Holidays are approaching fast, and whether you’re looking to visit family or take a much needed vacation during this festive time, we’ve got you covered.
Gabe Saglie from Travelzoo is here with some holiday travel advice.
Holiday Travel
• Booking Airfare
o The early bird gets the deal: book now, as fares can climb daily
o Use fare calendars
o Study the landscape: aggregator sites (like fly.com) find real-time pricing across multiple websites
• Your Flight
o Book early morning flights: best on-time performance
o Alternate airports: compare fares into/out of a multiple airports, at destination and point of origin
o Be wary of connections: lower ticket price may come with extra pitfalls
o Have info handy: Have your airfare and hotel 800-number and apps handy, in case of delays
o Wrap there: suspicious-looking gifts in your carry-on may be unwrapped and opened by the TSA
• Play tourist
o Don’t have to go home for the holidays? Go on vacation!
The Deals: Holiday Vacation Options
Cape Codder Resort & Spa, Hyannis, MA
• Popular family-friendly resort known for its 8,200-square-foot indoor wave pool (w/2-foot waves, 50- and 80-foot waterslides, and a 24-person whirlpool)
• Kids Activity Program features bonfires and activities like magic shows, arts & crafts and live animal shows
• Resort also features a posh spa and high-end wine bar
o $149-$179/nt. (40% off) w/$50 spa credit
♣ Travel thru Feb. 11, inc. holidays
Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort, Amelia Island, FL
• Deluxe 4-Star 1350-acre beachfront resort (40 min. N of Jacksonville airport)
• Family-friendly resort is home to a 3.5-mile beach, 3 pools, 54 holes of golf, 23 tennis courts, a shopping village, 9 restaurants, mini-golf and a beach club
• Property underwent an $85 million revamp in 2013 and all rooms feature ocean views
o $155/nt. (55% off) w/$50 resort credit daily
♣ Travel thru Feb., inc. holidays
Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- • Deluxe 5-Star hotel considered the #1 hotel in San Juan
- • Property is set both on a beach and in the Condado region along Ashford Avenue, the chicest part of San Juan, as is home to bars, lounges, 3 restaurants and an infinity pool deck
- • Swanky property was built in 1919 by the same architects who designed NYC’s Grand Central Station
- o $175/nt. (55% off) w/$50 spa credit and guaranteed room upgrade
- ♣ Travel thru Dec. 20, inc. weekends and Thanksgiving
- o $175/nt. (55% off) w/$50 spa credit and guaranteed room upgrade
Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda
Ritzy AAA 4-Diamond resort set on the soft pink sand beaches of Bermuda
- • Resort is home to a championship golf course, an outdoor pool with sun deck, the 31,000-square-foot Willow Stream Spa (w/indoor pool and fitness center) and 8 restaurants, including a AAA 4-Diamond steakhouse set dockside on the bay in a traditional Bermuda cottage
- • Guests can take a ferry to the sister resort, The Fairmont Hamilton Princess
- o $179/nt. (45% off) w/breakfast for 2
- ♣ Travel thru Dec., inc. weekends and holidays
