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Article snippet: It’s shaping up to be a record-breaking year for summer travel. Airlines for America, an industry trade group, is expecting about 234 million passengers to travel worldwide on United States airlines between June and the end of August, the highest number ever, and up 4 percent over last summer. Indeed, Dallas Fort Worth International, one of the nation’s busiest airports, is predicting that some 18 million people will pass through — more than any other summer. At the same time, the vacation rental site Airbnb is projecting that this will be its biggest summer to date by a wide margin. Despite recent world events, more Americans than ever plan to go abroad. The State Department is expecting an unprecedented 20 million passport applications this year. Allianz Global Assistance, an insurance provider, said that while some travelers wanted to cancel visits in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Britain, London and Paris are among Americans’ most popular European summer travel destinations. (In May, Allianz predicted that both cities will see a year-over-year spike in the number of summer travelers, up 37 percent in London and 29 percent in Paris.) With crowded roads and airports, not to mention destinations (international visitors continued to come to the United States in April despite President Trump’s executive orders on travel and immigration, according to the most recent report from the U.S. Travel Association), a little preparation can make all the difference. B... Link to the full article to read more