What is travel Tuesday?

Travel Tuesday, sometimes known as Travel Deal Tuesday, is the day after Cyber Monday. It serves as an opportunity for travel companies to offer up discounts on hotels, cruises, flights, and more. Consumers can expect to find more travel deals on this day compared to Thanksgiving, Black Friday, or Cyber Monday.



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Average domestic airfare price by day The cheapest days to depart if you're flying within the U.S. are midweek — generally Tuesday or Wednesday. For economy tickets, Tuesdays are about 24% lower than peak prices on Sundays, which translates to savings of about $85 per ticket.

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Travel Tuesday, sometimes known as Travel Deal Tuesday, is the day after Cyber Monday. It serves as an opportunity for travel companies to offer up discounts on hotels, cruises, flights, and more. Consumers can expect to find more travel deals on this day compared to Thanksgiving, Black Friday, or Cyber Monday.

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Travel Deal Tuesday 2021 had nearly 31% more deals than Cyber Monday and 55% more deals than Black Friday. Hopper detects an average of 68 deals per second on this travel holiday — 50% more than usual. The best deals ranged from $1,200 off Nepal and $550 off Barcelona, Spain.

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Regarding the day you check in to a hotel, you may get cheaper rates on a Tuesday or Sunday than on a Friday or Saturday. Sunday is arguably the cheapest day to check in because weekend leisure travelers have already checked out, and business travelers don't usually travel on weekends.

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Research Prices in Advance You'll save the most money on Travel Tuesday flights if you take the time to research the average prices ahead of time. Because these deals will not last for long, you need to be ready to pull the trigger quickly.

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In the early days of online flight booking, airlines used to manually post their updated prices at a certain time of day each week. This led to the rise of the myth that the cheapest time to book a flight was on Tuesday (and specifically at 3am, many claimed).

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When is Travel Deal Tuesday? It falls on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, this year that's November 28, 2023.

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The concept of booking your flight on a specific day to save a bit of money has become one of the most common pieces of quasi-advice among travelers. But the popular travel myth might be just that — a myth — as flight prices these days depend on demand, not the day of the week.

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Tuesdays may not be favorable for booking, but if you're hoping to score major savings, booking your departure on a Tuesday or Wednesday is a surefire way to do so. Mid-week flights offer the best deal prices in comparison to flights departing the rest of the week.

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While the cheapest day to actually pay for airfare can vary from one week to the next, Expedia data shows consumers who book airfare on Sundays instead of Fridays tend to save approximately 5 percent on domestic flights and 15 percent on international airfare.

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Fridays are generally the least expensive days to travel internationally. You could save around 20 per cent on your ticket price.

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Expedia data suggests the cheapest day of the week to book a flight is Sunday. Travellers who book on Sundays instead of Fridays tend to save up to 20% on domestic economy flights and up to 29% on domestic business, and 18% off international economy flights and 22% on international business, on average.

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Tuesday Around Midnight is the Cheapest Time to Book
In general, flights were slightly cheaper at midnight earlier in the week (Monday through Wednesday). However, this is only applicable to about 1.6% of U.S. markets, meaning that it's not likely you'll find the same savings on your specific route.

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Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the cheapest days to fly domestically. The cheapest days to depart if you're flying within the U.S. are midweek — generally Tuesday or Wednesday. For economy tickets, Tuesdays are about 24% lower than peak prices on Sundays, which translates to savings of about $85 per ticket.

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Generally, Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the best weekdays to fly. Thursday is a bit more expensive but still reasonable. Saturday is usually the cheapest weekend day to fly. That does not mean you cannot find great flight prices on the other days of the week.

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