Traveling during the shoulder season offers several benefits:

• Landmarks and other tourist destinations aren't overbooked.
• Hotels, pensions and hostels are more likely to have availability.
• Prices are often cheaper.

• If you are traveling in the Mediterranean, it is not as hot.
• If you are traveling in Continental Europe, the weather is still temperate.
• All attractions are still open, which they may not be in the off-season.
• Hustlers are less prevalent.
• Fewer crowds are likely to surround you every time you go anywhere.