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What is a last-minute vacation?

Here's an interesting article written by someone who has booked a number of last-minute holidays. However, even last-minute vacations need to be planned slightly in advance. But how far in advance? On the one hand, if you really book last-minute you should have a good idea of the weather you'll get on vacation. On the other hand, there are very few vacations left if you wait until the very last minute:

If you book your trip less than a week before you depart, the pickings are awfully slim. Some airlines post a handful of air-only deals on Tuesday, for travel beginning that Friday or Saturday. But other air-only deals and most of the air-hotel packages listed at online travel agencies like site59.com are posted the previous week, 10-12 days before departure, and are snatched up quickly.

The dilemma, of course, is that it's awfully hard to predict the weather that far in advance.

The author goes on to list a few of the deals she's considering so it's fairly interesting. Personally I tend to plan any vacation that involves flying or hotels well in advance, but some more adventurous people have good luck with these last-minute deals.

Posted by James Trotta at October 23, 2006 12:23 AM | TrackBack