{"id":46713,"date":"2016-08-08T15:37:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T20:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=46713"},"modified":"2018-02-27T11:31:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T17:31:56","slug":"summer-travel-deals-abound-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/summer-travel-deals-abound-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer travel deals abound in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to steal in one last vacation before the leaves start falling and the little ones start heading back to school? August may be your best bet as\u00a0destinations, particularly Gulf Coast states, drop prices for summer travelers:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/best-restaurants-eat-miami-spice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also: The best restaurants to eat at during Miami Spice<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46715\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46715\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SanAntonio.jpg\" alt=\"San Antonio, Riverwalk, Texas\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SanAntonio.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SanAntonio-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SanAntonio-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SanAntonio-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SanAntonio-400x268.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Antonio Riverwalk<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Peak summer travel season may be reaching its end but that doesn&#8217;t mean one last vacation isn&#8217;t in order. According to new date from the\u00a0Orbitz\u00ae Insider Index, air and hotel rates to several U.S. hot spots\u00a0are dropping. Traveling to top destinations in Florida, Louisiana and Texas in August can save travelers approximately 7 percent on air and another 10 percent on hotels, on average, compared to June and July travel.<\/p>\n<p>Air and hotel travel to Panama City, Florida and Gatlinburg, Tennessee are particularly high, but big savings can also be had at larger cities including New Orleans, San Antonio and Orlando. For deeper discounts, books at orbitz.com through August 28th for up to 50% off participating hotels plus an additional 15% discount using promotion code SUMMERTIME.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Orbitz Insider Index: August Wins for Best of Summer Deals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46714 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SummerSavings.png\" alt=\"SummerSavings\" width=\"1300\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SummerSavings.png 1300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SummerSavings-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SummerSavings-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SummerSavings-600x216.png 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SummerSavings-1250x450.png 1250w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/SummerSavings-400x144.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>For great August sales and deals, visit <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/deals\"><strong>www.orbitz.com\/deals<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424.jpg\" alt=\"Orbitz Rewards\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424-300x90.jpg 300w, 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