Expect Big Crowds for the Summer Travel Season—and Big Prices, Too

Expect Big Crowds for the Summer Travel Season—and Big Prices, Too
A Southwest airlines customer service representative (L) assists a traveler at the ticketing counter at Love Field airport in Dallas on May 19, 2023. Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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The unofficial start of the summer travel season is here, with airlines hoping to avoid the chaos of last year and travelers scrounging for ways to save a few bucks on pricey airfares and hotel rooms.

Some travelers say they will settle for fewer trips than they hoped to take, or they will drive instead of fly. Others are finding different money-saving sacrifices.