{"id":10362,"date":"2016-10-18T15:45:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T20:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=10362"},"modified":"2019-10-17T09:41:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T14:41:20","slug":"winter-travel-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/winter-travel-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Named Best Winter Getaway for Low Travel Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The city was ranked for the lowest travel costs and fewest hassles<\/h2>\n

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Sure \u2013 warm weather, white sands, palm trees, and bottomless pi\u00f1a coladas might win most people over when it comes to planning winter holiday vacations. Typically, the goal is to get away\u00a0<\/em>from the cold, right?<\/p>\n

Amidst the inevitably\u00a0large influx of flight bookings to warm destinations during the holidays, there are plenty of people who don’t mind visiting a not-so-warm place in the winter, and in fact, might even prefer it.<\/p>\n

Our friends at Wallethub<\/a> recently shared a ranking of the best winter holiday destinations grouped into cold weather and warm weather. Their analysts looked at two weeks of flight data from some of the most popular metropolitan areas and took into account a variety of deciding factors, including costs of the cheapest flights, weather conditions, and number of attractions. Naturally, Chicago was recognized.<\/p>\n