Many of us are wondering how to choose the best travel dates for an annual trip. Our team has summarized the criteria for you if you have no idea on what they are:
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Public Holiday
Holiday gives people a chance to escape from the bustle and hustle of life. Everyone can go for a short getaway with family and friends.
You may refer to the following articles:
- 2019: 2019 Singapore Long Weekends: Extend Your Four long Weekends into Nine!
- 2018: How to get up to nine long weekends in Singapore in 2018
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Festival
All countries have their own cultural festival, travelers are strongly recommended to travel during the festival period to experience the local culture and atmosphere. Festival helps foreigner to understand local history easily through spiritual and physical experience.
From the table below, it shows the most popular and significant festival for travelers:
Festival | Country | Period | |
Start | End | ||
Songkran Water Festival | Thailand | 13-Apr-18 | 15-Apr-18 |
Oktoberfest | Munich, Germany | 22-Sep-18 | 07-Oct-18 |
Brazilian Carnival | Brazil | 11-Feb-18 | 11-Feb-18 |
Ice & Snow Festival | Harbin, China | 24-Dec-17 | 25-Feb-18 |
Holi | India | 01-Mar-18 | 02-Mar-18 |
Cascamorras | Spain | 06-Sep-18 | 09-Sep-18 |
Carnevale di venezia | Venice, Italy | 27-Jan-18 | 13-Feb-18 |
Up Helly Aa Fire Festival | Scotland, UK | 30-Jan-18 | 30-Jan-18 |
TomorrowLand | Belgium | 20-Jul-18 | 29-Jul-18 |
Mardi Gras | USA | 13-Feb-18 | 13-Feb-18 |
La Tomatina | Spain | 29-Aug-18 | 29-Aug-18 |
Albuquerque International Balloon Festival | New Mexico, USA | 06-Oct-18 | 14-Oct-18 |
Cooper Hill’s Cheese Rolling Festival | Gloucestershire, UK | 28-May-18 | 28-May-18 |
Coachella | California, USA | 13-Apr-18 20-Apr-18 |
15-Apr-18 22-Apr-18 |
Día de los Muertos | Mexico | 02-Nov-18 | 02-Nov-18 |
Running of the Bulls | Spain | 06-Jul-18 | 14-Jul-18 |
Burning Man | State of Nevada, USA | 26-Aug-18 | 03-Sep-18 |
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Tournament | Turkey | 02-Jul-18 | 08-Jul-18 |
Lantern Festival | Taiwan | 02-Mar-18 | 11-Mar-18 |
Glastonbury Festival | Glastonbury, UK | NA | NA |
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Flight promotion
Promotion period always varies among the airlines. For SEA countries, the most common and popular budget airlines are Airasia, Scoot and Jetstar . You may also follow flight-booking agency for the update. However, airline promotion is normally available for the non-peak period.
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Weather
Weather is one of the most critical considerations on trip planning. Wet/Raining season always affects the travel mood and the visit to some outdoor places because most of them are much more beautiful under sunshine.
These four points help you to choose the date for your next trip. Are you still hesitating to book your flight ticket? You may refer to Trip planning for more information.