Cool summer spots and travel deals for last-minute holiday planners

One thing about booking at the eleventh hour is the thrill of not knowing where you're going till the very last minute; also, you can get a good deal both at the hotel and the airline

Right, so you've been meaning to escape the hot city summer and head to a place where you can really chill. Only, you haven't had the time to plan your bookings and suddenly find that travel tickets have shot through the roof, and every decent hotel room has been booked. 

Don't sweat. It's for eleventh-hour vacation planners like you that portals such as lastminutetravel.com and a host of others have mushroomed on the internet. 

Booking in advance isn't always possible, given the busy work schedules, says Archana Ghai, a Gurugram-based corporate executive. She adds, “One good thing about booking your