These Are the Most and Least Affordable Places to Travel This Holiday Season
Contrary to their notoriously high costs,
To pinpoint the most and least affordable holiday trips, GOBankingRates examined six factors in popular destinations around the world: the cost of hotels, flights from
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Most Affordable Places to Visit During the Holidays
1. Playa
- Average cost of hotel/night (
Thanksgiving ):$137.67 - Average cost of hotel/night (Christmas):
$174.00 - Average cost of flight (
Thanksgiving ):$451.51 - Average cost of flight (Christmas):
$526.63 - Average cost of food (meals per day):
$14.00
2. San Francisco
- Average cost of hotel/night (
Thanksgiving ):$121.00 - Average cost of hotel/night (Christmas):
$121.00 - Average cost of flight (
Thanksgiving ): $247.90 - Average cost of flight (Christmas):
$257.90 - Average cost of food (meals per day):
$31.00
3. Chicago
- Average cost of hotel/night (
Thanksgiving ):$87.00 - Average cost of hotel/night (Christmas):
$84.67 - Average cost of flight (
Thanksgiving ):$204.40 - Average cost of flight (Christmas):
$261.92 - Average cost of food (meals per day):
$34.00
4. Seattle
- Average cost of hotel/night (
Thanksgiving ):$142.33 - Average cost of hotel/night (Christmas):
$139.67 - Average cost of flight (
Thanksgiving ):$328.69 - Average cost of flight (Christmas):
$345.51 - Average cost of food (meals per day):
$37.00
5. Washington, D.C.
- Average cost of hotel/night (
Thanksgiving ):$96.67 - Average cost of hotel/night (Christmas):
$85.33 - Average cost of flight (
Thanksgiving ):$345.90 - Average cost of flight (Christmas):
$308.49 - Average cost of food (meals per day):
$30.00
Least Affordable Places to Visit During the Holidays
1.
- Average cost of hotel/night (
Thanksgiving ):$100.67 - Average cost of hotel/night (Christmas):
$92.67 - Average cost of flight (
Thanksgiving ):$1,557.45 - Average cost of flight (Christmas):
$2,107.05 - Average cost of food (meals per day):
$48.00
2. Park City,
- Average cost of hotel/night (
Thanksgiving ):$115.67 - Average cost of hotel/night (Christmas):
$533.67 - Average cost of flight (
Thanksgiving ):$253.29 - Average cost of flight (Christmas):
$338.98 - Average cost of food (meals per day):
$50.00
3. Sydney
- Average cost of hotel/night (
Thanksgiving ):$115.00 - Average cost of hotel/night (Christmas):
$84.00 - Average cost of flight (
Thanksgiving ):$1,554.61 - Average cost of flight (Christmas):
$2,137.65 - Average cost of food (meals per day):
$35.00
4. Kihei,
- Average cost of hotel/night (
Thanksgiving ):$189.67 - Average cost of hotel/night (Christmas):
$362.00 - Average cost of flight (
Thanksgiving ):$1,194.04 - Average cost of flight (Christmas):
$870.00 - Average cost of food (meals per day):
$44.00
5. Honolulu,
- Average cost of hotel/night (
Thanksgiving ):$196.67 - Average cost of hotel/night (Christmas):
$241.33 - Average cost of flight (
Thanksgiving ):$1,192.83 - Average cost of flight (Christmas):
$932.84 - Average cost of food (meals per day):
$42.00
Additional Insights
- Winter is the peak season for the state of Hawaii, and therefore one of the least affordable places to visit during the holidays.
- Despite an abundance of surrounding ski resorts, winter is the low season for tourism in
Denver and therefore, one of the more affordable holiday travel destinations on the list. - You can save money on a flight to
Amsterdam by traveling duringThanksgiving rather than Christmas—airfares are about$300 to$500 lower, depending on theU.S. departure city.
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