Lodging Prices Continue Rise

Lodging prices have soared in 2005, and when combined with rising gas prices, have made travel more expensive. Lodging prices increased 2.6 percent in June 2005 over year-ago, according to government sources. Prices have rebounded in the last two years following the economic downturn of the first years of the decade. Experts warn that leisure travelers will be more cost-conscious in the months ahead as gas prices continue to eat up travel budgets.