When both Christmas and New Year's fall on a weekend, that means we're going to see a lot of people trying to get out of town and take this entire week off. |
When it comes to travel, everyone's threshold is different. A $1,000 trip may be less valuable to an affluent traveler than to someone who saved their money all year. |
[Even with the rising costs, the travel industry is having its best year since before 2001.] Last year was a massive year for holiday travel, ... The summer kept going in that direction, and we have the same expectation for this year despite fuel costs. If you wait until November, I think you run the risk of not getting what you want or paying a whole lot more to get what you want. |
[Still,] it's never a good idea to store too many frequent flier miles, ... It might be a good time to consider using some of your United miles. |
[Travel to off-season destinations. You can save on summer travel by staying at winter resorts.] Many ski reports have great summer programs, ... with terrific facilities and wilderness at your door, but much less expensive than in ski season. |