Labor Day is over, which means we're finally at the "unofficial end of summer." It's time to check out the new fall foliage map and plan some "shoulder season" travel. But according to Virtuoso , a luxury and experiential travel agency, fall 2025 is now peak travel period. Fall travel bookings have gone up to 30% compared to last year, rivaling summer levels. There's been an increasing demand for much quieter vacations and milder climates.
But could this trend shift turn fall, a known budget travel season, into a more expensive one? Well, places like Las Vegas, which has been suffering from the decline of international tourists in the U.S., continue to face flight drops this September —signaling a consistent airfare dip for October. Read on to learn more about the costs of fall as t