Although the average airfares for Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday travel higher this year than last, advance purchase fares to popular destinations down or largely unchanged.
Some families may have to nix fixings and just buy a Turkey after spending so much money is flying home this Thanksgiving or Christmas.
With fewer seats available this year, higher airfares than they are for the 2010 holiday season, says Bryan Saltzburg, general manager of TripAdvisor’s flight.
During the five-day Thanksgiving travel-from Monday before Thanksgiving through here Sunday-trip-Advisor found that the average airfare to domestic 2011 is $ 368.16, up 10 percent as compared to 2010.
During the Christmas holiday travel December 23-26, the analysis found that the average domestic plane tickets for 2011 is $ 413.89, up 9 percent.