“If you haven’t booked your Thanksgiving or Christmas flights yet, you’ll want to do it now.”
Foreign tourists will be able to visit the U.S. once again later this fall, a move that could cause travel prices to increase for Americans just ahead of the busy holiday season.
The news was widely celebrated by the travel industry, which has been pressuring the Biden administration to update its policies, especially as travel demand has softened with the uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant and the end of summer. For Americans still looking to book trips this fall and winter — including to visit family for Thanksgiving and Christmas — the new policy could have major ramifications.
This summer, seat capacity for transatlantic flights was still down, even though Europe had already allowed U.S. travelers to make the trek overseas, said Adit Damodaran, economist at travel company Hopper. Lines to check-in for flights and check luggage at airports will likely be longer, because international travelers might need to have their vaccination and test records verified before return flights. The new policy could also lead to pressure for American lawmakers and regulators to mandate vaccinations for anyone who flies, said Caroline Teel, managing editor at SmarterTravel.
Airfare could get cheaper — but there’s a catch The additional capacity airlines are expected to add will likely keep prices even or cause them to drop slightly over time, travel experts noted.
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