{"id":495,"date":"2022-11-08T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/08\/americans-still-plan-to-travel-for-the-holidays-but-are-looking-to-cut-costs-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2022-11-08T12:00:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:00:04","slug":"americans-still-plan-to-travel-for-the-holidays-but-are-looking-to-cut-costs-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/08\/americans-still-plan-to-travel-for-the-holidays-but-are-looking-to-cut-costs-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans still plan to travel for the holidays but are looking to cut costs – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Though the leaves are just beginning to fall in many parts of the country, the holidays are almost upon us. And for people who plan to travel, whether to visit family or take advantage of unused vacation days, rising prices are affecting every aspect of the booking process and the travel experience.<\/p>\n

The majority of adults in the U.S. who have traveled in 2022 or expect to do so by the end of the year due to the upcoming holiday season said rising prices<\/a> have forced them to adjust their travel plans, according to a survey conducted by YouGov (a market research and analytics firm) on behalf of TPG in mid-October.<\/p>\n

Of these U.S. travelers, 67% said they\u2019ll try to save money on their holiday travels by staying closer to home, driving instead of flying, taking shorter trips or cutting back on activities and excursions at their destination. Fares for domestic flights during the Thanksgiving travel period have been consistent with 2019 levels, according to Hopper. But those prices are expected to surge as the holiday approaches. Christmastime flights are even more expensive than those for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

Reduced flight schedules \u2014 many of which airlines proactively cut ahead of the high-demand holiday season to avoid the mass cancellations and delays<\/a> of the past two years \u2014 soaring jet fuel prices and pent-up demand have, at times, driven winter holiday flights up to their highest prices in the last five years, Hopper reported<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s to say nothing of rapidly climbing inflation and other economic factors.<\/p>\n

Related: After a winter, spring and summer of air travel meltdowns, will the holidays be any better?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In fact, despite the economic climate, which has seen travelers pay a premium for everything from airfare to gas to hotel rooms, more than a third of U.S. travelers (37%) will spend less this year than they did on holiday travel prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the YouGov survey.<\/p>\n

TPG reader Michele Allison, for example, said she\u2019s traveling to Jamaica this Christmas, in part to visit family. The hotel rates are consistent with what she\u2019s seen in the past, but flights are astronomical. She booked her trip back in February to save money \u2014 even then, she noted that “the fares were outrageous.\u201d<\/p>\n

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