Holiday Travelers are booking Earlier this Year due to Higher Prices

AAA reports that although the summer travel season has ended, Georgians are already beginning to lock in their plans for the holidays. When AAA fielded a travel survey this past summer, 24% percent of Georgia travelers had plans to take a trip during the holidays. Of those, a little over half (53%) said they would book earlier than in years past, due to higher travel prices.  According to the survey, the majority (62%) of Thanksgiving travelers will finalize plans by the end of the month. Meanwhile, the share of those finalizing Christmas plans are evenly spread out between now and the end of November.  Five in seven (71%) travelers plan to take at least one flight during the holiday season. Of those not planning a flight, 55% say it’s because their destination is close enough that a flight is not required. However, 43% say they don’t plan to fly because they’re concerned their flights will be canceled or delayed. Meanwhile, 25% blame the higher cost of airfares, and 12% are still worried about contracting COVID-19 on a plane.