I want to talk to all you cheapskates out there who want to experience a posh resort, but would rather not pay the posh prices.
This is your time. Don’t worry. Be happy.
Right now is the best time to slide into a last-minute resort vacation. Because the snowbirds have gone back home to Minneapolis and Toronto to shovel off their driveways. And the rest of us are waiting until Memorial Day to start our summer vacations.
That presents an opportunity for you, my penny-pinching friends.
Now, there’s one obstacle between you and the cheapest rates you can find on fancy resorts. It’s called Spring Break. In Mexico, it’s Semana Santa. And usually it’s found in the two weeks before and after Easter, which this year is April 5. During those weeks, you might see a price surge in otherwise low spring-season prices, as families travel with their kids and college students head off to party.