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Post-holiday travel bargains abound, but are they worth it?

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Posted on 1/3/2010 13:26 EST
Filed in: Accommodations, Cheap Travel, Cheap Vacations, Flights, Hotels, Travel, Vacations, Winter

The bargains may be too enticing to pass up. Airfare and hotel rates falling through the floor, no crowds to fend off, so why not vacation the first week of the new year? Because, according to an article on The Washington Post, it may be no fun. Read on to learn why.

"Everything you've heard about Dead Week may be dead wrong.

Dead Week, for those of you who aren't dyed-in-the-wool bargain hunters, takes place the first week of every year. After the New Year's holiday, travel falls off the map, figuratively speaking, as occupancy rates and prices plunge to their lowest levels in months.

So why ignore the conventional wisdom and stay home during the first week of the year..."

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