# Last minute vacation deals - Do they exist?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 25, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-vacation-deals-do-they-exist/236245 "2004-03-25T01:24:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-vacation-deals-do-they-exist/236245/1 "2004-03-25T01:24:35Z")

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A situation has come up where we have just decided to take off for a week for spring break. Doesn’t matter too much where we go. How can find last minute bargains, if they do, in fact, exist?

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-vacation-deals-do-they-exist/236245/2 "2004-03-25T01:31:24Z")

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Priceline and the rest have all sorts of deals if you don’t care where you go, or don’t mind leaving at odd hours. Lots of different vacation pakages available…shop around. But yes, they do exist.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-vacation-deals-do-they-exist/236245/3 "2004-03-25T01:36:27Z")

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You bet they exist. If you’re willing to go with their packaged plan and not a trip customized by yourself and (a) they’re at risk of eating unfilled bookings and (b) time is running out, then buddy, be prepared to save some money.

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**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-vacation-deals-do-they-exist/236245/4 "2004-03-25T02:14:49Z")

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> [@lieu](#):
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> You bet they exist. If you’re willing to go with their packaged plan and not a trip customized by yourself and (a) they’re at risk of eating unfilled bookings and (b) time is running out, then buddy, be prepared to save some money.

Thanks to both. I’ll go to Priceline right now.

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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-vacation-deals-do-they-exist/236245/5 "2004-03-25T02:17:00Z")

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There’s also this website:

[http://www.11thhourvacations.com/eleventh.php](http://www.11thhourvacations.com/eleventh.php)

Not sure about their service, I have never used it.

Have fun!!!