02-22-2014, 06:47 PM
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Originally posted by Bullwinkle
Ive never seen pricing this firm into the off season - I'm blaming the polar vortex - be interesting to see the visitor stats
What off season?
April-May and Oct-Nov are the off seasons, when tourist business drops. Hotels drop their rates and also do seasonal layoffs of excess staff. Everyday airfares drop during these "shoulders."
Mid-December through March are winter "high season," when the highest rates of the year prevail, because travel plans are driven by awful winter weather on the mainland. Deals are in short supply, because snow does the heavy marketing.
Summer has higher total counts, because kids are out of school and many people still take annual vacations in summer. And summer tourism is heavily marketed by the state and by the industry, with lots of deals being offered.