{"id":6215,"date":"2019-09-20T12:45:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T18:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/?p=6215"},"modified":"2020-06-15T23:17:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T04:47:54","slug":"shoulder-season-and-the-best-time-of-the-year-to-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/shoulder-season-and-the-best-time-of-the-year-to-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoulder Season And The Best Time Of The Year To Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Knowing&nbsp;<em>where<\/em>&nbsp;to go is half the battle, so good on ya if you have that one figured out (if not, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/how-to-pick-your-next-travel-destination-new-for-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here's how to pick your next destination (opens in a new tab)\">here&#8217;s how to pick your next destination<\/a>)&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you just need to finalize&nbsp;<em>when<\/em>&nbsp;to go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many factors at play here, and some \u2014 such as your work vacation days \u2014 might hold the veto power.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But if you can be a bit flexible, today&#8217;s email will be a big help&#8230;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s start the #1 factor for most of us: the dinero. \ud83d\udcb0\ud83d\udcb0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shoulder Season<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4b6420f7b5535563141eda3115a4e5d6-1.jpeg\" alt=\"shoulder season\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re familiar with the idea of &#8220;high season&#8221; and &#8220;low season&#8221; for travel destinations (sometimes referred to as &#8220;peak season&#8221; and &#8220;off season&#8221;), <em>but it&#8217;s the one in between \u2014 shoulder season \u2014 that takes the cake<\/em>. (mmm, \ud83c\udf70)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is because you&nbsp;<strong>get almost all the benefit of the good weather for much less the price, along with way smaller crowds at the major attractions.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Very generally:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>High season is mid-June through August&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li><li>Shoulder season is April through mid-June and September through October<\/li><li>Off season is November through March&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is destination specific and many places don&#8217;t abide by these dates. This is because the weather&nbsp;<em>in<\/em>&nbsp;a destination may play a big role&nbsp;<em>if that destination&#8217;s weather accounts for why people travel there<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you&#8217;re looking to ski the Alps, the warmer months of winter are their shoulder season, whereas the typical spring and fall shoulder seasons would be too warm to hit the slopes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To make it easy to find the shoulder season in your destination, check out this interactive map:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162486c3ad27839b1ce5042aa6ad576f-1.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(If you&#8217;re having a hard time seeing this,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/last-minute-shoulder-season-map.gif\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>&nbsp;to see it online)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get more info on your destination&#8217;s shoulder season, easiest thing is to Google it (although I think we should make a cool tool for this&#8230; would you like that?).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, here&#8217;s a few other resources that might help:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/7-ways-to-live-like-a-local-while-traveling\/\" target=\"_blank\">Picking Your Season And 6 Other Ways To Live Like A Local While Traveling<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li><li>Make sure you&#8217;re good with the weather by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/averages\/\" target=\"_blank\">checking out the averages for your destination<\/a>&nbsp;(<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/decisiondata.org\/the-best-time-to-visit-anywhere\/\" target=\"_blank\">here&#8217;s another option on an interactive map<\/a>)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let&#8217;s talk about picking dates around holidays&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Holiday Seasons<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/b7db6a80ad6b3a1e30178dd50018f87f-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the skinny with picking your travel dates based on the&nbsp;<em>local holidays in your destination<\/em>&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Popular holidays will cost you more for flight and accommodation (unless you&#8217;ve booked&nbsp;<em>at the right time&#8230;<\/em>&nbsp;but more on that tomorrow).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re on a strict budget, booking during their holidays might be too tight on the wallet&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>That said, there is often nothing more interesting and entertaining than experiencing holidays in another country!<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to get covered head-to-toe in bright powder and paint while partying during Holi in India? Well, this Hindu &#8220;Festival Of Colors&#8221; happens in March every year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or want to dance for days on end at Trinidad Carnival? Fly in near the end of February (and put your party boots on!).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Whether you&#8217;re aiming to avoid them or join them, it&#8217;ll definitely help to be aware of them!&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/publicholidays.global\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for a simple way to discover all the holidays for your destination<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here are a few cool posts on this front:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/7-unusual-holidays-festivals-celebrated-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">7 Unusual Holidays &amp; Festivals Celebrated Around The World<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/14-wild-wonderful-world-new-years-eve-traditions\/\" target=\"_blank\">14 Wild &amp; Wonderful World New Year\u2019s Eve Traditions<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/5-harvest-season-festivals-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">5 Harvest Season Festivals Around The World<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope this helps in pinning down some dates for that destination you&#8217;ve got locked in.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are there other factors that are more important to you than what we talked about here? 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