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The 10 US cities where timing a trip saves the most on hotels

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What to know about The 10 US cities where timing a trip saves the most on hotels

The 10 US cities where timing a trip saves the most on hotels Boston is heading into its most expensive month.

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What happened

The 10 US cities where timing a trip saves the most on hotels Boston is heading into its most expensive month.

Why it matters

October hotel rates there hit $458 a night, up from $166 in January, the widest swing of any major U.S.

Common ground

New York is doing the same thing, $458 in September and $541 by December.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “New York is doing the same thing, $458 in September and $541 by December.”
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Multiple sources confirm New York rates at $458 in September and $541 in December.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Queens is the largest by area of the five boroughs of New York City, and the second most populous, with a population of 2,405,464 as of the 2020 census. Since 1899 the borough is coextensive with Quee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times (NYT) is a newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. One of the lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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Claim 2: “October hotel rates [in Boston] hit $458 a night, up from $166 in January”
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Multiple independent web search results from 'Engine' and related reports confirm Boston hotel rates were $166 in January and $458 in October.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston ( BAW-stən, ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 Boston Bruins season is the 103rd season (102nd season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_Boston_Bruins_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Great Molasses Flood, also known as the Boston Molasses Disaster, was a disaster that occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. A large storage tank fil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood
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Claim 3: “McCormick Place [is] the largest convention center in North America”
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Claim 4: “By August... the rate is $96, a 61% drop: the cheapest big-market month in the data.”
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Although the prompt says 'No evidence found' for claim 8 specifically, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly contains the text: 'By August, it is 110 degrees, and the rate is $96, a 61% drop: the cheapest big-market month in the data.'
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Claim 5: “Palm Springs spreads 57%, from $369 in March to $158 in August”
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Claim 6: “Miami... peaking with the snowbirds in February at $267 and bottoming out in September at $128.”
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Claim 7: “Norfolk, Virginia’s summer doubles its winter, $96 to $216.”
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Claim 8: “Phoenix peaks at $246 in February and March”
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Two sources confirm Phoenix peaks at $246 in February and March due to Cactus League spring training.
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web search NEUTRAL — Phoenix peaks at $246 in February and March, when Cactus League spring training fills ten area ballparks, and the weather is at its best. By August, it is 110 degrees, and the rate is $96, a 61% drop:…
https://stacker.com/stories/travel/10-us-cities-where-timing…
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web search NEUTRAL — Source: Engine, median nightly public rate from 128.5 million hotel searches, May 2024 to April 2026.Phoenix's peak is a season rather than a weekend. Cactus League spring training fills ten area ball…
https://engine.com/blog/events-that-nearly-double-a-citys-ho…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hotel Tonight and use my code CZARAGOZA12.
https://www.hoteltonight.com/
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Claim 9: “the College World Series... has been played there [Omaha] every June since 1950.”
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Claim 10: “Boston... May hits $390”
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While evidence mentions Boston has a peak in May during college commencement, the specific figure of $390 is not present in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston ( BAW-stən, ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston is a city, the state capital of Massachusetts, United States. Boston may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston Blue is an American police procedural drama television series that premiered on October 17, 2025, on CBS. Executive produced by and starring Donnie Wahlberg, the series is a spin-off of Blue B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Blue
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Claim 11: “Milwaukee’s June and July, $163 and $194”
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Claim 12: “Both cities [Boston and New York] spread 64% between their cheapest and most expensive months.”
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Two separate sources confirm a 64% spread for both Boston and New York.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,948 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. Boston is an interior town of the county and one o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston,_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston Corner is a hamlet of the town of Ancram in Columbia County, New York, United States and the town of Northeast in Dutchess County. The District of Boston Corner was incorporated by Massachusett…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Corner,_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Company (NYW&B, also known to its riders as "the Westchester" and colloquially as the "Boston-Westchester"), was an electric commuter railroad in the Bronx…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York,_Westchester_and_Bost…
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Claim 13: “Omaha sits between $95 and $126 for eleven months, then June jumps to $182”
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Claim 14: “December is $541, nearly double November’s $352 and the single priciest city-month in the data.”
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Multiple sources confirm December at $541, November at $352, and that December is the priciest city-month in the data.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City, is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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web search NEUTRAL — December is $541, nearly double November's $352 and the single priciest city-month in the data.
https://stacker.com/stories/travel/10-us-cities-where-timing…
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web search NEUTRAL — SkipNew York$541. The most expensive city-month in the dataset.New York has the highest low in the dataset and the sharpest single-month jump in it: December at $541 is nearly double November's $352 a…
https://engine.com/data/every-city-has-a-season
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Claim 15: “Forty of the 50 markets are cheapest between November and February.”
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Claim 16: “Honolulu swings only 23%, but its cheapest month is $169, the third-highest low in the data.”
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Claim 17: “New York... Its cheapest month, January at $196, is higher than the most expensive month in 30 of the other 49 markets.”
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Multiple sources confirm New York's January rate of $196 is higher than the peak rates of 30 other markets.
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web search NEUTRAL — In New York, the month on the booking is a budget decision: rates swing 64% between the cheapest and priciest months, one of the wider gaps in the 50 markets. Moving a multi-night group stay out of De…
https://engine.com/data/hotel-prices/new-york-ny
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · January is $166. New York never gets cheap. Its cheapest month, January at $196, is higher than the most expensive month in 30 of the other 49 markets.
https://krdo.com/stacker-travel/2026/09/24/the-10-us-cities-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 19, 2026 · Put another way, the cheapest monthly rate is roughly 64% below the December peak. That $541 December average is also the highest monthly hotel rate among the 50 markets in Engine’s ana…
https://airguide.info/cheapest-months-for-u-s-hotels-a-month…
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Claim 18: “El Paso moves 10% across the whole year. Los Angeles moves 13%, Dallas 19%.”
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Claim 19: “Engine... analyzed 128.5 million hotel searches across 50 U.S. markets over two years, from May 2024 to April 2026”
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The specific dataset details (128.5 million searches, 50 markets, May 2024 to April 2026) are mentioned in one specific source ('The Events That Nearly Double a City's Hotel Rates | Engine'). Other results are likely reprints of the same data.
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Claim 20: “Chicago... January is $127. June is $319”
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No evidence was provided or found regarding Chicago's specific hotel rates for January and June.
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Claim 21: “Seattle spreads 53%, from $139 in January to $297 in July”
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