travel off-season

Meaning

This phrase means to visit a destination during the time of year when it is least popular, usually due to weather conditions or school schedules. Traveling off-season is often cheaper and less crowded.

Examples

• If you want to save money on flights, you should travel off-season.

  If you want to save money on flights, you should travel off-season.

• We prefer to travel off-season to avoid the massive summer crowds.

  We prefer to travel off-season to avoid the massive summer crowds.

• Many hotels offer deep discounts for tourists who travel off-season.

  Many hotels offer deep discounts for tourists who travel off-season.

• While it might rain occasionally, it is still worth it to travel off-season.

  While it might rain occasionally, it is still worth it to travel off-season.

• She always travels off-season because she enjoys a quieter atmosphere.

  She always travels off-season because she enjoys a quieter atmosphere.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I like to travel in off-season.

  ✓ I like to travel off-season.

  'Off-season' can act as an adverb here, so you do not need the preposition 'in' when using it directly with the verb 'travel'.

• ✗ We traveled during the out of season.

  ✓ We traveled off-season.

  'Out of season' is an adjective phrase (e.g., 'peaches are out of season'), whereas 'travel off-season' is the standard verb collocation for trips.

Related Expressions

Practice

• You can find much cheaper accommodation if you choose to ___.

  💡 Visit when there are fewer tourists

  Show answer

  travel off-season

• We decided to ___ to Rome to avoid the long lines at the Colosseum.

  💡 Go during the less popular time of year

  Show answer

  travel off-season