Traveling is one of the best things that you can do with your time and money. Being able to open your mind to what the world has to offer and experience different cultures to their fullest is worth every cent spent on it. BUT, can you spend less and do more? Can you avoid the crowds but still see the main attractions? YES!! How you ask? Travel in the low season! Travel/Tourism/Hospitality is all split into three seasons, peak season, which is their busiest time, shoulder season, which is on either side of peak season where it’s slowed down some, but is not quite their lowest, and then there is low season, or off season as some call it. Low season is the time of year when there is the least amount of tourism and travel. Remember that some places seasons are not the same time of year. For example a beach’s peak season is summer and off season is winter, but a ski resort may be the opposite, where peak season is their winter, and summer is their off season. There are so many benefits to traveling in the low season, I’ve highlighted my top 5 reasons below.
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