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Holiday Fares Headed for Stratosphere

Recession doesn't seem to be dampening travel enthusiasm

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 16, 2009 9:12 AM CDT

(Newser) – If you haven’t booked your holiday airfare yet, stop reading this and do it. Unlike last year, when airlines dropped prices at the last minute to fill unusually empty planes, prices this fall are on a decidedly upward trajectory, the New York Times reports.... Read full story »

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