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Released: August 19, 2011
Money-saving ways to still go on vacation
Source: Roger Yu, USA Today
It's not too late to sneak in a little summer vacation or plan a post-Labor Day getaway — despite the jittery economy and higher travel costs that may have kept you home. Domestic airfares are 5% higher on average than last August, Travelocity's booking data show. International fares are about 10% higher. As of June, hotel room rates were 3.5% higher than a year ago as business travelers hit the road again the past year, data from Smith Travel Research say. And airlines plan to keep fares up by cutting back on the number of seats they fly in the fall, a traditionally slow travel period.Read Full Article: Money-saving ways to still go on vacation
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