Where and when we go is often predicated on considerations outside the scope of our influence. Summer vacations come when they do. Kayak sends hints that deals may abound if you act now. The Spoleto calendar is up, hotels will fill up well in advance. Sometimes, the big account in Cleveland needs a bit of handholding along with the tear sheets.
In between the well regulated events that push us across oceans and continents towards mandated destinations lies the low season. Business is done, summer has come and gone and really, we are traveling to savor the journey as much as the destination. After all, the most beautiful light always follows a rainstorm.