Airfares in 2025: Do higher average fares mean fewer deals?

We’re turning to every traveler’s favorite – or least favorite – topic this week, and that’s airfares. After aviation editor Robert Silk wrote an article on which way air prices are trending in 2025, we asked Scott Keyes, the founder of Going -- an app that combines software and human Flight Experts to uncover flight deals and mistake fares and send them to its 2 million-plus members -- to come onto the episode with Silk and host Rebecca Tobin. Together, we unpack the numbers further and ask: Why are fares trending upward? What does that mean for airfare bargain-hunters? And when is the best time to book a flight (and should you wait for a last-second deal)? This episode was recorded Jan. 17 and has been edited for length and clarity. Episode sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Collette Vacations: www.gocollette.com/travel-advisors Related links: Higher airfares are expected in the first half of 2025 https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Higher-airfares-expected-first-half-2025 Going https://www.going.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.