HOLIDAYS

CNN - This Thanksgiving travel period is expected to be the busiest on record with more than 31 million passengers in the skies, AAA estimates. The busiest days to fly will be Wednesday, November 27, and Sunday, December 1 — with more than 3 million passengers expected on each day. The FAA said it might need to slow down air traffic due to air traffic controller staffing shortages, particularly in the Northeast. The weather may also cause more delays as the FAA monitors two storms in the US this week. The first is located across the greater Upper Midwest area and could bring showers across parts of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. A second storm in the central US is expected to move into the Eastern region by Thanksgiving Day and may even put a damper on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Wallet Hub

• JCPenney, Belk and Macy’s are 2024’s Best Places to Shop on Black Friday, offering an average discount of at least 57%.
   
• Around 18% of items at major retailers will be more expensive on Black Friday than their current Amazon.com prices.
   
• Jewelry will offer the most value on Black Friday 2024 relative to their current prices, while computers & phones are expected to have the least rewarding deals.
   
• 68% of people say Santa will be less generous this year due to inflation, according to WalletHub’s 2024 Holiday Shopping Survey.
   
• 38% of the major retailers offering 0% financing use a dangerous feature called deferred interest, which has the potential to make holiday purchases up to 27.5 times more expensive than expected.