According to Bloomberg, this summer has turned out to be one of the best for cheap air travel in more than a decade.
Jet fuel costs have been at 12-year lows and airlines have responded by cutting ticket prices.
According to the International Air Transport Association, the first quarter of 2017 saw worldwide air travel rates drop 10 percent from over a year ago.
Airlines have added extra flights, such as discounted red-eyes.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.