{"id":1308,"date":"2014-05-17T09:50:18","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T09:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.7.128\/wpmigrate\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2014-05-17T09:50:18","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T09:50:18","slug":"why-you-should-book-your-winter-vacation-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/travel\/why-you-should-book-your-winter-vacation-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should book your winter vacation now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year to book your winter vacation.&nbsp; But &#8211; for the best prices &#8211; should you wait and hold off for last minute deals for the holiday season?<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t booked your winter vacation yet &#8211; here&#8217;s what you need to know.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.com\/new\/images\/articles\/lastminutedeals.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cuba\" title=\"Cuba\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/>Last minute deals are not so last minute<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At tripatlas.com\/new, we&#8217;re receiving tons requests daily for trips through our <a href=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.com\/new\/tripbuilder.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tripatlas.com\/new Trip Builder<\/a> to Mexico, Cuba, Las Vegas and other sunny, warm destinations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve found that last-minute deals have the best pricing within 1.5-2 months prior to the trip.&nbsp; Any time after that, prices get more expensive as the choices of accommodations and destinations are narrowed and the value holiday packages are bought up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, last minute deals are not actually as last minute as many travelers think.&nbsp; However, they are much more last minute in comparison to just 30 years ago when travellers would to book their vacations over a year in advance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christmas &amp; New Year&#8217;s holidays are the exception<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At any other time of the year, it&#8217;s not a bad idea to wait for last-minute deals &#8211; but Christmas, New Year&#8217;s and major holidays are the exception to this rule.&nbsp; If you haven&#8217;t booked yet, then now is the time because prices will become more expensive and fewer options will be available the later you wait to book.&nbsp; In the end, it will cost you not only in higher costs, but also comfort and preferred accommodation quality.<\/p><div class=\"3a64bb57635b757d04b12bcf0c14b9a3\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Need to book your trip now?&nbsp; tripatlas.com\/new&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.com\/new\/tripbuilder.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trip Builder<\/a>&nbsp;puts you in touch with hundreds of local travel agents that can help you set up your winter vacation today.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tripatlas.com\/new\/images\/articles\/lastminutedealsairport.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Winter Prices will only go up\" title=\"Winter Prices will only go up\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" \/>Winter vacation prices will only go up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We spoke with experienced tour company, itravel2000 to help us dispel the myths of booking winter vacations even more.&nbsp; Here&#8217;s what we found out:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At itravel2000, every day we&#8217;re fielding phone calls from customers who ask, &#8216;Is now the time to book my winter vacation?'&#8221; says Stuart Morris, Group Vice President of Marketing for Travelzest. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe pricing on winter vacations will only go up.&nbsp; 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