Why leaving in September is always a good idea (and even more so since the Covid)

Each year, one in five French people choose to go on vacation in September rather than in the midst of the great summer wave, in July or August.

Retirees, students, couples without children, the self-employed, for the most part.

Everyone then hopes to enjoy the most beautiful sites without the crowds, with always summer weather and prices, in particular for transport and accommodation, which are much more affordable.

A winning trifecta that seems even more judicious than usual in this context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Explanations.

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Accommodation, transport: broken prices

"The price of accommodation and that of transport vary according to the law of supply and demand," says

Nathalie Belloir, communications director of the Voyageurs du Monde group. Understand: the more people who want to travel - as is the case in July and August - the more requests there are, the higher the prices will be. While in September, when the children return to school and their parents return to the office, demand drops, resulting in lower prices.

, she reports.

Up to 50% on the flight side, according to figures sent by the airline Transavia.

Thus, the average price of a ticket to go to Greece is 89 € in September versus 177 € in August.

Ditto, the average price to travel to Spain is 42 € in September against 103 in August.

One bill, divided by two.

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Better weather

Another good reason to prefer to travel in September: the weather.

This Friday, September 3, it is 30 ° C in Rome, 26 ° C in Nice, 25 ° C in Barcelona, ​​30 ° C in Athens, 29 ° C in California and 27 ° C in Rio de Janeiro.

The sun is still there, but no heatwave on the horizon, as was the case this summer.

At the end of June, it was close to 50 ° C in British Columbia in Canada.

The world record for heat was broken with 54.4 ° C recorded in early July at Furnace Creek in Death Valley in California.

On Wednesday August 11, it was 48.8 ° C in Syracuse, Sicily.

A historic heatwave that led to devastating fires in Southern Europe, California but also in the Maghreb and Siberia.

We therefore understand all those who postpone their moment of idleness in September to take advantage of the mild temperatures.

Less people

Last good point for the month of September: avoid the crowds.

No more crowded beaches, long queues, traffic jams on the road, round trips by car to manage to park ... In addition, in this context of the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving behind seems even more judicious than 'ordinary, since it avoids the crowds and therefore reduces the risk of the virus spreading.

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