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- Travelers seeking warm weather can find offers for destinations in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Popular destinations include cities in Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa.
- Travelers can find round trips from some US cities to destinations in the southern hemisphere for less than $ 700.
The winter climate has hit the United States in recent weeks, with the south seeing record snowfall.
But summer could be just a plane trip. Winter will not end until the end of March in the United States, but travelers who yearn for warm days can go to the southern hemisphere in the meantime, without blowing their budget.
“There are still many flight offers available for those of us who are tired of freezing temperatures,” said Melanie Fish, vice president of global public relations for Expedia Group, to USA Today in an email. This is what you should know about finding a holiday offer to the south of Ecuador this winter.
What are the most popular destinations to the south of Ecuador?
According to data shared by the travel platform, Hopper, the most reserved destinations in the southern hemisphere between February and April were:
- Sydney, Australia
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Santiago, Chile
Others in the 10 main cities included Melbourne, Australia; São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil; and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The data of Hotels.com showed in a similar way that the most popular cities in that part of the world between December and March were Rio de Janeiro; Sydney; and Cape City in South Africa, according to Fish. Hotels.com is part of Expedia Group.
Popular countries, either fully or partially in the southern hemisphere, also included Ecuador, Tanzania, Maldivas, Colombia and Fiji, Fish added.
Cheaper flights to destinations to the south of Ecuador
There are offers available from several American centers, according to Hopper:
- From Boston, travelers can fly back and forth to São Paulo for only $ 462.
- From New York, there are flights to Santiago, Chile for only $ 575 round trip; Rio de Janeiro for $ 588; and São Paulo for $ 632.
- From Newark, New Jersey, travelers can reserve round trip flights to Rio de Janeiro for only $ 607; Santiago de Chile for $ 612; and São Paulo for $ 629.
- From Dallas, Texas, there are round trip flights to Rio de Janeiro from $ 640.
Fish said that the Expedia application also showed agreements for flights to Brazil, South Africa, Australia and Peru between January and March.
“The flights of February and March of Los Angeles to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane can be found for up to 55% less than the typical predicted rate, as low as $ 718 for a flight from Brisbane Laxo (a) the last week of February “He added.
The rates for the flights of January and February of New York to São Paulo or Rio de Janeir Johannesburg in March were up to 50% lower at $ 856.
The cheapest hotels in the destinations to the south of Ecuador
Brazil and Ecuador had the cheapest night prices between January and March, according to Hotels.com data.
In Rio, there were four -star properties with rates as low as $ 60 per night, for example. “Ecuador is one of the most affordable destinations on the list. However, the main destinations such as Galapagos can be more expensive, ”said Fish. “Highly qualified 3 star hotels start up to $ 35 in Quito.”
Nathan Diller is a consumer trip reporter for USA Today based in Nashville. You can communicate with him at ndiller@usatody.com.
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