Forget 2023 — Travel Agents Are Booking for 2024 on Inflation Worries
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Travel agents are loudly telling their customers time is of the essence in regards to booking. There's no telling how expensive travel will become as fuel prices show no signs of falling yet.
Travel companies have seen a surge in bookings in recent weeks as consumers unable to hit the road for much of the last two years due to the pandemic are making plans to travel this summer in record numbers.
But travelers aren't just preparing for trips later this year — or even 2023. Travel agents are booking trips for 2024 as consumers worried about rising prices are eager to finalize travel plans before their planned trips become even more expensive.
"I'm telling people if they are planning something at the end of 2023 into 2024, grab it now," said Sarah Kline, president of Maryland-based agency Time For Travel, which has already booked five destination wedding packages for 2024.
