Winter Getaway travel tips

A winter getaway vacation just got cheaper. Delta Air Lines recently unveiled a limited-time deal on award redemptions through their SkyMiles program for flights in January 2025. The deals, as low as 17,000 miles round-trip plus taxes, include flights to popular destinations such as Bahamas, Tulum, Mexico; and Turks and Caicos.

The season of mittens and hot chocolate is upon us and if you’d rather spend a tranquil afternoon beside a fire than brave the crowds at a big ski resort, these snowy getaways are for you. Picture yourself in a luxury treehouse in the woodlands of Vermont, or a quiet cottage in the Catskills, or a retro motor lodge near Grand Teton National Park. Consider a new boutique hotel in Rhode Island from which you can tour Gilded Age mansions trimmed for the holidays. Or check into a statelynewcomer in Germany and browse Christmas markets in places you thought existed only in fairy tales. From Bavaria to Wyoming, winter wonderlands await.

Big Bear is a place out of a Hallmark holiday movie. Cozy cabins line this mountain town that boasts a gorgeous lake, tons of hiking trails, an adorable village, and plenty of opportunities for skiing and sledding. A wintry weekend in Big Bear will make you forget that you’re not in a holiday greeting card, but actually a mere two hours outside of Los Angeles.

As winter approaches, it's time to start thinking about where to spend the holidays.

Come winter, snow falls thick and fast on the craggy peaks and forested valleys of this micronation, drawing skiers and boarders to the slopes. With many resorts set at an altitude of around 2,000 metres, you’ll find some of Europe’s finest powder and freeriding terrain here. Along with its spa offerings, back-to-nature adventures and restaurants elevating slope-side food to gourmet levels, Andorra certainly gives the Alps a run for its money. Après-ski here means vermouths in backstreet wine bars and lounge terraces serving cocktails views of the peaks. Here are five reasons to make it your next winter break.