Kingstown, SVG: Thanksgiving-week flights from $423, hotels from $160

Thanksgiving falls on 26 November in the United States, and travellers who would rather spend the break overseas can still find affordable flights and hotel rooms, according to data from Expedia and Skyscanner. Among the cheapest options from New York is Kingstown in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with flights starting at $423 and hotels from $160 per night.

Key facts

• Thanksgiving in the United States falls on 26 November; the deals cover travel between 22 and 29 November and 22 and 30 November
• The cheapest average airfares are for travel on 23 to 26 November, while 29 November is the most expensive day to fly
• From New York, flights to Kingstown start at $423, with hotels from $160 per night
• Hotel rates below $150 a night are available in Phuket, Cusco, Santo Domingo, Frankfurt and Nice
• Expedia says the best-value booking window for international Thanksgiving flights may have ended on 15 October

When is it cheapest to fly?

Expedia identifies 23 to 26 November as the dates with the lowest average airfare, and says it is typical for flights on the holiday itself to be cheaper. The most expensive day to fly is 29 November, the Sunday after the holiday week.

The booking window that offered the biggest savings on international flights during Thanksgiving week may already have closed on 15 October, according to Expedia's Holiday Travel Outlook, though the data points to destinations where prices remain low.

Where are hotel rates lowest?

Expedia data for travel between 22 and 30 November lists five destinations where travellers can still find rooms under $150 a night: Phuket in Thailand, Cusco in Peru, Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Frankfurt in Germany and Nice in France.

Melanie Fish, vice president of global public relations for Expedia Group, said "there are still some great destinations that offer real value" for travellers trading Thanksgiving at home for an international trip.

What does a trip from New York cost?

Skyscanner data on the cheapest round-trip airfare and hotel rates for travel between 22 and 29 November lists four destinations from New York: Toronto, Canada, from $334 with hotels from $113 per night; Santo Domingo from $407 with hotels from $83; Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, from $423 with hotels from $160; and San Juan, Puerto Rico, from $467 with hotels from $119.

What about travellers flying from Los Angeles?

From Los Angeles, Skyscanner lists Calgary, Canada, from $380 with hotels from $62 per night; Mexico City from $468 with hotels from $23; Nassau in the Bahamas from $500 with hotels from $257; and Cartagena in Colombia from $734 with hotels from $41.

What this means for travellers

Anyone considering Thanksgiving abroad from either coast can compare the listed destinations against their budget, keeping in mind that the quoted prices were accurate at the time the data was published but may change. Flying on or just before the holiday is likely to cost less than returning on the Sunday after it.

No further deals or dates beyond those covering Thanksgiving week have been announced in the data.