Why your dream summer vacation might be slipping out of reach | CNN

After deciding to cancel her June trip with friends to Dubai when the emirate became the target of Iranian strikes, Lorna Davis was determined to find a new summer vacation elsewhere for the group. Davis, who lives in London, began looking into fares for alternative breaks in destinations such as the Maldives, Mauritius and Bali. But she was stunned when she saw how expensive the flights were. “Prices have gone up…” Davis tells CNN Travel. “At this moment, prices are so high.” Undeterred, she reasoned that options closer to home would be cheaper, and researched vacations to Greece, but Davis found that even here, the prices were higher than usual, and continuing to go up. “I’ve been looking all day to try to book something before they hike again.” As summer gets closer, Davis says that fares keep getting higher and she’s running out of feasible options. “I’m not sure what is going to happen now,” she adds, stressing that she’s “still trying” but getting increasingly disheartened. Nearly two months after the United States and Israel began their attacks on Iran, the conflict is having a significant impact on the travel industry, and millions of travelers

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