November is often considered one of the most cost-effective months for international travel, offering cheap flights and fewer crowds, making it possible for travelers to find great deals.
With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, domestic flight deals have largely evaporated. But the holiday week, when many Americans stay home or fly within the United States, is a golden window for affordable international travel, even for last-minute flights.
“November in most of the world means shoulder season,” said Katy Nastro, a travel expert and spokeswoman at Going, a travel app that monitors airfare deals. She suggests November as “one of the best times to visit bucket-list destinations not just for affordability, but also to avoid being a part of the overtourism problem many of these popular cities see in peak periods.”
Currently, the average round-trip ticket price from the United States to Europe for Thanksgiving is $605, and round-trip prices to Asia average $1,055, according to the booking platform Hopper. (Hopper defines Thanksgiving travel dates as the Sunday before the holiday to Thanksgiving Day.) These amounts are well below prices seen this past summer, during the peak travel season: Airfares then cost on average $875 for round trips from the United States to Europe, and to Asia, on average $1,451, according to Hopper.
Domestically, airfare prices for Thanksgiving are averaging $273 round-trip, an increase of 10 percent from 2023, according to Hopper. And prices are steadily increasing.
Travel from Seattle to Taipei, Taiwan for less than $800 on Delta Airlines.
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