| So many people travel for important holidays | | | | Traveling on the actual day will save you |
| that you may be quite disappointed with the | | | | money over flying out on the Friday or |
| cost of it. There are great ways you can save | | | | Saturday before. This way you can arrive on |
| money though whether you are traveling by | | | | their special day and hang out for several |
| plane, train, or bus to get to your | | | | days. Your return trip should be for one of |
| destination for the holidays. It is essential | | | | the weekdays following the holiday instead of |
| that you book your travel arrangements early. | | | | on the weekend. |
| You don't want to be stuck without a way to | | | | |
| get where you want to be for the holidays due | | | | Thanksgiving is a common holiday that people |
| to everything being sold out. You also want | | | | travel for. Since it always falls on a |
| to take your time to compare prices. | | | | Thursday, most people get an extended weekend |
| | | | so they can go visit for a few days or take a |
| You will find some travel dates should simply | | | | vacation. The peak of this vacation for |
| be avoided around the holidays. This will | | | | travel takes place on the day before |
| allow you to avoid crowds which often equal | | | | Thanksgiving. However, if you are willing to |
| substantial delays. You will also be able to | | | | travel on Thanksgiving Day you can avoid the |
| get the same travel arrangements at a lower | | | | crowds. You will also find you save up to 50% |
| price just by carefully calculating the best | | | | of the price of getting there just by waiting |
| times to travel. | | | | less than 24 hours. |
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| You may not think that Valentine's Day is a | | | | Most people return from their Thanksgiving |
| top travel holiday but it is. It is very | | | | vacation on the Sunday following the holiday. |
| important for people to be able to spend this | | | | Try to avoid this day as well and return on |
| holiday together. Since Presidents Day is | | | | the following Monday. Most employers want |
| very close to Valentine's Day many people are | | | | some people to be in the office on the |
| able to take a long weekend. Avoid traveling | | | | Wednesday before so offer to do it in |
| during this Monday holiday and you will save | | | | exchange for having the following Monday off. |
| money. Instead fly out in the next few days | | | | |
| and then stay for a couple of days after | | | | Christmas is another peak holiday travel |
| Valentine's Day instead of before. | | | | occasion, and you will find the fares get |
| | | | much higher the closer it gets to the 25th of |
| Spring break takes place for about three | | | | December. Try to travel before the 19th in |
| weeks in March depending on which schools | | | | order to take advantage of the best possible |
| people are attending. If you plan to travel | | | | fares. If you won't be able to stay through |
| for spring break you need to plan it very | | | | New Year's that choose a day in the middle of |
| carefully to maximize your time and to get | | | | the week after Christmas. These are often |
| good prices. Many colleges allow people to | | | | slower days than the weekends and you will |
| complete their final exams early. Try to do | | | | get better prices. |
| this and travel on a Wednesday or Thursday. | | | | |
| Avoid peak days such as Friday and Saturday. | | | | Avoid travel on New Year's Eve or New Year's |
| You also want to come back on week days as | | | | Day as they are two of the most popular |
| they will be lower volume dates for travel. | | | | travel dates of the year. Fares are often |
| | | | double what they normally would be so you |
| Many people fly to see their parents for | | | | will save yourself plenty of money and delays |
| Mother's Day and for Father's Day. These are | | | | if you work around them when you travel for |
| important holidays that take place on a | | | | the holidays. |
| Sunday in May and then on a Sunday in June. | | | | |