NEW YORK - With 2017 now over, many already have their sights set on where to go in 2018. Booking.com, the global leader in connecting travelers with the widest choice of incredible places to stay, has created a pricing calendar for the coming year, to help travelers of all budgets find the best value-for-money destination for each month of the year.
To form these recommendations, Booking.com first looked at the average price per night of 3, 4 and 5-star accommodations in the most popular global cities. Then, to determine which cities to recommend for which month, they looked at the yearly overview of pricing fluctuations to determine the best weeks to stay in the chosen destinations*.
The result? A perfectly-priced itinerary of places to check off any 2018 travel bucket-list.
January - San Diego, California
January in San Diego was 37% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
January in San Diego was 37% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
February - Las Vegas, Nevada
February in Las Vegas was 43% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
February in Las Vegas was 43% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
March - Montreal, Canada
March in Montreal was 22% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
March in Montreal was 22% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
April - Toronto, Canada
April in Toronto was 27% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
April in Toronto was 27% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
May - Orlando, Florida
May in Orlando was 18% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
May in Orlando was 18% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
June - Miami, Florida
June in Miami was 39% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
June in Miami was 39% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
July - New York City, New York
July in New York City was 25% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
July in New York City was 25% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
August - New Orleans, Louisiana
August in New Orleans was 45% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
August in New Orleans was 45% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
September - Washington, D.C.
September in Washington, D.C was 26% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
September in Washington, D.C was 26% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
October - Los Angeles, California
October in Los Angeles was 14% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
October in Los Angeles was 14% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
November - San Francisco
November in San Francisco was 31% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
November in San Francisco was 31% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
December - Atlanta, Georgia
December in Atlanta was 24% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
December in Atlanta was 24% more affordable than the most expensive month of the year.
*Pricing data was measured over the period of October 2016 to October 2017. 3, 4 and 5-star accommodations were chosen as a standardized way of comparing different types of accommodation across varying cities, and as a way to be indicative of overall pricing trends in accommodations of all levels. Prices shown are the average daily rate (ADR) as reported on Booking.com for the time period specified. Cities featured needed to have more than 10,000 bookings for the year.
