Is a New England fall foliage trip actually worth the high cost?
Seasonal travel prices spike dramatically compared to off-peak times, making domestic trips rival the cost of international vacations. High expenses for flights, car rentals, and daily activities leave travelers questioning if the brief experience justifies the investment, especially when physical discomfort from travel requires longer recovery time.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using airline miles and hotel loyalty points to cover flights and lodging
- 2Staying outside of famous tourist towns in less expensive, out-of-the-way areas
- 3Saving time off and money for a more substantial, longer trip that includes multiple destinations.
- 4making the vacation shorter
- 5checking if you get cash back or just flight credits
- 6budgeting appropriately for the trip
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Prices for everything is so expensive, and I’m just trying to figure out how worth it is.”source ↗
“Flight home is looking brutal, and car rental I managed to get to about 400ish. But I imagine all the activities, food, parking etc are gonna drive it up.”source ↗
“I just feel like it’s so much for a trip that’s not like another country, tropical vacation etc, idk if that makes sense. It’s just crazy how amazingly priced it is not in the fall”source ↗
“I'm having trouble deciding whether that's worth the cost and travel.”source ↗
“In terms of timing, I think it depends on how much you hate long flights. I have bad hips/back/body so that much flying usually needs to have more time in a location to be worth it.”source ↗
Where this came up
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