So, you’ve got the whole year ahead of you and it’s time to begin planning those vacations. All you need to get started is a budget, some time off and a list of cheap travel destinations.
With a little bit of flexibility around where and when you travel, you can plan a getaway to remember without spending a fortune. Enter CheapTickets and their new roundup of the cheapest destinations for travel in 2019.
Looking for cheap travel in 2019? Put these cities on your radar
To arrive at its top locations, the budget travel site compared roundtrip airfare, hotel rates and the average price for vacation packages through March 31, 2019. Broken down by category, you can see the cheapest travel spots by hotel, vacation package and flights:
"If your New Year's resolution included traveling out of the country, then you really should be booking your next trip sooner than later," said Justine McDonald, travel expert for CheapTickets.
While there are many international cities on this list, we’ve bolded the U.S. destinations to let you know that you can save money right here at home, as well.
| Rank | Vacation packages | Cheapest hotels | Cheapest flights |
| 1 |
Dublin, Ireland |
Cusco, Peru |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 2 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
West Palm Beach, Florida |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| 3 |
Isla Mujeres, Mexico |
Iguazu, Argentina |
Lexington, Kentucky |
| 4 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Denver, Colorado |
Bogota, Colombia |
| 5 |
Mazatlan, Mexico |
Long Beach, California |
Berlin, Germany |
| 6 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Providence, Rhode Island |
Cebu, Philippines |
| 7 |
Key West, Florida |
Tampa, Florida |
Ubud, Indonesia |
| 8 |
Miami Beach, Florida |
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 9 |
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
Jacksonville, Florida |
Chiang Mai, Thailand |
Money expert Clark Howard's travel philosophy is simple: "My first rule of travel is to find a great airfare deal or affordable destination — then figure out a reason to go there," he says. "Eventually, you'll see the world at a fraction of the normal price!"
Now got some ideas about where you should consider traveling, see money expert Clark's secret to finding the cheapest flight possible.
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