Labor Day Weekend Airfare Most Affordable of Summer
Travelocity Data Shows Cheap Flights for End-of-Summer Travel
Travelocity’s Labor Day data report reveals good news for travelers looking for cheap flights over the upcoming holiday weekend. Average domestic airfare is at its lowest point of the summer, and Labor Day weekend is the least expensive of the three summer holiday weekends to fly. Additionally, the average year-over-year fare increase is lowest for Labor Day weekend travel.
“This is great news for people looking for travel deals on one last summer getaway.”
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Time Period |
Average Domestic Fare | Year-Over-Year Change | ||
| Summer | $364 | +20% | ||
| Memorial Day Weekend | $332 | +16% | ||
| July 4th Weekend | $379 | +23% | ||
| Labor Day Weekend | $314 | +11% |
“With low fares and hotel deals that are on par with the lows of 2009, Labor Day weekend is shaping up to be the best value of the summer for travelers,” said Genevieve Shaw Brown, Travelocity’s senior editor. “This is great news for people looking for travel deals on one last summer getaway.” The Labor Day data report shows average daily rate at domestic hotels is $143, only $4 higher than Labor Day weekend 2009.
Best-Value Routes for Labor Day Weekend (in order of popularity):
| Origination City | Destination City | Average RT Fare | YoY Change | |||
| Chicago | New York City | $201 | -8% | |||
| San Francisco | Honolulu | $406 |
-10% |
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| Denver | Las Vegas | $191 | -3% | |||
| New York City | Atlanta | $226 |
-3% |
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| South Florida | Las Vegas | $337 | flat | |||
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Indianapolis |
New York City | $219 | -8% | |||
| San Francisco | Maui | $500 | -21% | |||
| Boston | Las Vegas | $311 | -4% | |||
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Tampa/St Petersburg |
Detroit | $186 | -17% | |||
| Atlanta | Chicago | $183 | -5% |
