Labor Day airfares up 20 per cent

Travel costs ‘remain at historically high levels’ travel website Hopper says, with Labor Day holiday airfares up 20% from 2019.

It estimates12.6 million Americans plan to fly during the holiday. Domestic airfares during the holiday day weekend will average $278 round trip, according to Hopper’s  Labor Day travel guide report.

Still, holiday weekend hotel rates are down compared to peak summer prices at an average of $189 per night.