Our travel editor found the best Travel Tuesday deals for steep discounts on airfare, hotel rooms, cruise getaways and more.

Don't sleep on Southwest. You haven't seen its name pop up on any online travel agency like Expedia or Kayak because Southwest displays fares on its own website only. But that certainly doesn't mean its prices aren't competitive, especially when it has so many random flight deals throughout the year.

The days after Thanksgiving have become some of the year's biggest shopping days. Almost everyone knows Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. They have become a major part of the end-of-year lexicon like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Elf on the Shelf.

Priceline: Travelers can save big on Travel Tuesday. Save an additional 15% off on hotels, when you book on the Priceline app with promo code TRAVELTUE15 when you book by Dec. 3, 2024. If you’re looking for excursions, you can save 15% on Priceline Experiences now through Dec. 12, 2024 with promo code EXPERIENCES15.

Airlines and hotels are offering up their own deal day to go along with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, dolling out big discounts for trips on Travel Tuesday. Katy Nastro, travel expert and spokesperson for airfare deals website Going, joined CBS News to discuss the special day.

If you're heading over the river and through the woods to any destination in 2025, you might as well get a good deal — and plenty of these travel discounts extend beyond Tuesday

Travel Tuesday, the first Tuesday following Thanksgiving, is a day on which shoppers can find deals on travel purchases such as hotel stays, airline flights and cruises, and it’s growing, according to Mckinsey & Company.