NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — AAA travel advisors say summer is the best time to make holiday plans.
"Our AAA travel agents are seeing a lot of bookings that have already happened for the year end holidays, Christmas, New Year's, Thanksgiving. It's important to plan ahead and book early. We're seeing that non-stop flights fill up first. Those are filling up quickly."
AAA travel advisors say they’re seeing more people gift travel experiences to loved ones instead of presents.
"It's important if you want your choice of flight, or hotels, or tickets to certain destinations, booking early gives you the opportunity to have a better selection."
AAA travel advisors say touring Christmas markets in Europe is extremely popular and itineraries sell out in advance.
"People may be giving trips to their loved ones for the holidays," Steward said. "Just think about that as another thing that's filling up those flights, those cruise lines, those tickets to destinations."
People also are feeling an urgency to travel coming off of the pandemic, as they want to get in experiences they may have missed the last few years.
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