The nonprofit education strategist in Washington, D.C., was looking for airfares to visit her brothers in Texas over the Thanksgiving weekend. “I told my mom—kind of kidding, but kind of not—that it would be cheaper for the whole family to fly to Paris,” said Perrotti, 35. Since that decidedly un-American Turkey Day, Perrotti and her family have celebrated Thanksgiving in Barcelona, Jordan, Istanbul and Mexico. “We’re really motivated to choose locations based on the cost of flights,” Perrotti said, adding that she subscribes to flight-deal newsletters to keep track of discounted fares well before the holiday rush. A love of traveling to different places in general and “being open to so many options” drives their approach, she said.

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Persons: Alex Eben Meyer, Alexandra Perrotti, “, ”, Perrotti, “ We’re, ” Perrotti Organizations: Washington , D.C Locations: Washington ,, Texas, Philadelphia, Paris, Barcelona, Jordan, Istanbul, Mexico