It's no secret that travelers are spending less on travel this year. Everything is more expensive and also completely unpredictable. Some of us are still traveling as usual, but doing so on an even stricter budget. I have to get out of here, but I also don't have the same money as I usually do. Let's look at the other travel trends happening right now with summer travel:
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I just went to Las Vegas earlier this month, took an overnight trip 2 hours away for a family reunion, and will be traveling again at the end of September, right as summer, technically, ends and I'll be going out of the country. I know a lot of folks are concerned about leaving the U.S. and trying to return, which is valid, so we'll see how that works out for us. I'm highly aware of my privlege when it comes to that, though. I'm white, I have global entry, and I don't have issues traveling normally. I did get flagged as a "random check" on this last flight I took, but they just tested my phone for whatever they test electronics for, gave it back, and sent me on my way. It took 30 seconds. I often wonder if I have been flagged so often because I have a foreign-sounding name. Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about that, short of go legally change it to something American sounding. That seems like a lot of effort for something I don't want to do, though.
Anyway, let me know what your travel plans are for the rest of the year or in 2026, or what concerns are weighing you down right now, because I'm sure there are a lot.
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