High prices are weighing on holiday travelers, new TPG-YouGov survey finds

We've been urging travelers to lock in their holiday flights, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas, for weeks now, as we are worried prices will continue to climb as we get closer to the holidays. I'm even recommending some people go ahead and book spring break trips now.Our last check with our partners at Points Path showed average prices of $675 for Christmas domestic flights and $647 for Thanksgiving. Those prices have climbed steadily in the past several weeks.With no sign of fuel costs dropping anytime soon, airlines are likely to continue raising prices as the holidays approach. That's why we are telling consumers to lock in prices as soon as possible.It's also why we were surprised to see the results of our recent survey and learn how few Americans had locked in their travel plans.Costs are at the heart of the new survey of American travel sentiment ahead of the holidays that TPG has conducted with YouGov. Our survey finds holiday travelers are worried about high airfare, crowded airports and flight disruptions.The combination of fears of overspending and other disruptions could make this an especially rough holiday travel season.Are Americans traveling for the holidays?YOU...