Summer Travel 2026 Will Be Most Expensive in Years, Airlines Aren’t Backing Off High Prices

A new analysis of flight searches conducted by Points Path reveals that summer 2026 will be one of the most costly for consumers in a long time.
Summer Travel 2026 Will Be Most Expensive in Years, Airlines Aren’t Backing Off High Prices
Passengers walk in a hall at the Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon on April 2, 2025. Henrique Casinhas/AFP/Getty Images/TNS
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By Mia Taylor TravelPulse

If you were hoping to score any sort of bargain on summer travel this year, you’ll need to work especially hard to find it.