Summer Travel Woes: Crowded Airports and High Prices Expected.

The summer travel season has begun, with airlines hoping to avoid the chaos of last year and travelers scrounging for ways to save a few bucks on pricey airfares and hotel rooms. The number of people going through U.S. airports hit pandemic-era highs last weekend, and those records are almost certain to be broken over the Memorial Day holiday. With more travel comes more expense, as the average rate for a U.S. hotel room last week was $157 a night, up from $150 in the same week last year. The airline industry officials say carriers have fixed problems that contributed to a surge in flight cancellations and delays last summer, when 52,000 flights were nixed from June through August.