Affordable Places To Escape The Cold
Jacqueline Detwiler, 11.20.08, 04:45 PM ESTAirlines and hotels in warmer locales are cutting prices to keep the tourists coming.
In Pictures: Affordable Places To Escape The Cold
Spending winter in a major city is substantially less fun than those scenic television shots might lead one to believe. The sidewalks are icy, the skyscrapers work together to perform perfect wind tunnels and crazed hordes of holiday shoppers can make December almost intolerable.
When average daily temperatures dip far below freezing, it's time to get out of the city. But with the economy struggling, sunbathing on a private beach in Maldives may not be a financially feasible option.
In Pictures: Affordable Places To Escape The Cold
Fortunately, getting warm this winter doesn't have to break the bank. Travelers who stick close to home, select up-and-coming locations and score travel deals from financially ailing resorts and airlines can get out of the cold for an affordable price.
Central America and the Caribbean deliver a major cost-saving advantage, according to Tim Leffel, author of The World's Cheapest Destinations: 21 Countries Where Your Money Is Worth a Fortune.
"If
you're coming from the U.S., you don't have to pay very much to get
there, and there's less jet lag, so you can really hit the ground
running," he says. Better yet, both regions contain a plethora of
lesser-known destinations where the U.S. dollar is especially strong.
Up-and-Coming Spots
Honduras,
home of the largest coral reef in the northern hemisphere, is behind
the tourism curve, as just 383,000 non-Central American tourists
visited the country in 2007. This is starting to change.
Leffel
recommends the island of Roatan off the country's Atlantic coast, where
travelers can expect warm weather and wallet-friendly hotel deals, like
the $799 low-season dive special at Anthony's Key Resort. The price
includes a room for seven nights, three meals a day, a tropical picnic,
an island fiesta, a buoyancy control workshop and dive equipment and
transportation for up to 23 dives. Roatan is especially attractive for
new divers--certification there is cheaper than almost anywhere else in
the world.
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