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Summer holidays:when is the best time to book them?

Did you know:it is possible to save up to 20% on the "hotel" budget of your summer vacation by booking at the right time. This is what Tripadvisor reveals in a report entitled The best time to book . Thus, booking your hotel more than 10 months in advance is generally more expensive.

Review in detail according to different regions of the world:

• In Europe, it's good to anticipate (=don't delay!) because making a reservation 3 to 5 months before departure saves up to 23% compared to peak periods;

• In the United States, it is in the two months before departure that hotel costs are slightly lower (about 7%);

• In Asia, the best time is in the 3 months before the holidays (23% savings), knowing that prices tend to increase in the 3 to 5 weeks before departure;

• For the Caribbean, the ideal period (7% savings at best) is quite large:within 1 to 4 months before departure;

• In Central America, you can save up to 7% by booking 3 months in advance;

• For South America, you have to go early enough, around 4 months in advance to save up to 20% on a peak period reservation, with an additional 2 to 4% savings in the last weeks;

• It's the same for the Middle East where it is advisable to book 4 months in advance (24% savings at stake), knowing that prices may go up 3 to 4 weeks before departure before fall back in the last 2 weeks;

• For Africa, you have to plan ahead:it is in the 5 months preceding the trip that you have the best prices (about 21% savings), with a slight increase 3 to 5 weeks before departure;

• And for the South Pacific, it's the same, booking within 5 months before departure allows you to take advantage of offers up to 19% more advantageous than during peak periods.

In short, it would be time to think about it!