If you're planning summer travel this season, avoid mid to late June and July. This is the peak season for many destinations, and flights can be expensive and overbooked.
GALLUP NEWS SERVICEThe average number of vacation days planned is 11. July is by far the most popular month for summer vacations, with 51% of Americans saying they will vacation then.
Another one of De Bloom's studies found that while longer vacations are “more likely to facilitate mastery experience,” shorter vacations are “more likely to result in detachment and relaxation experiences.” In other words, if the purpose of the vacation is just to relax and escape, a jaunt shorter than seven days is ...
Higher temperatures, long hours of sunshine and the school summer break signal July as the start of Europe's busiest travel season, with larger numbers of visitors across Europe.