"ABC NEWS LIVE". >> WELCOME BACK. >> WELCOME BACK. THE MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL RUSH THE MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL RUSH IS IN FULL SWING. IS IN FULL SWING. MILLIONS ARE HEADING HOME TODAY MILLIONS ARE HEADING HOME TODAY AFTER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. AFTER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THIS AFTER TSA SAID IT HIT ITS THIS AFTER TSA SAID IT HIT ITS HIGHEST CHECKPOINT VOLUME OF HIGHEST CHECKPOINT VOLUME OF THE YEAR FRIDAY, SCREENING THE YEAR FRIDAY, SCREENING MORE THAN TWO POINT MORE THAN TWO POINT SEVEN MILLION PASSENGERS AT SEVEN MILLION PASSENGERS AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MANAGING EDITOR FOR NEWS AT MANAGING EDITOR FOR NEWS AT THE POINT GUY CLINT HENDERSON. THE POINT GUY CLINT HENDERSON. JOINING ME NOW FOR MORE ON JOINING ME NOW FOR MORE ON THIS. THIS. SO, CLINT, JUST WHY THIS UPTICK SO, CLINT, JUST WHY THIS UPTICK IN TRAVELERS THIS YEAR IN IN TRAVELERS THIS YEAR IN PARTICULAR? PARTICULAR? >> SO I THINK YOU'RE SEEING >> SO I THINK YOU'RE SEEING PENT UP DEMAND AND A PENT UP DEMAND AND A COMBINATION OF THAT, ALONG COMBINATION OF THAT, ALONG WITH FOLKS WHO JUST HAVEN'T WITH FOLKS WHO JUST HAVEN'T TRAVELED IN SEVERAL YEARS. TRAVELED IN SEVERAL YEARS. THEY'RE EXCITED TO HIT THE ROAD THEY'RE EXCITED TO HIT THE ROAD AND NO ONE'S WORRIED ABOUT AND NO ONE'S WORRIED ABOUT CORONAVIRUS ANYMORE. CORONAVIRUS ANYMORE. SO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE STAYING HOME BECAUSE THEY WERE STAYING HOME BECAUSE THEY WERE PARANOID ARE OUT AND ABOUT PARANOID ARE OUT AND ABOUT AND EVERYBODY DECIDED DURING AND EVERYBODY DECIDED DURING THE PANDEMIC THAT WHAT THE PANDEMIC THAT WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO DO WHEN THEY WERE NOT COOPED UP AT HOME THEY WERE NOT COOPED UP AT HOME ANYMORE WAS GOING TO TRAVEL. ANYMORE WAS GOING TO TRAVEL. AND THEY DON'T CARE HOW MUCH IT AND THEY DON'T CARE HOW MUCH IT COSTS. COSTS. THEY DON'T CARE HOW BIG THEY DON'T CARE HOW BIG THE CROWDS ARE. THE CROWDS ARE. THEY ARE DETERMINED TO TRAVEL THEY ARE DETERMINED TO TRAVEL THIS SUMMER. THIS SUMMER. AND YOU'RE SEEING THAT IN AND YOU'RE SEEING THAT IN THE CROWDS. THE CROWDS. YOU'RE SEEING THAT IN PRICES YOU'RE SEEING THAT IN PRICES AND YOU'RE SEEING THAT IN AND YOU'RE SEEING THAT IN TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC. >> WELL, CERTAINLY WITH THE >> WELL, CERTAINLY WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF TRAVELERS COMES LARGE NUMBER OF TRAVELERS COMES POTENTIAL NIGHTMARES. POTENTIAL NIGHTMARES. FLIGHTS ARE CANCELED OR DELAYS, FLIGHTS ARE CANCELED OR DELAYS, I MUST SAY, OVER THE MEMORIAL I MUST SAY, OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY. DAY HOLIDAY. THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING PRETTY THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING PRETTY SMOOTHLY. SMOOTHLY. I HOPE I DIDN'T JINX ANYTHING. I HOPE I DIDN'T JINX ANYTHING. BUT WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO BUT WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO TO MITIGATE TRAVEL HEADACHES TO MITIGATE TRAVEL HEADACHES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER? THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER? >> YES. >> YES. >> SO I THINK THE FIRST THING >> SO I THINK THE FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS GIVE YOURSELF YOU WANT TO DO IS GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME. EXTRA TIME. I THINK WE WERE EXTRAORDINARILY I THINK WE WERE EXTRAORDINARILY LUCKY WITH THE WEATHER THIS LUCKY WITH THE WEATHER THIS WEEKEND AND THE AIRLINES HAVE WEEKEND AND THE AIRLINES HAVE ALSO REALLY STEPPED UP, ALSO REALLY STEPPED UP, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO LAST ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO LAST SUMMER AND CHRISTMAS PERIOD. SUMMER AND CHRISTMAS PERIOD. SO I THINK THERE'S MORE PILOTS, SO I THINK THERE'S MORE PILOTS, THERE'S MORE AIRPORT WORKERS, THERE'S MORE AIRPORT WORKERS, THERE'S MORE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. THERE'S MORE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. BUT WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH A BUT WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH A SHORTAGE OF AIR TRAFFIC SHORTAGE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. CONTROLLERS. SO FOLKS SHOULD STAY ON GUARD. SO FOLKS SHOULD STAY ON GUARD. I WOULD GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA I WOULD GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME AT THE AIRPORT, TIME AT THE AIRPORT, GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME JUST GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME JUST IN CASE. IN CASE. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME SCENES I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME SCENES OF REALLY LONG LINES AT OF REALLY LONG LINES AT AIRPORTS LIKE AUSTIN. AIRPORTS LIKE AUSTIN. SO YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE SO YOU JUST WANT TO GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA TIME IN GENERAL YOURSELF EXTRA TIME IN GENERAL RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. >> AND LOTS OF PEOPLE PLANNING >> AND LOTS OF PEOPLE PLANNING THEIR SUMMER GETAWAYS. THEIR SUMMER GETAWAYS. >> WHAT TIPS DO YOU HAVE FOR >> WHAT TIPS DO YOU HAVE FOR FINDING THE BEST AIRFARE DEAL ? FINDING THE BEST AIRFARE DEAL ? >> WELL, FIRST, I WOULD SAY >> WELL, FIRST, I WOULD SAY IT'S NOT TOO LATE. IT'S NOT TOO LATE. YOU CAN STILL FIND GOOD DEALS. YOU CAN STILL FIND GOOD DEALS. I WILL SAY PRICES ON AVERAGE I WILL SAY PRICES ON AVERAGE ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THEY WERE LAST SUMMER FOR THEY WERE LAST SUMMER FOR DOMESTIC TRIPS. DOMESTIC TRIPS. BUT PRICES FOR INTERNATIONAL BUT PRICES FOR INTERNATIONAL ARE EXORBITANT. ARE EXORBITANT. THINGS HAVE GOTTEN TOTALLY THINGS HAVE GOTTEN TOTALLY CRAZY, LIKE TWO THOUSAND CRAZY, LIKE TWO THOUSAND FOUR COACH TO EUROPE. FOUR COACH TO EUROPE. BUT THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES. BUT THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES. SO IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE FEELING SO IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE FEELING ADVENTUROUS, GO WHERE THE U.S. ADVENTUROUS, GO WHERE THE U.S. DOLLAR IS STRONG. DOLLAR IS STRONG. GO TO PLACES LIKE TURKEY , LIKE GO TO PLACES LIKE TURKEY , LIKE COLOMBIA, CENTRAL SOUTH COLOMBIA, CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTHEAST ASIA. AMERICA, SOUTHEAST ASIA. YOU GOT TO GO TO PLACES THAT YOU GOT TO GO TO PLACES THAT ARE NOT SUPER CROWDED, NOT ARE NOT SUPER CROWDED, NOT SUPER POPULAR. SUPER POPULAR. IF YOU'RE IF YOU WANT TO GO IF YOU'RE IF YOU WANT TO GO TO PARIS, ROME AND LONDON, TO PARIS, ROME AND LONDON, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY THROUGH YOU'RE GOING TO PAY THROUGH THE NOSE FOR THOSE PLACES. THE NOSE FOR THOSE PLACES. BUT I WILL SAY THERE ARE STILL BUT I WILL SAY THERE ARE STILL FLIGHT DEALS TO BE HAD. FLIGHT DEALS TO BE HAD. AT THE POINTS GUY. AT THE POINTS GUY. WE PUBLISH A DEAL JUST ABOUT WE PUBLISH A DEAL JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY, SIGN UP FOR EVERY DAY, SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER THAT JUMP OUR NEWSLETTER THAT JUMP ON THOSE DEALS. ON THOSE DEALS. WHEN YOU SEE THEM. WHEN YOU SEE THEM. THE ENTRY OF LOW COST AIRLINES THE ENTRY OF LOW COST AIRLINES INTO SOME OF THESE MARKETS HAS INTO SOME OF THESE MARKETS HAS DRIVEN PRICES DOWN AND YOU DRIVEN PRICES DOWN AND YOU WILL OCCASIONALLY BE ABLE WILL OCCASIONALLY BE ABLE TO FIND A TICKET EVEN TO PLACES TO FIND A TICKET EVEN TO PLACES LIKE OSLO OR ROME FOR LIKE OSLO OR ROME FOR FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. >> SO THOSE FLIGHTS ARE OUT >> SO THOSE FLIGHTS ARE OUT THERE. THERE. WELL, THAT SOUNDS PRETTY