Data Report
We ranked 15 international destinations by total 7-day trip cost — flight + hotel × 7 + daily spend × 7 — using live flight and hotel data. Fares found from New York (JFK).
Published January 15, 2026. Last updated August 24, 2026.
Every ranking is computed from our live dataset — not hand-picked, not sponsored. Flight prices come from Aviasales and Booking.com. Hotel rates come from Booking.com. Daily spending budgets come from cost-of-living data tuned for tourists. We add them together, multiply the nightly figures by 7, and sort ascending. That's the list.
Because the dataset updates daily, the ranking you see below may change tomorrow. That's the point — cheap travel windows are transient, and knowing when one opens is half the battle.
🇰🇭 Siem Reap
Cambodia
Total 7-day trip cost
$986
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 38% below the 12-month average, hotel rates are 33% below usual, and daily spending averages under $30.
🇨🇴 Bogota
Colombia
Total 7-day trip cost
$993
Why it's cheap right now
Hotel rates are 28% below usual, and daily spending averages under $40.
🇨🇴 Medellin
Colombia
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,014
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 58% below the 12-month average, and daily spending averages under $35.
🇹🇭 Phuket
Thailand
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,029
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 55% below the 12-month average, hotel rates are 40% below usual, and daily spending averages under $50.
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
Thailand
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,070
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 47% below the 12-month average, and daily spending averages under $30.
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,142
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 50% below the 12-month average, and daily spending averages under $30.
🇻🇳 Hanoi
Vietnam
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,169
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 46% below the 12-month average, hotel rates are 10% below usual, and daily spending averages under $50.
🇲🇽 Mexico City
Mexico
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,208
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 54% below the 12-month average, and hotel rates are 20% below usual.
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,227
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 47% below the 12-month average, and hotel rates are 26% below usual.
🇵🇪 Lima
Peru
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,326
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 43% below the 12-month average, and hotel rates are 35% below usual.
🇨🇺 Havana
Cuba
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,378
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 28% below the 12-month average, and the US dollar has gained 4% against the local currency year-over-year.
🇨🇴 Cartagena
Colombia
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,413
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 54% below the 12-month average, and hotel rates are 15% below usual.
🇪🇬 Cairo
Egypt
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,424
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 47% below the 12-month average, and daily spending averages under $40.
🇹🇷 Istanbul
Turkey
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,553
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 47% below the 12-month average.
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,564
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 33% below the 12-month average.
Each ranking combines live flight data (Aviasales + Booking.com), hotel rates (Booking.com), and cost-of-living-derived daily budgets. Total = flight + (hotel nightly × 7) + (daily spend × 7). Full details on our methodology page.
Based on our live data, Siem Reap, Cambodia is currently the cheapest international destination for travelers flying from New York in 2026. A 7-day trip including flight, hotel, and daily spending works out to roughly $986.
7-day trip cost equals the round-trip flight fare from New York, plus the average nightly hotel rate multiplied by 7 nights, plus the average daily spending budget multiplied by 7 days. Flight and hotel prices come from live data and are compared against rolling averages. Daily budgets are based on cost-of-living data for each destination and cover food, local transit, and activities.
Yes — and the data shows why. Flights are 38% below the 12-month average, hotel rates are 33% below usual, and daily spending averages under $30. These are all measurable, live signals that change day to day, so the ranking refreshes every 24 hours.
This ranking rebuilds every 24 hours using the latest flight, hotel, and currency data. Flight and hotel prices are fetched daily; exchange rates are updated daily from the European Central Bank.
This ranking uses fares from New York (JFK). We also track departures from Los Angeles, London, Chicago, and 16 other origin cities — each with its own GO Score. Visit any destination page to see fares from your nearest origin.
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