With holiday season approaching, travelers share concerns about high gas and airfare prices

Thanksgiving and Christmas travelers are expected to pay higher gas and airfare prices this year, officials said. According to travel company Hopper, airfare prices are up 31% for Thanksgiving, and 23% for Christmas compared to 2025. We haven t seen airfare this high in at least 10 years, for Thanksgiving or Christmas, said Hayley Berg from Hopper. Travel experts blame higher prices due to the war in the Middle East. As the holiday season nears, locals in Fort Lauderdale shared their frustrations. Really expensive, like gas prices everywhere, said a resident. Everything now is outlandish, said one resident. Some of the hotel prices are a bit higher than normal, said another resident. Other residents shared their concerns about the increased prices, saying her holiday travel has doubled. Oh yeah, quite a bit, quite a bit, said a woman. A lot more? What are we thinking, double? said 7News reporter Alex Browning. It s about $1,200 for two o