Brace for one of the busiest holiday travel seasons in two decades, experts warn.
As Americans answer the clarion call to Thanksgiving feasts on Nov. 24, it marks the first time in two years that pandemic-related concerns haven’t been top-of-mind.
Those have been replaced with worries over inflation and rising travel costs.
The travel site, Hopper.com, reports that airfares cost 22 percent more this year than in 2019.
Travelers stand in line at a ticket counter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Nov. 23, 2005, in Arlington, Va. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Feeling the financial pinch, some travelers have shifted their plans. They are traveling shorter distances, curtailing their visits and lodging with friends or family instead of renting hotel rooms, the U.S. Travel Association reports….