It’s that time of year again when winter is dragging on and most of the country isn’t quite warm enough to fully embrace outdoor adventures. After watching air and hotel prices and sales, I’ve come up with 10 affordable spring destinations in the U.S. and around the world for 2017. These prices won’t last, so get to it if you want to take advantage of big spring savings.
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Editor’s note: Prices were valid at the time of publication.
Data and commentary for these affordable spring destinations was provided by our sister site Airfarewatchdog; Hilton Hotels; CheapTickets.com; Mahesh Chaddah from Reservations.com; Mario Gavira from liligo.com; and Sanjay Hathiramani from CheapOair.
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