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Tips for Planning Your Fall Getaway

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    Orbitz Senior Editor Jeanenne Tornatore on how travelers can get great deals on their fall vacations.

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-- day is here but before you met up for the long weekend our next guest says now is the time to start planning for your fault trip if you want to get the best deal.

More of its senior editor -- toward the toward joins us now.

-- thanks for joining us -- you know and high gas prices but I think people will still drive this weekend would be UC.

I agree in fact we're seeing according to AAA 33 million travelers hitting the roads in the skies this week and that's up two point 9%.

-- Labor Day 2011 to people are going to be out there it's gonna be busy.

Right judging from your research on Labor Day travelers though.

What do you say about this fall are at -- road's gonna be busier people planning already.

Welcome the great thing about fall is that it is a slower travel season and that's why travelers can really reach some great deals following Labor Day weekend mid September through.

Mid November is one of the best times of the year to travel to get a great deal in many destinations around the country from the mountain towns before the ski resorts opened to the East Coast beach -- one of the best times a year -- -- traveling in the fall its -- -- the weather's great it's a great time but.

To travel so let's talk about some of your tips are you -- for -- -- -- better -- like.

Well what's key to remember is that not every destination is in their shoulder -- off season.

These and destinations where people wanna go see all the beautiful fall colors and little towns up in the northeastern Wisconsin and Michigan.

Those things that he wouldn't suspect -- that they needed in the fall that's your key prime season so all -- little boutique hotels in the bed and breakfast those book got so if you're heading to those popular all destinations.

But early however if you're thinking of some of these destinations that are in their shoulder season that's the mountain towns.

The beach towns and current Caribbean cruise South Florida these destinations you probably wait a little -- getting great last minute -- fall through and -- advise.

You say there are shoulder seasons deals out there where -- -- Again that's those mountain destinations that beach towns at the Caribbean South Florida cruises and some of these as we now are hurricane prone destination so if you're willing to take a little bit of a risk when it comes to the -- -- deals are definitely worth it.

Here's a great idea you have weekends in financial districts don't hotels discount like can't -- that time.

They do a lot of people don't realize that places like New York Chicago San Francisco these business.

Big business travel destinations in cities.

During the week -- business districts the financial -- are full of business travelers and that hotel prices are pretty hefty.

However on the weekends the business travelers -- out and knows added hotels that are not in the theater in the shopping districts offer really great prices to keep those rooms -- I love that -- thanks for coming on tonight we appreciate your help thank you.

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