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Better book flights soon for 4th of July

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(CBS) - Planning to get away this 4th of July? Better book fast.

Airfares for the holiday weekend are expected to jump 10 percent by Thursday.

That gives last-minute vacationers very little time left to book their trips before prices start climbing.

That's thanks to rising fuel costs and consumer demand.

The average domestic round-trip airfare is $388, up 7 percent from last year.

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