13 Most Affordable Places to Travel for Spring Break in the U.S. and Mexico This Year

"Spring break may be one of the busiest travel windows of the year, but that doesn't automatically mean paying peak-season prices. To identify where travelers can still find value, analyzed flight and hotel searches made between September and mid-December 2025 for trips scheduled from March 1 through April 30, 2026, focusing on average round-trip economy fares and nightly hotel rates for standard double-occupancy rooms."

"To identify where travelers can still find value, analyzed flight and hotel searches made between September and mid-December 2025 for trips scheduled from March 1 through April 30, 2026, focusing on average round-trip economy fares and nightly hotel rates for standard double-occupancy rooms. The result is a list of places in the U.S. and Mexico where demand hasn't yet pushed prices out of reach, from laid-back Florida beach destinations to Colorado mountain towns and colorful cities across Mexico."

Flight and hotel searches made between September and mid-December 2025 for trips scheduled March 1 through April 30, 2026 were analyzed, with a focus on average round-trip economy fares and nightly hotel rates for standard double-occupancy rooms. The analysis identifies U.S. and Mexico destinations where demand has not yet pushed prices to peak-season levels. Those destinations range from laid-back Florida beach towns to Colorado mountain communities and colorful cities across Mexico. The findings indicate that spring-break travel in the March–April window can offer accessible value for travelers who target markets with lower-than-peak airfares and hotel rates.

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