With Spring vacations In full peak, airlines and airports say they hope to be more busy this season, which covers most of March and April, compared to previous years.

The TSA awaits a 5% jump in Flyers during the last year. At Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the second busiest airport in the country, that means 4.8 million flyers in the coming weeks.

While US airlines. plane crashesA fall in government travel and economic uncertaintyUnited Airlines says that 2025 spring holidays will break the records. The airline hopes to fly more than 24 million passengers at the end of April, and this week is more busy.

The Porter family told CBS News that they travel from Phoenix to Florida for spring holidays. Normally, they make a road trip to California, but this year Jenna Porter and her three children fly to Panama City.

“We wanted to try a new place and all our children wanted to make a beach city. So it was the best option,” Porter said.

Expected costs for spring holidays

AAA says that, on average, national air rates increased by 7% compared to last year.

“We are paying a little more this year than last year, but it does not prevent people from traveling,” said Aixa Díaz, AAA spokesman.

The stays in the hotels are also up, which costs 8% more this year, says AAA.

“Spring holidays are one of those weeks when children are already out, university students are out, so families want to meet and go somewhere,” said Díaz.

Meanwhile, the gas is 30 cents per gallon cheaper than spring holidays in 2024, which is good news for travelers like Kristen Jankowski. She flew to Atlanta to start a family trip to Miami before continuing her trips.

“Then we are going to spend like a day there and then go to a cruise and go from there,” he said.

How to save during spring holidays

Emily Kaufman, known as “The Travel Mom”, advises people to be flexible. She said that the grouping of air tickets, hotels and car rental can help save in last minute getaways. For example, you can save around $ 400 on four nights in Hawaii de Los Angeles.

Kaufman found a trip from Lax to Honolulu cost $ 2,200 while reserving air tickets and hotels separately. Bunding the trip on the same dates from April 5 to 9 to Expedia, he found for $ 1,806.

With the same dates, traveling from Charlotte, North Carolina, Nassau, Bahamas, would cost $ 2,858. A package at Booking.com had the same itinerary for $ 2,472.

“There are so many fantastic holiday destinations, and it is about supply and demand,” Kaufman said. “You can consider looking at a destination hoax, instead of going to one of the most popular places, looking for another destination that offers something similar.”

Kaufman also recommends stays or hotels with all inclusive where breakfast is included as a way to reduce the total cost of the trip.

Last minute offers

CBS News found the following last minute offers of Booking.com.

All the offers listed are vacation packages that include round trip tickets, accommodation of more than 3 stars, standard size rental and all taxes/rates. The discounts listed are subject to availability and can be limited to specific dates.

The main destinations of escape this year include several cities in Florida, Los Angeles and Hawaii. Europe dominates the list of the main 10 at the international level, but United said it is also seeing an increase in reserves for skiing destinations.