Thanksgiving and Christmas travel is set to shatter records this year, according to new data.

Booking data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, indicates that the number of reservations made between June 20 and Oct. 8 for travel during the two major holiday periods is higher this year than it was during the same time last year. Bookings for Thanksgiving travel are up over 2%, while bookings for travel around Christmastime are up roughly 1% compared with 2024.

That's consistent with expectations from major airlines.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby in September said 2025 was shaping up to be a busy holiday travel season.

"The entire fourth quarter, the fall break, Thanksgiving, Christmas, they're all likely to set records with strong demand," Kirby told CBS News last month. "At th

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