Affordable Getaways2026-09-08This week's budget trip math: Los Angeles–Guatemala City is the $415 route to price firstA fresh $335 Los Angeles-Guatemala City fare screen brings a five-night budget to about $415 before extras, while four other Central and South American routes show where airfare and ground costs diverge.
Affordable Getaways2026-09-01This week's budget trip math: Seattle–Edmonton is the $262 route to price firstA September 1 fare screen puts Seattle–Edmonton at $262 roundtrip and $517 for five nights before extras, with four new 2026 route signals to compare.31
Affordable Getaways2026-08-25This week's budget trip math: Mérida is the $187 route to price firstA current fare screen puts Miami–Mérida at $187 roundtrip nonstop; this issue compares that route with Oaxaca, Santo Domingo, Mexico City, and Lisbon and shows what five nights actually costs.22
Affordable Getaways2026-08-18This week's budget trip math: Cartagena is the $317 route to price firstA current fare screen puts Fort Lauderdale–Cartagena at $317 roundtrip; this issue compares that route with four fresh trend-and-value picks and shows what five nights actually costs.11
Affordable Getaways2026-08-11This week's budget trip math: Quito is the South America fare to price firstCurrent U.S.-origin screens put Fort Lauderdale–Quito at $479 roundtrip, but the five-night comparison shows why airfare, lodging, and food must be priced together.
Affordable Getaways2026-08-04This week's budget trip math: Stockholm is the long-haul fare worth pricing nowAugust fare screens put Nashville–Stockholm near $450 roundtrip, but Calgary, Vancouver, and Riga show why hotel and food costs decide the real bargain.
Affordable Getaways2026-07-28This week's budget trip math: San Salvador is the late-summer value checkCurrent fare screens put San Salvador, Costa Rica, Lima, Belize City, and Montego Bay into a clearer total-trip comparison, with San Salvador as the route to price first.
Affordable Getaways2026-07-21This week's budget trip math: Guadalajara is the route to price before the beachCurrent U.S.-origin fare snapshots show Guadalajara near $300 roundtrip, while Mérida and Bogotá offer the lowest five-night ground-cost screens; here is how five routes compare before you book.
Affordable Getaways2026-07-14This week's budget trip math: Tokyo is the fare alert to set nowA weekly budget travel guide comparing current U.S.-origin fare bands, 10 fare-alert targets, five realistic five-night trip budgets, and why Tokyo is the long-haul route to watch only if the fare stays near the deal range.
Affordable Getaways2026-07-07This week's budget trip math: price San Jose del Cabo before the usual beach picksA weekly budget travel guide comparing current U.S.-origin fare bands, the 10 cheapest summer international fare ranges, five realistic five-night trip budgets, and why San Jose del Cabo is the route to price first this week.
Affordable Getaways2026-06-30This week's budget trip math: Calgary beats the beach, Europe stays possibleA weekly budget travel guide comparing current U.S.-origin fare bands, the 10 cheapest summer international fare ranges, and five realistic five-night trip budgets for Calgary, Poland, Marrakesh, Barcelona, and Helsinki.
Affordable Getaways2026-06-23Late-summer international trips where the airfare is only half the budgetA late-summer budget travel guide comparing current U.S.-origin fare bands with five-night hotel-and-food costs for Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Nassau, and Toronto, with Puerto Vallarta as the route to price first.
