2013 Winter Travel Hot Spots: #Infographic Highlights Popular & Cheap Destinations

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In preparation for the upcoming holiday travel season, GoBankingRates.com released an infographic detailing top winter trends for domestic air-travel. The infographic highlights the 10 most popular and the 10 most affordable U.S. cities for winter air travel.

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The most popular U.S. winter vacation cities by air travel are:

1. Denver
2. Fort Lauderdale
3. Los Angeles
4. Las Vegas
5. Dallas/Fort Worth
6. Orlando
7. Miami
8. New York
9. San Francisco
10. Phoenix

However, the airports with the lowest average cost per flight ticket are:

1. LGA – New York City ($369)
2. BWI – Baltimore ($397)
3. DEN – Denver ($404)
4. ATL – Atlanta ($410)
5. DCA – Washington D.C./Arlington – DCA ($411)
6. RDU – Raleigh/Durham – RDU ($429)
7. MCI – Kansas City – MCI ($430)
8. ORD/MDW – Chicago ($434)
9. SNA – Santa Ana, Orange County ($435)
10. BNA – Nashville ($440)

Interesting Findings

• The most popular airport in New York City is John F. Kennedy (JFK), whereas the airport offering the lowest average cost per flight in the city is LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The airports are just over 12 miles apart; however the cost difference is $773, on average.
• LAX in Los Angeles is one of the most popular airports in the U.S.; however, John Wayne Airport in Orange County is just 40 miles away and offers flights for $420 less, on average.
• Three other popular cities that didn't make the top 10, but were under $500 were Atlanta, Tampa and San Diego.

GoBankingRates.com also provides money-saving tips for booking flights, hotels and attractions in these popular destinations.

Click here to see the tips: http://bit.ly/18alzBI

About This Infographic

GoBankingRates.com curated data from CheapOair travel trends for December 2012 through March 2013. The data aggregates total number of airline tickets sold during these months, ranking destinations according to popularity. The most affordable cities considers the average ticket price for the top 50 U.S. cities.

About GoBankingRates.com

GoBankingRates.com (http://www.gobankingrates.com/) is a personal finance website that connects consumers with the best interest rates nationwide. GoBankingRates.com's editors have been featured on several top media outlets, including U.S. News, Yahoo! Finance, Forbes, The Street, Huffington Post and more.

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