The Deal: For a chance to gaze up at the awe-inspiring Northern Lights this winter, snag one of the low fares to Scandinavia (and more Europe) posted on Icelandair, starting from as little as $325 round-trip (working out to just $163 each way). The cheapest rates we found were to Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital city, for travel in early December – fares turned up for $400 round-trip (with taxes and fees factored in).
Sample Round-Trip Fares: Boston–Reykjavik: $325; NYC–Helsinki: $399; Seattle–Stockholm: $486; and more
Book by: ASAP
Travel By: Select dates through winter
The Catch: These fares are subject to change at any time.

Don’t miss out on a summer jaunt to Europe this year – we’re finding an abundance of affordable transatlantic fares to popular cities from Paris to Prague and Brussels to Budapest (and beyond). While many of us have been discouraged to cross the pond lately, thanks to the sky-high peak-season fares of summers past, we’ve been surprisingly delighted to see fares plummet as much as 50 percent from their 2008 highs. So why stay local when you can get your Old World fix without breaking the bank? Fares start for less than $200 each way. Read our full review here.