{"id":251210,"date":"2020-02-20T16:05:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T21:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.smartertravel.com\/?p=251210"},"modified":"2020-04-02T14:30:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T18:30:07","slug":"cheapest-places-to-fly-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/cheapest-places-to-fly-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Cheapest Places to Fly This Spring (2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This story was researched and written before the current <a aria-label=\"COVID-19 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/covid-19-travel-options-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic. While we look forward to traveling again soon, we recognize that the most important thing we can all do right now is to stay home. For the most current information about COVID-19, check  the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDC<\/a>  website.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final days of winter and the long-awaited start of spring make up arguably the most underrated months of the year to find an airfare deal. As college kids and families flock to price-gouged beach destinations for spring break, virtually everywhere else is in shoulder season during March, April, and May. While the Northern Hemisphere is thawing out, pick from a slew of airfare deals before the sky-high summer pricing kicks in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to new air routes and changing travel trends, some far-flung locales are surprisingly cheap compared to how much the journey cost just last year. Here are the cheapest places to fly for a spring vacation in 2020, according to airfare experts and pricing data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>The Cheapest Places to Fly for a Spring Vacation in 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<em>\nEditor\u2019s note: All prices are the average for one round-trip flight unless otherwise specified. Special thanks to\n<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skyscanner.com\/unsupported-browser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n<strong>Skyscanner<\/strong>\n<\/a>,\n<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n<strong>KAYAK<\/strong>\n<\/a>, \n<a aria-label=\"Priceline (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.priceline.com\/static-pages\/browser-upgrade.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n<em><strong>Priceline<\/strong><\/em>\n<\/a>, \n<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/scottscheapflights.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n<strong><em>Scott\u2019s\u00a0Cheap\u00a0Flights<\/em><\/strong>\n<\/a>,\n<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n<strong><em>CheapOAir<\/em><\/strong>\n<\/a>, and \n<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airfarewatchdog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n<strong><em>Airfarewatchdog<\/em><\/strong>\n<\/a>\n(SmarterTravel\u2019s sister site) for sharing pricing data and commentary.\n<\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"related single cf\">\n<h3 class=\"related-title\">Related:<\/h3>\n<span class=\"related-item\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/the-best-flight-booking-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 12 Best Flight Search Sites for Deals<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>The Maldives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Islands-of-the-Maldives--1024x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Islands-of-the-Maldives--1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Islands-of-the-Maldives--300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Islands-of-the-Maldives--768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Honeymoon or bucket-list beach adventure on your mind? Spring pricing data from KAYAK shows that the Maldives are one of the cheapest places to fly this spring, with the months before monsoon season (which begins in May) showing a price drop of 19 percent from the same period last year. That means average airfare prices for the three-month period are $957\u2014down from $1,178 in spring 2020. So you can spend that extra money on an overwater bungalow of your dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action widget cta-widget\" data-hotel=\"1170364\" data-gimmonix-hotel=\"\" data-widget-name=\"stshared-cta-widget\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta-widget-headline\">Check Prices for Velassaru Maldives in Velassaru Island<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-dates inline-date-selector choose-dates-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"form-ta-meta-product-date-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date-controller\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-selection dual-inputs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-representation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"calendardates-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"calendar-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"presentation\" class=\"st-sh-icon st-sh-icon-calendar\" aria-label=\"Date Pick\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/smartertravel-shared\/assets\/svg\/output\/stsh-symbol-defs.svg?ver=36.0-0ce717599875624d0787f2ae0518944089d3cd58#st-sh-icon-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"modal-daterange\" class=\"product-book-modal-daterange checkin-checkout destination-datepick\" name=\"checkin-out\" value=\"June 13, 2023 to June 15, 2023\" placeholder=\"Check-in - Check out\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary ta-meta-product-submit\">Search<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-deal ta-meta-product-book-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ta-meta-product-book-button-split\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner--container visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading-message\">Loading Rates\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inner-circle-text\">JS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ta-meta-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noskim\" href=\"\" class=\"ta-meta-button-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- .call-to-action widget -->\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>Montana<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Glacier-National-Park-%E2%80%93-Montana-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Glacier-National-Park-\u2013-Montana-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Glacier-National-Park-\u2013-Montana-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Glacier-National-Park-\u2013-Montana-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Glacier-National-Park-\u2013-Montana-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/trending-travel-destinations\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SmarterTravel\u2019s trending destinations to watch in 2020<\/a>, Montana is more accessible than ever thanks to new flight routes direct to Glacier National Park and nearby Yellowstone. \u201cThis season more carriers are taking to the Big Sky and introducing new routes to the great state of Montana,\u201d Airfarewatchdog\u2019s Ricky Radka says. \u201cFrom JetBlue\u2019s newly introduced seasonal service (starting April 28) to Bozeman from New York and Boston, to increased Billings connections from American and Alaska, domestic carriers are looking to strike it rich in the Treasure State this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carriers include low-cost options Sun Country and Frontier, and JetBlue also has $230 round<ins>\u2013<\/ins>trip fares from the East Coast during May, according to Radka. Airfarewatchdog data shows that fares are down about 25 percent, falling to $340 round-trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action widget cta-widget\" data-hotel=\"647630\" data-gimmonix-hotel=\"\" data-widget-name=\"stshared-cta-widget\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta-widget-headline\">Check Prices for Hilton Garden Inn Kalispell in Kalispell<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-dates inline-date-selector choose-dates-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"form-ta-meta-product-date-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date-controller\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-selection dual-inputs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-representation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"calendardates-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"calendar-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"presentation\" class=\"st-sh-icon st-sh-icon-calendar\" aria-label=\"Date Pick\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/smartertravel-shared\/assets\/svg\/output\/stsh-symbol-defs.svg?ver=36.0-0ce717599875624d0787f2ae0518944089d3cd58#st-sh-icon-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"modal-daterange\" class=\"product-book-modal-daterange checkin-checkout destination-datepick\" name=\"checkin-out\" value=\"June 13, 2023 to June 15, 2023\" placeholder=\"Check-in - Check out\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary ta-meta-product-submit\">Search<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-deal ta-meta-product-book-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ta-meta-product-book-button-split\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner--container visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading-message\">Loading Rates\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inner-circle-text\">JS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ta-meta-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noskim\" href=\"\" class=\"ta-meta-button-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- .call-to-action widget -->\n\t\n\t\n\n<div class=\"related single cf\">\n<h3 class=\"related-title\">Related:<\/h3>\n<span class=\"related-item\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/best-national-parks-in-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Best National Parks to Visit in Winter<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>South Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/snapping-shots-of-giraffes-on-a-safari-in-south-africa_t20_3wRR6y-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"woman taking photo of giraffe out of a safari vehicle.\" class=\"wp-image-331072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/snapping-shots-of-giraffes-on-a-safari-in-south-africa_t20_3wRR6y-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/snapping-shots-of-giraffes-on-a-safari-in-south-africa_t20_3wRR6y-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/snapping-shots-of-giraffes-on-a-safari-in-south-africa_t20_3wRR6y-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/snapping-shots-of-giraffes-on-a-safari-in-south-africa_t20_3wRR6y.jpg 1867w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the rarer opportunities to snag a deal to the opposite hemisphere for a taste of a different season (in this case, fall), South Africa is on sale for safari seekers thanks to fare wars and a cash-strapped national airline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFlights to South Africa have been more competitive than ever since United launched the first nonstop flight between Newark and Cape Town at the end\u00a0of 2019,\u201d says Daniel Burnham, flight searcher at Scott\u2019s Cheap Flights. Burnham notes that South African Airways\u2019 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-safrica-saa\/route-cuts-intended-to-make-south-african-airways-sustainable-rescue-team-idUSKBN20309B\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent financial struggles<\/a> have motivated foreign airlines to step in and fill demand, and the deals are striking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been seeing excellent fares in the $400s round-trip out of New York and the rest of the country averaging in the $500s and low $600s round-trip, often on Qatar Airways, a perennial contender for best airline in the world in most rankings,\u201d Burnham says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for <em>average<\/em> airfare prices, Airfarewatchdog concurs that both Joh<ins><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/ins>annesburg and Cape Town are seeing price drops of about $200 compared to the same period last year: The average U.S. flight to Cape Town is down to $888 during the three-month period, and Johannesburg\u2019s average is $900.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action widget cta-widget\" data-hotel=\"631305\" data-gimmonix-hotel=\"\" data-widget-name=\"stshared-cta-widget\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta-widget-headline\">Check Prices for Atlanticview Cape Town Boutique Hotel in Camps Bay<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-dates inline-date-selector choose-dates-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"form-ta-meta-product-date-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date-controller\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-selection dual-inputs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-representation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"calendardates-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"calendar-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"presentation\" class=\"st-sh-icon st-sh-icon-calendar\" aria-label=\"Date Pick\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/smartertravel-shared\/assets\/svg\/output\/stsh-symbol-defs.svg?ver=36.0-0ce717599875624d0787f2ae0518944089d3cd58#st-sh-icon-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"modal-daterange\" class=\"product-book-modal-daterange checkin-checkout destination-datepick\" name=\"checkin-out\" value=\"June 13, 2023 to June 15, 2023\" placeholder=\"Check-in - Check out\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary ta-meta-product-submit\">Search<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-deal ta-meta-product-book-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ta-meta-product-book-button-split\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner--container visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading-message\">Loading Rates\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inner-circle-text\">JS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ta-meta-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noskim\" href=\"\" class=\"ta-meta-button-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- .call-to-action widget -->\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>The Dominican Republic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/punta_cana_tropical_resort_dominican_republic.jpg\" alt=\"punta cana tropical resort dominican republic.\" class=\"wp-image-373099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/punta_cana_tropical_resort_dominican_republic.jpg 870w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/punta_cana_tropical_resort_dominican_republic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/punta_cana_tropical_resort_dominican_republic-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/punta_cana_tropical_resort_dominican_republic-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"stia-image-attribute\">Bruno Ismael Silva Alves\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A tropical paradise that\u2019s usually tourist-slammed and price gouged in spring, the Dominican Republic is courting visitors since losing lots of tourism to last year\u2019s negative press surrounding a slew of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/tips-dominican-republic-warnings-dangers-stay-safe\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tourist incidents<\/a> that had airlines <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/dominican-republic-deaths-flights\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refunding tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KAYAK pricing data shows that three of its cheapest places to fly internationally this spring are in the D.R.: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, and Puerto Plata fares are all showing around 10 percent drops in median airfare compared to last year. Airfarewatchdog\u2019s numbers go one further, showing that Punta Cana airfares are slashed as much as 50 percent, with this year\u2019s deals dipping as low as $386 on average\u2014as opposed to last year\u2019s $662 overall average.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action widget cta-widget\" data-hotel=\"247957\" data-gimmonix-hotel=\"\" data-widget-name=\"stshared-cta-widget\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta-widget-headline\">Check Prices for Occidental Punta Cana in Bavaro<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-dates inline-date-selector choose-dates-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"form-ta-meta-product-date-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date-controller\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-selection dual-inputs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-representation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"calendardates-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"calendar-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"presentation\" class=\"st-sh-icon st-sh-icon-calendar\" aria-label=\"Date Pick\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/smartertravel-shared\/assets\/svg\/output\/stsh-symbol-defs.svg?ver=36.0-0ce717599875624d0787f2ae0518944089d3cd58#st-sh-icon-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"modal-daterange\" class=\"product-book-modal-daterange checkin-checkout destination-datepick\" name=\"checkin-out\" value=\"June 13, 2023 to June 15, 2023\" placeholder=\"Check-in - Check out\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary ta-meta-product-submit\">Search<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-deal ta-meta-product-book-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ta-meta-product-book-button-split\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner--container visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading-message\">Loading Rates\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inner-circle-text\">JS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ta-meta-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noskim\" href=\"\" class=\"ta-meta-button-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- .call-to-action widget -->\n\t\n\t\n\n<div class=\"related single cf\">\n<h3 class=\"related-title\">Related:<\/h3>\n<span class=\"related-item\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/things-to-do-punta-cana-off-resort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 Amazing Off-Resort Things to Do in Punta Cana<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>Helsinki, Finland<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/helsinki-church-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"helsinki church\" class=\"wp-image-267685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/helsinki-church-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/helsinki-church-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/helsinki-church-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/helsinki-church-700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/helsinki-church.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"stia-image-attribute\">Grisha Bruev\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If Nordic cuisine and spring skiing are more your pace, don\u2019t overlook little-known Finland as one of this spring\u2019s cheapest places to fly. Airfares to Finland\u2019s waterfront capital are down 27 percent for March and 34 percent for April, according to Skyscanner, hitting a $742 round-trip average before spiking up dramatically again in May, when high season begins. Helsinki is a good jumping-off point for other parts of northern Europe thanks to its two-hour (by ferry) proximity to Tal<ins><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/ins>linn, Estonia, and its overnight ferry options to Stockholm, Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action widget cta-widget\" data-hotel=\"15676940\" data-gimmonix-hotel=\"\" data-widget-name=\"stshared-cta-widget\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta-widget-headline\">Check Prices for Lapland Hotels Bulevardi in Helsinki<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-dates inline-date-selector choose-dates-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"form-ta-meta-product-date-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date-controller\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-selection dual-inputs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-representation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"calendardates-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"calendar-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"presentation\" class=\"st-sh-icon st-sh-icon-calendar\" aria-label=\"Date Pick\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/smartertravel-shared\/assets\/svg\/output\/stsh-symbol-defs.svg?ver=36.0-0ce717599875624d0787f2ae0518944089d3cd58#st-sh-icon-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"modal-daterange\" class=\"product-book-modal-daterange checkin-checkout destination-datepick\" name=\"checkin-out\" value=\"June 13, 2023 to June 15, 2023\" placeholder=\"Check-in - Check out\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary ta-meta-product-submit\">Search<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-deal ta-meta-product-book-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ta-meta-product-book-button-split\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner--container visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading-message\">Loading Rates\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inner-circle-text\">JS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ta-meta-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noskim\" href=\"\" class=\"ta-meta-button-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- .call-to-action widget -->\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>Athens, Greece<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_336327530-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"Athens Shopping\" class=\"wp-image-182419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_336327530-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_336327530-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_336327530-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A flight deal I personally took advantage of this spring, Athens flights are on sale for both March (20 percent down) and April (10 percent down), according to Skyscanner. The abundant sub-$800 averages, on both low-fare carriers like Norwegian and established airlines like Emirates and Turkish Air, are relatively new for Americans. The Greek capital seems to be turning into one of Europe\u2019s newest cheap-flight hubs, and shouldn\u2019t be overlooked in favor of the pricey islands if you\u2019re up for renting a car and heading for the underrated Athenian Riviera, a mere 30 minutes from the Acropolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, if you opt for a free stopover with Turkish Air, then <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turkishairlines.com\/en-us\/flights\/stopover\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the airline will even pay for your hotel<\/a>. Airfarewatchdog\u2019s Radka says of the new airline competition: \u201cNorwegian is bringing back last year\u2019s successful New York (JFK) to Athens route again starting in March, and Emirates\u2019 fifth-freedom flight from Newark is still going strong, giving the NYC area an upscale alternative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Midwest and West Coast travelers, Turkish and Lufthansa (along with other Star Alliance partners) also target traditional Delta and American strongholds like Los Angeles, Dallas, and Seattle for Athens deals. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to be stuck hiking up the Acropolis during sweltering summer heat either, so springtime is a better bet for a big fat Greek holiday,\u201d Radka says.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action widget cta-widget\" data-hotel=\"15009871\" data-gimmonix-hotel=\"\" data-widget-name=\"stshared-cta-widget\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta-widget-headline\">Check Prices for Grand Hyatt Athens in Athens<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-dates inline-date-selector choose-dates-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"form-ta-meta-product-date-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date-controller\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-selection dual-inputs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-representation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"calendardates-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"calendar-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"presentation\" class=\"st-sh-icon st-sh-icon-calendar\" aria-label=\"Date Pick\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/smartertravel-shared\/assets\/svg\/output\/stsh-symbol-defs.svg?ver=36.0-0ce717599875624d0787f2ae0518944089d3cd58#st-sh-icon-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"modal-daterange\" class=\"product-book-modal-daterange checkin-checkout destination-datepick\" name=\"checkin-out\" value=\"June 13, 2023 to June 15, 2023\" placeholder=\"Check-in - Check out\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary ta-meta-product-submit\">Search<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-deal ta-meta-product-book-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ta-meta-product-book-button-split\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner--container visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading-message\">Loading Rates\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inner-circle-text\">JS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ta-meta-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noskim\" href=\"\" class=\"ta-meta-button-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- .call-to-action widget -->\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>Minneapolis\/St. Paul, Minnesota<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Minneapolis-Minnesota-1.jpg\" alt=\"places to visit in 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota\" class=\"wp-image-154679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Minneapolis-Minnesota-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Minneapolis-Minnesota-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Minneapolis-Minnesota-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Minneapolis-Minnesota-1-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Minnesota\u2019s short-lived spring is worth the affordable, short flight for anyone eager to peruse the Twin Cities\u2019 burgeoning beer, music, and food scenes. CheapOair says average airfares to Minneapolis\/St. Paul are down 22 percent for the period to $373, and Airfarewatchdog data concurs, showing that deals are dipping as low as $254 round-trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action widget cta-widget\" data-hotel=\"90389\" data-gimmonix-hotel=\"\" data-widget-name=\"stshared-cta-widget\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta-widget-headline\">Check Prices for Minneapolis Marriott City Center in Minneapolis<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-dates inline-date-selector choose-dates-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"form-ta-meta-product-date-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date-controller\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-selection dual-inputs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-representation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"calendardates-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"calendar-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"presentation\" class=\"st-sh-icon st-sh-icon-calendar\" aria-label=\"Date Pick\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/smartertravel-shared\/assets\/svg\/output\/stsh-symbol-defs.svg?ver=36.0-0ce717599875624d0787f2ae0518944089d3cd58#st-sh-icon-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"modal-daterange\" class=\"product-book-modal-daterange checkin-checkout destination-datepick\" name=\"checkin-out\" value=\"June 13, 2023 to June 15, 2023\" placeholder=\"Check-in - Check out\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary ta-meta-product-submit\">Search<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-deal ta-meta-product-book-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ta-meta-product-book-button-split\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner--container visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading-message\">Loading Rates\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inner-circle-text\">JS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ta-meta-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noskim\" href=\"\" class=\"ta-meta-button-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- .call-to-action widget -->\n\t\n\t\n\n<div class=\"related single cf\">\n<h3 class=\"related-title\">Related:<\/h3>\n<span class=\"related-item\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/reasons-visit-minneapolis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11 Reasons Why You Need to Visit Minneapolis<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buenos-Aires-Argentina-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buenos-Aires-Argentina-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buenos-Aires-Argentina-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buenos-Aires-Argentina-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Buenos-Aires-Argentina-700x500.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"stia-image-attribute\">Shutterstock\/Toniflap<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another opportunity to swap out spring for a Southern Hemisphere fall, South America flights via Buenos Aires make Argentina by far one of the cheapest places to fly for a spring vacation.\u00a0 According to Skyscanner, the average round-trip fare is down a whopping 28 percent for May\u2014making it the search site\u2019s top international deal for that month. The average round-trip price for the three-month period is $686. May in Argentina means 60-degree weather and shoulder-season wine tasting with fewer crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action widget cta-widget\" data-hotel=\"12399675\" data-gimmonix-hotel=\"\" data-widget-name=\"stshared-cta-widget\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta-widget-headline\">Check Prices for Alvear Icon Hotel in Buenos Aires<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-dates inline-date-selector choose-dates-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"form-ta-meta-product-date-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date-controller\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-selection dual-inputs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-representation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"calendardates-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"calendar-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"presentation\" class=\"st-sh-icon st-sh-icon-calendar\" aria-label=\"Date Pick\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/smartertravel-shared\/assets\/svg\/output\/stsh-symbol-defs.svg?ver=36.0-0ce717599875624d0787f2ae0518944089d3cd58#st-sh-icon-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"modal-daterange\" class=\"product-book-modal-daterange checkin-checkout destination-datepick\" name=\"checkin-out\" value=\"June 13, 2023 to June 15, 2023\" placeholder=\"Check-in - Check out\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary ta-meta-product-submit\">Search<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-deal ta-meta-product-book-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ta-meta-product-book-button-split\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner--container visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading-message\">Loading Rates\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inner-circle-text\">JS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ta-meta-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noskim\" href=\"\" class=\"ta-meta-button-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- .call-to-action widget -->\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>Tel Aviv, Israel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Dead-Sea-%E2%80%93-Israel-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Dead-Sea-\u2013-Israel-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Dead-Sea-\u2013-Israel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Dead-Sea-\u2013-Israel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Dead-Sea-\u2013-Israel-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring is one of the best times to visit the Middle East, both for perfect weather and to avoid the summer crowds. But it\u2019s also a surprisingly affordable time to go: March and May airfares to Tel Aviv, Israel, have dipped by 29 percent compared to last year, according to Priceline, and April fares are also down by a solid 17 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a locally guided experience beyond Tel Aviv that won\u2019t break the bank, look to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/us\/israel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intrepid Travel\u2019s itineraries<\/a> covering both Israel and the Palestinian Territories through food, culture, and historic sites, plus a stop at the Dead Sea (pictured above).<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action widget cta-widget\" data-hotel=\"4123670\" data-gimmonix-hotel=\"\" data-widget-name=\"stshared-cta-widget\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta-widget-headline\">Check Prices for Royal Beach Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-dates inline-date-selector choose-dates-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"form-ta-meta-product-date-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date-controller\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-selection dual-inputs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-representation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"calendardates-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"calendar-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"presentation\" class=\"st-sh-icon st-sh-icon-calendar\" aria-label=\"Date Pick\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/smartertravel-shared\/assets\/svg\/output\/stsh-symbol-defs.svg?ver=36.0-0ce717599875624d0787f2ae0518944089d3cd58#st-sh-icon-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"modal-daterange\" class=\"product-book-modal-daterange checkin-checkout destination-datepick\" name=\"checkin-out\" value=\"June 13, 2023 to June 15, 2023\" placeholder=\"Check-in - Check out\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary ta-meta-product-submit\">Search<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-deal ta-meta-product-book-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ta-meta-product-book-button-split\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner--container visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading-message\">Loading Rates\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inner-circle-text\">JS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ta-meta-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noskim\" href=\"\" class=\"ta-meta-button-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- .call-to-action widget -->\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong>Brisbane, Australia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_408865615-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Brisbane Things to Do\" class=\"wp-image-181923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_408865615-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_408865615-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_408865615-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stmllc.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_408865615-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At 17.5 hours, the world\u2019s fourth longest flight takes off this April from Chicago to Brisbane\u2014and it\u2019s already making for strong savings. Skyscanner data shows Brisbane airfares are down 16 percent to $885 for March and 11 to 14 percent for April and May, respectively. And the savings aren\u2019t only from Chicago. Qantas also began Brisbane\/San Francisco nonstop flights as of February 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFlights to Australia are routinely on sale from other carriers too: Air New Zealand, Fiji Airways, and Air Canada regularly drop prices on flights Down Under with many major cities falling under the $1,000 round-trip price point,\u201d Radka says. \u201cAnd when you do touch down in Bris Vegas in spring, you\u2019ll be entering early fall for Australia \u2026 which is still 75 degrees through April and May.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"call-to-action widget cta-widget\" data-hotel=\"13966848\" data-gimmonix-hotel=\"\" data-widget-name=\"stshared-cta-widget\">\n\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cta-widget-headline\">Check Prices for The Calile Hotel in Brisbane<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-dates inline-date-selector choose-dates-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"form-ta-meta-product-date-select\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"date-controller\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-selection dual-inputs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-representation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"calendardates-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"calendar-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg role=\"presentation\" class=\"st-sh-icon st-sh-icon-calendar\" aria-label=\"Date Pick\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/smartertravel-shared\/assets\/svg\/output\/stsh-symbol-defs.svg?ver=36.0-0ce717599875624d0787f2ae0518944089d3cd58#st-sh-icon-calendar\"><\/use><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"modal-daterange\" class=\"product-book-modal-daterange checkin-checkout destination-datepick\" name=\"checkin-out\" value=\"June 13, 2023 to June 15, 2023\" placeholder=\"Check-in - Check out\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary ta-meta-product-submit\">Search<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-widget-deal ta-meta-product-book-button-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ta-meta-product-book-button-split\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner--container visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading-message\">Loading Rates\u2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inner-circle-text\">JS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ta-meta-button-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noskim\" href=\"\" class=\"ta-meta-button-link\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- .call-to-action widget -->\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<p>For more ideas, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartertravel.com\/top-travel-destinations-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Top Travel Destinations for 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"outfit js-outfit expanded-collage-height\">\n\t\t<div class=\"outfit-desc\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"outfit-desc-title\">Traveling? 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