busiest days are going to be sunday, december 26th, and sunday, january 2nd. the better days to travel are going to be december 24th and 25th if possible, not ideal for a lot of people. then december 31st and january 3rd. so those are the least busy. they're also the cheapest. so if there are people out there still shopping for their airfare, those are the days you want to concentrate on. those are the days where you're going to get the most bang for your buck, the better values. average round trip domestic airfare over the christmas and new year's holiday, $398. keep that price point in mind, use it as a gauge to know if you're getting a good deal. >> okay. that's the average now. is that up from last year? >> it is. it's up about 3% from last year. so not a dramatic increase at all. but use that price as your gauge. that's how you know at this late date if you see something in that price range, you're actually doing pretty well. keep in mind that this is one of the more expensive times of the year to travel. so you have to kind of adjust your idea of what a deal really