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Your summer vacation will still be expensive this year. But there are ways to cut costs.

While overall inflation has eased, the costs of traveling remain far higher than they were pre-pandemic. Because of that, 80% of likely travelers are changing their summer vacation plans.

Beachgoers next to the Ocean City Music Pier on Friday, May 26, 2023, when the ocean was ceremoniously "unlocked" for the summer season. A recent survey showed many people were choosing less-expensive destinations, hotels, or Airbnbs; doing cheaper activities while on vacation; driving instead of flying; traveling for fewer days; or taking fewer trips.
Beachgoers next to the Ocean City Music Pier on Friday, May 26, 2023, when the ocean was ceremoniously "unlocked" for the summer season. A recent survey showed many people were choosing less-expensive destinations, hotels, or Airbnbs; doing cheaper activities while on vacation; driving instead of flying; traveling for fewer days; or taking fewer trips.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer