A strong-value flight
A low or strong-value round-trip flight from Seattle.
About Atajo
A shortcut to seeing what a trip will really cost.
Atajo means “shortcut” in Spanish.
The goal of Atajo is simple: make it easier to understand what a trip will really cost and where else your money could take you.
The flight is only the beginning
A cheap flight does not always mean a cheap trip.
Most people start planning a trip by looking for a cheap flight. That makes sense, and Atajo usually starts with some of the cheapest or best-value flights available from Seattle.
But the flight is only one part of the trip.
A destination may have a very cheap flight but expensive hotels, food, drinks, and transportation. Another destination may cost a little more to reach but be much more affordable once you arrive. In some cases, two completely different trips may end up costing about the same overall.
Atajo helps make those differences easier to see.
One clearer comparison
For each destination, we bring together:
A quality stay
A quality, well-reviewed hotel for the selected dates.
Daily spending
Estimated spending on food, drinks, coffee, and local transportation.
The easy-to-miss costs
A small buffer for the extra costs that are easy to overlook.
Our daily cost estimates are informed by current cost-of-living data from sources such as Numbeo. These prices are estimates, not guarantees, but they provide a more useful picture of the trip than airfare alone.
Built for real trip decisions
You do not need a strict budget to use Atajo.
Atajo can help if you have a set budget and want to see how far it can take you. But you do not need to be planning around a strict number.
Maybe you found a cheap flight and want to know whether the destination is actually affordable. Maybe you are deciding between a few places. Or maybe you simply want to see what other trips are available for around the same total price.
Why Atajo exists
Trip planning should not mean weeks of jumping between sites.
Atajo was created because planning that comparison can take weeks and mean jumping between multiple travel and booking sites. You find a flight on one website, look for hotels on another, then try to figure out what meals, transportation, and everyday expenses might cost once you are there.
Atajo is meant to be the shortcut.
See the difference