Even though it seems like the summer travel season is flying by, those still looking to book a European getaway have some cheap options for a last-minute trip, according to a new report.
19.07.2023 - 09:21 / travelandleisure.com
It’s been called «revenge travel» or «rebound travel» — but most travelers are calling it what it is: a period of sky-high prices on nearly every part of a journey. However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index released Wednesday shares some comforting news that costs of airfares and rental cars are decreasing — as much double digit drops in prices. The most significant drop is airline tickets, with prices dropping a whopping 18.9 percent from last June, and eight percent drop over the last month.
“Consumer prices tied to travel were broadly weak in June, with everything from airfares to the cost of rental vehicles and lodging away from home falling over the month. The eight percent drop in airfares was notable, and odds are there will be further softness in airfares due to past declines in jet fuel costs, a fading of post-pandemic ‘revenge travel,’ and domestic airline capacity back above 2019 levels,” Bernard Yaros of Moody’s Analytics Economist said in a statement to Travel + Leisure. An additional expert also explain that data is partially due to more travelers choosing to fly during very specific periods such as holiday weekends, and not spread out over the course of many months, “Travel has been heavily concentrated during spring break and Fourth of July, in which we saw as record-setting with TSA screenings.
Even though it seems like the summer travel season is flying by, those still looking to book a European getaway have some cheap options for a last-minute trip, according to a new report.
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If you’re packing coffee, spices, baby powder, or anything else that could be considered to be a “powder-like substance” in your carry-on, you’ll need to keep it to 12 ounces or less or be subjected to additional screening, according to a new rule from the TSA.