Spring Break Travel Hacks

Image: PHOTO: Beautiful Panama City Beach is a must-see in the Florida Panhandle. (Courtesy Flickr/dconvertini)
Image: PHOTO: Beautiful Panama City Beach is a must-see in the Florida Panhandle. (Courtesy Flickr/dconvertini)
Janeen Christoff
by Janeen Christoff
Last updated: 9:00 PM ET, Mon February 20, 2017

If you haven't made your spring break travel plans, there's still time - and there's still ways to save. Booking.com has taken a look at data from its site and put together a list of trending destinations.

Looking for a little inspiration? Here are the top six trending destinations based on current bookings.

Big Bear Lake, Calif.
Charleston, S.C.
Moab, Utah
Newport, R.I.
South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Tulum, Mexico

Where to Save

For those looking for savings, Booking.com also breaks down the savings by each week of spring break, from March 18 all the way to April 28.

For the week of March 18-24, the cheapest destinations are Panama City Beach, Fla., and Miami. The two cities are 21 percent and 19 percent cheaper than other trending destinations that week, respectively.

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Between March 25 and 31, find savings in Virginia Beach, Va.; Playa del Carmen, Mexico; and South Padre Island, Texas.

Head to Santa Cruz, Calif., the week of April 1-7, for savings of 31 percent. Other inexpensive destinations are Cancun, Mexico; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and Santa Barbara, Calif.

There are a lot of destinations where you can save between April 15-21, including Reno, Nev., which is 58 percent cheaper than other spring break destinations. Travelers can also save big in Atlantic City this week, with 45 percent savings over other popular places.

New Orleans; Corpus Christi, Texas; Las Vegas; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and Savannah, Ga. are among the most inexpensive that week.


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