Scott McCartney

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Summer Travel Could Mean Added Costs and Frustration This Year · 26 May 2021 podcast

I think the speed of the vaccine rollout caught them by surprise. matched

And while airlines were more or less prepared because they were able to keep pilots and flight attendants on the payroll, they did let a whole lot of other people go. matched

And a lot of other industries just weren't prepared for how quickly people came back. matched

As soon as they got vaccinated, they went out and made travel reservations. matched

And the industry has really been slow to respond to that. matched

Yeah, I think it's another surprise for travelers themselves. matched

It is going to be expensive. matched

It's going to be crowded. matched

And I think there's sort of a mindset of, oh, we're still in a pandemic, so I'm going to go to the beach and nobody else will. matched

But everybody's going to the beach or they're going to the mountains or they're going whatever. matched

I mean, you have to remember that there's still very little international travel. matched

So you're packing the summer into a smaller number of destinations because people are going domestically. matched

So those domestic airfares have shot up and people are going to find places. matched

hotel rates at popular destinations really high, car rental rates really high. matched

It's going to be a whole lot more expensive than they think. matched

Oh, no. matched

You know, in some ways it's gotten more complicated. matched

Some airlines have rules that just really confuse people. matched

And this has turned into a major problem with their phone lines because so many people are calling to redeem vouchers. matched

Look, there's $10 billion worth of vouchers out there at the four biggest airlines. matched

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