Celebrate and save with July 4 travel deals
Forget watching fireworks from home this year. Instead,聽pack your bags and skip town with affordable, last-minute Fourth of July travel deals that will take your holiday to the next level.
Or, use the long Independence Day聽weekend to book a聽vacation for later in the season.
Whether you鈥檙e looking to take a getaway now聽or later, we rounded up some of the best travel deals that you can take (or plan) this July 4.
Celebrate in the Windy City
Drop what you鈥檙e doing right now and take a journey to Chicago for less than you鈥檇 ordinarily spend. Visit聽, where the travel booking website has compiled special summer getaways to popular destinations so you don鈥檛 have to do the research yourself. For example, you can fly round-trip from New York City to Chicago for $162, then stay at a聽Chicago hotel for as little as $70 a night.
Take in the sights in California
础迟听, select hotels are up to 50% off as part of the site鈥檚 Fourth of July sale. So pick San Diego, Los Angeles or Orange County to see the fireworks from the California coast. To take advantage of this deal, you must book by July 4 and聽travel between now and聽July 18. The discount is available only at participating hotels, and there may be a minimum stay requirement.
Go international
If you鈥檙e in need of a summertime escape,聽聽has just what you鈥檙e looking for. Save up to 50% (or more in some cases) when you book at participating hotels by July 4. We have our eyes on The Mill Resort & Suites Aruba, which is priced from聽$96 (discounted from $191) per night between July 11 and July 18. Other international locations on sale include sites in Bali, Buenos Aires and Cancun.
Travel by bus or train
If you have a fear of flying, or just want to skip pricey plane tickets, holiday travel deals extend to other modes of transportation, too. 础迟听, bus and train tickets start at $9 for Fourth of July weekend. Just pick your destination, input your current location, and browse for tickets by departure date.
Rent a home
Rather stay in a home instead of a hotel? In case you didn鈥檛 already know, July is National Vacation Rental Month, and that means you can find deals on vacation rentals across the country. Check the deals page of聽聽for the most up-to-date offerings and stay in a home-away-from-home this summer.
Leave on a whim
Your travel plans don鈥檛 have to be set in advance, thanks to the聽聽website and corresponding app, where you can browse for last-minute hotel deals that you can book tonight, tomorrow or whenever. The company is currently advertising discounts for locations as diverse as San Francisco and聽San Antonio.
Regardless of where you choose to spend your Independence Day or your summer getaway, remember to read all travel policies carefully before booking. Service fees may apply, which could increase your total purchase amount.
Courtney Jespersen is a staff writer at NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Email:聽courtney@nerdwallet.com. Twitter:聽.
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