Where did September go?
Does anyone else feel like this month lasted maybe five minutes? Even though September is on its way out, we have trending foliage destinations in time for spooky season and more ideas about how to save money on your holiday travel. It’s Friday Jr. – let’s do this.
Hurricane update
For information on flights, lodging and more, we’ve put together a non-exhaustive travel resource to help.
The pre-check
The week’s latest travel stories and news.
- Flying, but at what cost?
The White House has a new initiative to show more transparent pricing for flight costs and fees (which you can already see on KAYAK). - Autumnal adventures for less.
From finding alternative places to stay or different routes to your destination, here are seven savvy ways to save on fall travel. - Changed for the better.
Japan made some encouraging changes to their travel COVID rules this week, opening up to travelers for the first time in two years. - On the real, though.
Starting May 2023, those looking to travel domestically will need a REAL ID driver’s license or ID Card only if you’re presenting a driver’s license or other state photo ID; however, there are other forms of ID that will continue to be acceptable (i.e., a passport). - You know the drill.
Be patient and kind – if you’re headed to Europe this fall, you may experience flight or train delays due to staff shortages.
Trending travel
See fall foliage for less.
Fall is all about destinations where you can find cooler temps and changing leaves. But that doesn’t mean you’ll need to travel far to spot foliage – we’ve rounded up the top affordable destinations to leaf peep in the US. Check out these pumpkin-spiced deals, based on our numbers:
Deal destinations for peak foliage:
- Long Island, New York
Round trip flights to catch peak foliage in Long Island are $99 on average*. - Denver, Colorado
Round trip flights to catch peak foliage in Denver are $244 on average*. - Nashville, Tennessee
Round trip flights to catch peak foliage in Nashville are $278 on average*. - Cleveland, Ohio
Round trip flights to catch peak foliage in Cleveland are $280 on average*. - Chicago, Illinois
Round trip flights to catch peak foliage in Chicago are $291 on average*.
Tricks of the trade
How to book holiday flights for multiple destinations.
Headed home for the holidays but peacing out before New Years Eve? We respect the hustle. If you haven’t already heard, flights are expected to be pricey this holiday season. So you’re going to want to book your travel… now.
For those looking for roundtrip flights with multiple destinations, choose “multi-city” during your flight search. This makes it easy to hop from your local airport to home, to your NYE location and back, all in one go. Start planning your trip, jetsetter.
Social shoutouts
Keep that account on lock, literally. Our app has a new way to securely log in using Passkey – watch the video to get started.
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*Methodology: KAYAK US considered round-trip, economy searches between 5/1/22 and 9/15/22 for fall travel dates (9/7/22 – 11/20/22) with the lowest median airfares from a US origin. Results were then curated to only destinations that experience peak fall foliage during this time period.
