Every May, Memorial Day weekend plays double duty. It officially launches the summer travel season and, for anyone watching summer prices, it also predicts what the next three months will cost. This year, the forecast is expensive. Gas prices are up by more than 29%, current airfares are up 20% compared to last April, hotel prices rose by 4.3%, and food prices are up by more than 3%, according to U.S. Travel Association data. Yet, demand hasn’t …
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