitely something to keep in mind, especially for our college student travelers who have finals around this time. Parents woudl do well to take advantage of this information!
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