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The cheapest times of year to visit the world’s best vacation spots

WTOP Staff

January 23, 2015, 4:46 AM

It’s cheaper to get to Las Vegas in January and early February, Kiplinger Personal Finance says. Rooms average $66, and airfares fall about 25 percent. Do make sure that no big conventions are in town, because that can be a game-changer. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
AP Photo/John Locher, File
London Eye (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been processed with digital filters). LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been processed with digital filters). People skate on the ice rink near The London Eye on December 15, 2014 in London, England. Currently 12 seasonal ice rinks function during winter in London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
It gets cold in London in January, but it’s the cheapest time. With winter in full swing, hotels drop rates to an average of $129 per night and airfares drop about 30 percent, Kiplinger Personal Finance says. The next best bet? Late summer. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Winter is the right time to head to Paris, with February leading the pack. Flights are at their lowest, $498 less on average than in July. Room rates are also at their low point, though Henrik Kjellberg, of The Hotwire Group, tells Kiplinger Personal Finance that hotels stay relatively cheap through May. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere
In Honolulu, on the other hand, May is the cheapest month to visit, with airfares down 31 percent and room rates down 46 percent. You’ll want to avoid the holidays and summer, but prices are still not bad from September through November. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
The best month to visit New York is in February, with average airfares down 21 percent, and room rates at their lowest. Kiplinger Personal Finance adds that fares aren’t bad in January or September either, and rooms can be less on weekends, when business travelers tend to clear out. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File
View on Tiber and St. Peter's cathedral at night, Rome. (Thinkstock)
January is the cheapest time to visit Rome. It’s by far the most affordable time to book a room (although it’s pretty cheap through spring), and flights are an average of 30 percent cheaper. And it may be winter, but Kiplinger Personal Finance says the average temperature is still a tolerable 53 degrees. (Thinkstock)
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Miami skyline
Travelers crowd Miami in the winter, and the summer is pretty hot too, but September, at the end of peak season, is the cheapest time for hotel rooms as well as airfares. (Thinkstock)
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Panoramic view of Gran Via, Madrid, Spain. (Thinkstock)
In Madrid, the attractions are open year-round, but many of the businesses close up for the entire month of August. That means low airfares and cheap hotel rooms. (Thinkstock)
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Three women stand at the end of a fishing pier at Fort Baker and look out at the Golden Gate Bridge Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, near Sausalito, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
January is also the cheapest month to visit San Francisco, Kiplinger Personal Finance says. Rooms go for an average of $116 a night, and you’ll save an average of about $100 on your flight. September’s not bad either, but December is the most expensive month for airfare. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
AP Photo/Eric Risberg
The sun sets over downtown Los Angeles skyline with the snow covered mountains behind it, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
You can combine that San Francisco trip with a visit to Los Angeles in January as well — hotels go for an average of $99 a night, and airfares are the cheapest they’ll get all year. But check summer prices too, Kiplinger Personal Finance says — if you’re flexible, you could snag a deal then too. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
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London Eye (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been processed with digital filters). LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been processed with digital filters). People skate on the ice rink near The London Eye on December 15, 2014 in London, England. Currently 12 seasonal ice rinks function during winter in London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
View on Tiber and St. Peter's cathedral at night, Rome. (Thinkstock)
Miami skyline
Panoramic view of Gran Via, Madrid, Spain. (Thinkstock)
Three women stand at the end of a fishing pier at Fort Baker and look out at the Golden Gate Bridge Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, near Sausalito, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
The sun sets over downtown Los Angeles skyline with the snow covered mountains behind it, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

WASHINGTON — Want to go on vacation without breaking the bank? Timing is everything.

Usually the trick is traveling to locations when other tourists are not.

Kiplinger Personal Finance has compiled a list of some of the biggest tourist attractions in the world, and information on what’s the cheapest month of the year to visit each.

Most of the hot spots are practically begging you to come visit in January and February, so check them out now.

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