Searches for flights to major US cities this summer are down by more than half compared to last year, according to fares comparison site Kayak.
Interest in Florida has taken a hit, with Orlando and Tampa searches down 58%, Fort Lauderdale down 57% and Miami 52%, it said.
Searches for San Diego are down 43%, Las Vegas has dropped 36% and Los Angeles has fallen 32%.
However, Kayak said airfares were holding firm, although hotel prices for stays in June to August in Vegas are down by an average of 39%. In San Francisco they have dropped 34% and in New York rates are down 32%.
Kayak said flights to Mexico City were currently ‘the bargain of the summer’, falling by 39% on average. Fares to Rio de Janeiro are also down by 23%, but this is largely because they were inflated last summer when it hosted the Olympics.
An increase in flights to Singapore has led to a 20% drop in air fares, said Kayak, while prices to New Zealand are down 22%.
