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Unpacking The Best Labor Day Travel Deals On Trips And Gear

American Airlines plane at Jackson Hole Airport

Labor Day weekend is one of the biggest travel holidays in the United States. Every year, millions of Americans pack their bags and hit the road (or skies) to celebrate the end of summer.

Since it’s one of the biggest travel weekends in America, it’s a great time to take advantage of sales, and plenty of companies throw down significant discounts during this time.

Whether you’re still piecing together a last-minute trip or looking to add to your travel gear arsenal for a future adventure, we’ve got all the best Labor Day travel deals to keep an eye on. Even if you don’t have any plans, these offers may inspire you!

My style of travel can be summarized in one mantra: follow the deal, not the destination. You may find a super cheap flight to somewhere you never thought about visiting before!

Open your mind, open some more browser tabs, and let’s see what deals we can snag. It’s a great time of year to plan travel and treat yourself!

TL;DR

Best Travel Labor Day Sales

American Airlines plane at Jackson Hole Airport
Kim Magaraci / ViaTravelers

In the United States, Labor Day weekend is typically a road trip kind of weekend. You may be able to snag a sweet car rental deal with agencies running weekend specials, but the deals you can find in the sky stand out for me.

Unlike Black Friday, when many major flight deal sites run sales on their memberships, the true benefit of flight shopping around Labor Day is the timing. As of writing, domestic flights are down 11 percent from last year, so now is your time to take advantage of these narrow windows. Going.com and Thrifty Traveler are two of the best websites to watch.

The end of Summer is a great time to buy last-minute cheap flights for fall travel, and it’s far enough away that many spring destinations are underpriced. Thrifty Traveler points out that flights are trending cheap into the Fall season, and Going.com is urging travelers to begin to think about their holiday plans, too.

Going

Going.com (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) is one of the best websites for finding cheap flights – and they are running a sale on Premium Memberships until 8/31. If you miss the sale, use our Going.com promo code VIA20 to get a 20% discount on your membership.

Finding deals with Going.com is easy – all you have to do is plug in your departure airport (or airports, if you’re blessed to live near more than one), and Going will tell you all of the best deals. 

The catch is that you’ll need to…

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