Talk about an expensive holiday getaway.
The holiday travel season is right around the corner, and the top two destinations people are flocking to for Thanksgiving might surprise you.
HotelPlanner, a travel tech company and hotel booking platform, looked at hotel bookings in 2024 and 2025 for Thanksgiving weekend in the five major US cities: Las Vegas, New York, Chicago, Boston and San Francisco.
The experts found that many Americans are booking stays in Sin City and the Big Apple. A little turkey, a little stroll down the Vegas Strip or by the Empire State Building — sounds like fun.
The Post reached out to HotelPlanner for comment.
Las Vegas managed to beat out NYC as the No. 1 travel destination for the annual holiday, as 56% of travelers are visiting there.
The platform also said that Vegas’ popularity has grown 13% over the last year, while NYC’s has grown 7% earning it the title of the second most popular travel destination for turkey day.
Chicago came in third, San Francisco in fourth place and Boston rounded out the top 5.
The news that Vegas is the top travel spot for Thanksgiving this year comes as a surprise, considering people are complaining about the Nevada city’s sky-high prices.
Vegas hotel prices are up 23% compared to 2024, with the average room price per night being around $218.
Even a watered-down cocktail and a breakfast sandwich are hurting visitors’ wallets.
“Having a coffee that was $14 was crazy. I just wasn’t expecting that. It was just a latte with a few extra flavors,” Katherine from College Station, Texas, told Fox News Digital.
“I got a drink this morning. It was, like, $12 for a lemonade or something like that. And water bottles are so expensive,” her daughter Cammie added.
“The price gouging in Las Vegas is out of control,” TikTok user Christian griped in a viral video.
And while those prices might be jaw-dropping to many, NYC is right up there since it’s actually considered even more expensive to travel to. The average cost of a hotel here has gone up 53% since 2024, according to the booking platform.
Something to keep in mind if you’re planning on traveling to either of these major cities or elsewhere next month, airports might be extra chaotic due to the ongoing partial government shutdown.
“Airports will be flooded with flight cancellations and delays amid the busiest time to travel all year, and the list goes on and on,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said during a press conference about the consequences of the shutdown.
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