Many people may be starting the year on a budget after a record-setting season for holiday spending. But for travelers looking to start 2019 with a trip, CheapTickets is sharing its nine cheapest destinations to travel to in the new year.

The budget travel site compared average vacation package prices, roundtrip airfare and daily hotel rates with travel dates from January 1 - March 31, 2019. The following destinations are the cheapest in each category.

 

Top 9 Cheapest Vacation Packages

Travelers looking to escape the cold this winter are in luck with low-cost vacation packages to Mexico, Puerto Rico and South Florida. Popular European cities such as Dublin and Barcelona also cracked the top nine.

1. Dublin, Ireland
2. San Juan, Puerto Rico
3. Isla Mujeres, Mexico
4. New Orleans, Louisiana
5. Mazatlan, Mexico
6. Barcelona, Spain
7. Key West, Florida
8. Miami Beach, Florida
9. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

 

 

Top 9 Cheapest Flights

South America leads the way for jet-setters with affordable airfare to Argentina and Peru. Beach lovers can find great flight deals in the US too, with cheap routes to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Long Beach, California, and West Palm Beach, Florida.

1. Cusco, Peru
2. West Palm Beach, Florida
3. Iguazu, Argentina
4. Denver, Colorado
5. Long Beach, California
6. Providence, Rhode Island
7. Tampa, Florida
8. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
9. Jacksonville, Florida

 

 

Top 9 Cheapest Hotel Locations

The cheapest hotels in 2019 are in Southeast Asia. Average prices in Cebu, Philippines, Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam are $90 USD a night or less from January through March.

1. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2. Stockholm, Sweden
3. Lexington, Kentucky
4. Bogota, Colombia
5. Berlin, Germany
6. Cebu, Philippines
7. Ubud, Indonesia
8. Guadalajara, Mexico
9. Chiang Mai, Thailand

 

 

Biggest Year-Over Savings

CheapTickets is also sharing information about the best places to save big in 2019. The site looked at hot spots with the biggest year-over-year savings in the first quarter compared with the same time last year.

• Isla Mujeres, Mexico (January – March)
• Dublin, Ireland (March)
• San Juan, Puerto Rico (March)
• Barcelona, Spain (January - March)
• Lucea, Jamaica (March)

 

 

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