Spring airfare is cheaper

Dollar Flight Club’s March 19 “Spring 2026 Travel Price Report” measured international fares down an average of 22% and flagged pockets of savings the company framed publicly as “down as much as 35%” in a March 25 press release. (dollarflightclub.com) The report lists live sample fares including Newark → San Juan from $116, JFK → San Juan from $136, Fort Lauderdale → Aruba from $198, Fort Lauderdale → Montego Bay from $214, and Orlando → St. Thomas from $152, and describes those fares as roughly 40–60% below typical pricing on those routes. (dollarflightclub.com) Dollar Flight Club identifies Latin America and North Africa as the strongest value regions, and calls out Cancún, Bogotá, Marrakech and Milan among the destinations with the biggest year‑over‑year savings while naming Bangkok, Athens and Dublin as noticeably more expensive than last spring. (dollarflightclub.com) The analysis attributes the current window to added low‑cost‑carrier capacity on transatlantic and Latin‑America routes, a normalization of demand after the 2023–24 surge, and compressed U.S. spring‑break travel concentrated in March that leaves April and early May with cheaper midweek departures; the report also warns that rising oil prices are a wildcard that could push fares higher later. Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is scheduled for March 25–31, 2026, and shopping roundups from Travel + Leisure and USA TODAY this week highlighted travel categories in the event—luggage, tracking devices such as AirTags, and travel adapters/dongles among the product types editors flagged. (amazon.com) Multiple outlets tracked specific markdowns: USA TODAY and MacRumors reported the Apple AirTag 4‑pack falling to about $59.99 during the sale (roughly a 39% drop from list), and deal aggregators and shopping editors noted luggage and multi‑piece suitcase sets from brands like Samsonite and Travelpro showing discounts commonly in the ~30–45% range. (usatoday.com)