By the editors of the Orbitz Travel Blog
Summer's always an ideal time to travel: School's out, great weather finally takes over just about every corner of the country, and wanderlust is in full swing. In fact, a March survey conducted by Orbitz and the University of Wisconsin shows 68% of people plan on taking a summer vacation. The only problem? Summer also tends to be the most expensive time to travel.
But not to worry. We've gathered Orbitz hotel booking data to figure out the best, most affordable times to travel this June, July or August. And while we expect numbers to change as we progress into the summer booking window, the information you see here for trips originating from the U.S. (to both domestic and international destinations), can give you a pretty good indication of when to book. Plus, make your trip even more affordable with a summer hotel sale.
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In homage to the former commander in chief who grew up on a peanut farm near Plains, a larger-than-life legume was built in Carter's likeness, complete with toothy grin. Erected in the '70s during Carter's first presidential campaign, this Mr. Peanut has been the beneficiary of at least one reported facelift.
A handy artist used Stonehenge's exact measurements to carve this delicate replica entirely from Styrofoam, painted the slabs to appear ancient and appropriately debuted the work to the public on April Fool's Day 2004.