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 July 10, 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.
🇨🇴 Bogota
Colombia
Total 7-day trip cost
$928
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 9% below the 12-month average, hotel rates are 28% below usual, and daily spending averages under $40.
🇰🇭 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.
🇹🇭 Phuket
Thailand
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,176
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 38% 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
$1,199
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 33% below the 12-month average, and daily spending averages under $30.
🇨🇴 Medellin
Colombia
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,235
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 6% below the 12-month average, and daily spending averages under $35.
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,297
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 33% below the 12-month average, the US dollar has gained 5% against the local currency year-over-year, and daily spending averages under $30.
🇹🇭 Bangkok
Thailand
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,325
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 34% below the 12-month average, and hotel rates are 26% below usual.
🇲🇽 Mexico City
Mexico
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,363
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 10% below the 12-month average, and hotel rates are 20% below usual.
🇨🇺 Havana
Cuba
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,406
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 20% below the 12-month average, and the US dollar has gained 6% against the local currency year-over-year.
🇻🇳 Hanoi
Vietnam
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,422
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 16% below the 12-month average, the US dollar has gained 5% against the local currency year-over-year, hotel rates are 10% below usual, and daily spending averages under $50.
🇨🇴 Cartagena
Colombia
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,561
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 21% below the 12-month average, and hotel rates are 15% below usual.
🇮🇳 Mumbai
India
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,590
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 59% below the 12-month average, and daily spending averages under $40.
🇪🇬 Cairo
Egypt
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,623
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 17% below the 12-month average, and daily spending averages under $40.
🇨🇿 Prague
Czech Republic
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,712
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 40% below the 12-month average, and hotel rates are 9% below usual.
🇿🇦 Cape Town
South Africa
Total 7-day trip cost
$1,751
Why it's cheap right now
Flights are 34% below the 12-month average, and hotel rates are 45% below usual.
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, Bogota, Colombia 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 $928.
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 9% below the 12-month average, hotel rates are 28% below usual, and daily spending averages under $40. 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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