Category: Travel Holiday

Book your holiday travel early if you don’t want to pay sky-high fares. The cost of holiday flights will hit a five-year high this year, according to the latest analysis by fare-tracking platform Hopper released Monday. “Significant factors including jet fuel prices, fewer flights scheduled and two years of pent-up holiday travel demand will combine this year to drive Thanksgiving and Christmas airfares to their highest in the last 5 years,” Hopper lead economist Hayley Berg said in its 2022 holiday travel outlook report. Flight delays and cancellations have been at their worst during holidays.AP The cost of plane tickets...

The number of travelers flying this holiday season is expected to meet, if not surpass, 2019 levels. But flying over Thanksgiving and Christmas will likely be less chaotic than this summer, experts say. These are the best and worst days to fly, and when you should buy your tickets (right now). Loading Something is loading. Flying this summer was enough to scar even the most experienced traveler, leaving many of us wondering if the industry will be able to clean up its act in time for the quickly approaching holiday season. The number of travelers flying during the winter holidays...

Booking your holiday travel now is the safe way to go. Last-minute airfare bargains might materialize, but this holiday season, it’s doubtful. The best time to book a ticket is September, found one analysis. No, it’s not too early to start planning holiday travel. It might seem early. Thanksgiving and winter holidays are months away. But experts predict the record demand that turned this summer into a chaotic travel season will carry over to the holidays. If you don’t start planning your trip now, you may be going nowhere. “Book everything now,” says Tim Hentschel, CEO of HotelPlanner, a travel...

Los Angeles, CA – November 23: An air travel passenger is hugged while being picked up amid a long line of travelers pending rides after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport terminal 1 for the Thanksgiving holiday in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images If you’re thinking about flying over Thanksgiving or Christmas, get ready to pay up. Flights for the holidays will be the most expensive in five years, fare-tracker Hopper said Monday. Average domestic airfare for trips over Thanksgiving is $350, and international round trips are going...

TUI has been forced to cancel a number of flights due to Hurricane Ian in the US. The hurricane has already caused widespread destruction, knocking out Cuba’s entire power grid after 125mph wind speeds. 4 Hurricane Ian has caused widespread destruction across Cuba and FloridaCredits: AP 4 The hurricane made landfall as a Category 4 stormCredit: Getty Images – Getty 4 Flights have been canceled to Florida as the hurricane made landfallCredit: Alamy Millions of Americans are now on high alert as the storm moves across Florida as a Category Four hurricane. TUI has been forced to cancel a number...

Hopper Lead Economist Hayley Berg details how expensive holiday travel is already forecasted to be and how to save on travel bookings. Video Transcript SEANA SMITH: Well, speaking of traveling, millions are getting ready to hit the skies this holiday season. And if you’re one of those travelers, you better get ready to pay more. Flights this holiday season are expected to be at the highest levels that we’ve seen in five years. For more on that, we want to bring in Hayley Berg, Hopper’s lead economist. Hayley, it’s great to see you again. So I guess, first, how many...

Expect some sticker shock this holiday season when it comes to flight prices. According to travel booking app Hopperprices for flights over Thanksgiving and Christmas are expected to reach their highest point in the past five years. For Thanksgiving, that means domestic round-trip airfare will be an average of $350, 22 percent higher than 2019. Over Christmas, domestic flights are expected to cost $463 on average, up a whopping 31 percent compared with pre-pandemic prices. For international flights, trips during Thanksgiving are up 25 percent to $795 and up 26 percent to $1,300 at Christmas compared with 2019. Blame many...

Two and a half years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re still feeling its effects on the travel industry in big ways. This summer has been one of the most frustrating periods, as travelers have had to navigate canceled flights, lost luggage, escalating prices and a general sense of chaos. But will this trend persist into the holiday season? Below, experts share their predictions for holiday travel this year ― as well as advice for keeping the stress to a minimum. Even more people will travel for the holidays this year. “While I still think 2022 holiday season...