Travelers hunting for deals this holiday season may want to book before Travel Tuesday arrives on Dec. 1, according to new data from the flight-search site Skyscanner. The company’s latest travel trends report found that fares can drop by as much as 40% compared to regular pricing in the lead-up to the widely hyped shopping event, and that Black Friday deals sometimes beat Travel Tuesday altogether.
Skyscanner’s data also names Florida and Texas among the highest-trending U.S. destinations travelers are booking for 2027, alongside the Bahamas, Italy, Vietnam, Mexico, Sweden and Scotland.
For those eyeing international trips, Skyscanner found some of the steepest price drops on flights to Toulouse, France, and Bologna, Italy, where airfare has fallen 25% compared to previous years.
The company points to last year’s data showing Cyber Monday, not Travel Tuesday, was actually the best single day to book flights — a pattern that suggests shoppers waiting for the officially branded travel sales day may be leaving money on the table.
Skyscanner’s website lets travelers enter their destination and dates to compare airfare and hotel pricing across providers in one place, a tool the company markets as a way to cut through the noise of competing holiday sales events.
With Christmas and New Year’s travel season approaching, the message from Skyscanner’s data is straightforward: shoppers who wait for the calendar date rather than watching prices directly may miss the better deal.
