At least some of the surge may be tied to Taylor Swift returning stateside with her Era’s tour this fall, an event that brings an economic and travel boom wherever it goes. The tour is slated to stop in Indianapolis in November.
Here are the top 5 trending fall destinations among flight searches domestically include:
Indianapolis: (+120 percent)
Cape May, N.J.: (+60 percent)
Ann Arbor, Mich.: (+55 percent)
South Lake Tahoe, Calif.: (+50 percent)
Green Bay, Wis.: (+50 percent)
Trending international destinations for fall:
Tulum, Mexico: (70 percent)
Mallorca, Spain: (70 percent)
Curacao: (55 percent)
Tokyo: (50 percent)
Kyoto, Japan: (50 percent)
When and how to score a travel deal
While there are more people planning to travel this fall than in year’s past, the season is still a good one for scoring deals compared to summer months.
That’s because in many places, fall is considered “shoulder season.” Translation: it’s the time between the uber high tourist season of summer and the low tourist season of winter. And the bonus of fall travel is the weather is still lovely, if not even better than summer, because most places have cooled off somewhat.
Here’s a few tips for scoring the best deals prices on fall travel:
Domestic travelers targeted the week of Sept. 3, when average ticket prices (ATPs) were nearly $100 cheaper than during the peak of summer. While that has passed, international ATPs are nearly $260 lower the week of Oct. 20 in comparison to summer.