Most Affordable Travel Locations in 2017
If you want to save money on travel , you should focus on your most expensive expenses, usually airfare and accommodation. In its 2017 Travel Hacker Guide , Kayak lists the best cities for affordable travel this year based on these factors.
Kayak rated their cities for the price of the flight, but the average hotel prices in those cities were quite affordable. To find out their number, they analyzed over a billion searches. While past specs don’t guarantee anything, they offer a decent caliber. Kayak has also listed the median rates for each city by month, so you can see how prices change throughout the year. Here are the five most affordable cities on their list, along with the average airfares for January.
Cartagena, Colombia: Airfare ranges from $ 397 in January to $ 748 in December. May seems like the cheapest time to fly, with flights for $ 399 and hotels for $ 125.
Quito, Ecuador: Airfare is $ 466 in October and $ 636 in December. Hotels cost around $ 100 throughout the year. If you arrive in April, the average flight is $ 475 and the hotel rates are $ 98.
Reykjavik, Iceland: Reykjavik to the end of the year will fall in price: in October, the average cost of a ticket is 479 dollars, and hotels – 165 dollars. In July, the average price for air tickets is $ 704, and for hotels – $ 215.
Lima, Peru: Average airfare hovers around just under $ 600 for most of the year (although they jump to $ 786 in December). In January and February, the average hotel prices are just $ 90 and $ 91 respectively, and overall April seems to be one of the best. the cheapest time to fly: the average cost of flights is $ 560, and for hotels – $ 106.
Oslo, Norway: Median airfare skyrocket, from $ 487 in November to $ 798 in June. The cost of hotels in November and June is $ 149 and $ 124, respectively. The cheapest time to visit is April, when the average flight is $ 458 and the hotel rates are $ 111.
Their complete travel guide includes not only the most affordable destinations, but also the most popular in different categories: family, luxury and beach. Check out the numbers in their full guide at the link below.
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