Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel holidays of the year, so if you think you're stuck for a place to stay, think again. You can find deals everywhere this season.
Read the hotel rate report from HotWire.com:
Hotwire.com, the discount travel site, last week released its Hotel Rate Report, which highlights the cities that have experienced the most significant rate declines over the year. The study takes into account trends from last year and monthly price variations.
The biggest drop goes to Houston, at 24 percent. The city's top ranking is due in part to the return of normalcy after last year's Hurricane Ike, which uprooted many South Texans, forcing them to seek refuge in hotels and causing rates to spike. Tampa also experienced a 24 percent reduction, with Miami and Fort Lauderdale close on its heels with 21 percent.
"This sun-soaked state continues to offer amazing deals and price drops mainly due to a lower demand for leisure and business travel during the down economy, both a key source of traffic," wrote Clem Bason, president of the Hotwire Group, in an e-mail. "Moreover, the majority of people who travel to Florida cities are Floridians themselves and considering the state was one of the hardest hit by the housing market crash, many inhabitants have likely cut back on traveling drastically. These factors have resulted in tons of hotel rooms that are going unsold, thus lower prices."
With its glut of rooms, Las Vegas was no surprise, but Austin made an unexpected appearance, as did San Diego and Oahu. Good vacation destinations made even more attractive by inexpensive lodging.
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