Bing Travel Summer Forecast: Domestic Airfares Up More Than 22 Percent

The Fareologists at Bing Travel (http://www.bing.com/travel) today issued their initial forecast for the 2010 summer travel season, revealing an expensive travel season ahead. This year, airfare for summer travel to domestic destinations averages $303 per ticket, up 22 percent from 2009 and 4 percent higher than 2008 fares. Travelers looking into Europe this summer will have difficulty finding bargains as airfare to European destinations averages $1,271 per ticket, up 29 percent from 2009. Although airfare is much higher compared with last summer, savvy travelers can lower their total trip costs by choosing destinations, such as Las Vegas, San Francisco, Honolulu and San Diego, where domestic hotel rates have dropped.

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