Happy Labor Day! I'm going to keep this one short because we're all celebrating Labor Day.
When's the best time to travel?
Shoulder season
What's the shoulder season?
The short period between the peak and off-peak season. It has the benefits of both seasons.
- Low prices (flights and hotels)
- Great weather
- Less crowds
- Longer hours for attractions
What's the peak season?
The most popular time that people travel to a given location. (e.g., Jersey shore during the summer)
- Advantages
- Great weather
- Longer hours for attractions
- Disadvantages
What's the off-peak season?
The less popular travel time that people travel a given location. (e.g., traveling to Russia in the winter)
- Advantages
- Low prices
- Less crowds
- Disadvantages
- Poor weather
- Shorter hours for attractions
Table of seasons for a given location: