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    Default Warm Weather Winter Destinations for short trips

    I'm sure we've talked about this, but I can't find the threads with my searches.

    Here's the requirements:
    - 3 or 4 nights
    - Direct flights from Calgary
    - Warm weather in January or February. Pool weather would be nice.
    - Some kind of entertainment, concerts, shows decent restaurants etc. Not "clubs" but something to do in the evening.
    - Adults trip, no kids
    - Decent deals, because I'm still a cheapass. Flight and hotel under $1000/pp for sure. You can do Vegas for that easily, and Mexico All Inclusive as well.

    I'm really familiar with Vegas, Mexico resorts and San Diego. I hate LAX, so let's skip LA. For such a short flight, Mexico is easily reachable. Phoenix and Palm Springs maybe? Anything worth seeing out east, like Florida or Atlanta or anywhere? I've never been out there.

    Whatcha think?
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    San Diego is one of the greatest places on earth. Just keep going there.

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    For only 3-4 days I'm guessing you don't want to spend all day travelling and coupled with the desire of a direct flight that makes the East coast less appealing. The West coast of Mexico has plenty of pool, sand and rum to decompress for a few days. One strategy we've started using is taking a red-eye down so that we're at the pool before lunch on day one.
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    Louisiana?
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    Florida you can easily get direct Flight/Car/Hotel for $800/person or so. Same with SanDiego or Phoenix.

    There's tons of stuff to do in Florida - everything from Disney to ride parks to gorgeous beaches and world class zoos. NASA is there too which is a cool day trip.

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    I'm a sucker for Phoenix/Scottsdale. 3 hour direct flight, beautiful place, nice weather.
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    gets a job..month later he's wondering where to go on vacation.

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    gets a job..month later he's wondering where to go on vacation.

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    Im a fan of short non-stop flights for weekend getaways.. the easiest would be West Coast, whether Palm Springs, LA or San Diego.

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