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Originally Posted by Temporary_User
Hi, looking to take a trip to anywhere aug aug 22-sept 5.
Want best city forthe dollar. I Assume a US destination would be my best bet on this?
Not neccessarily those specific dates, just sometime between those dates.
I don't really know how to find deals other than looking at expedia, travelocjty, and the like.
Any help would be appreciated.
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We're in the same boat -- dates are flexible, but deals within Canada/US seem few and far between. Certainly no heavily discounted fares in the last couple of months it seems; I'm sure Chris can chime in but it looks like the only deals in recent memory have been only to Mexico, South America, and Europe destinations.
We'd do a road trip, but with a new baby extended travel is not ideal...
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Hi Temporary_User,
In terms of 'best city for the dollar', well, that could mean a few different things, but in terms of how far you're traveling for the money, the best deal in August is probably Australia or Brazil.
I'm not sure if you've ever seen the
YYC Deals Map or not. Open it up, click on August, and then click on under 17 cents per mile.
Actually just click
here that will be easier.
^^^ That's a map of everywhere in the world in August that is under 17 cents a mile from Calgary. The cities in green have the lowest cost per mile.
Typically you won't find anything under $0.20/mile within Canada or the U.S.. Hawaii is often an exception to that rule.
So purely from a 'most distance for my dollar' value in August I would probably say Hawaii ($550ish roundtrip after tax), Australia ($1200ish), Brazil or Chile ($1000ish).
American Airlines has flights to Puerto Rico in August for $580.
There's been some decent prices to Central America popping up for fall (Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama).
tvp2003: Within Canada/US for August, Delta has some flights to San Diego for $386. Aug 17-24. Phoenix too. Nothing overly amazing but seems to be the cheapest.
cM