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Spring break travel is back, and so are high prices: ‘Like bears coming out of hibernation’

People dining at Blue Plate Taco in Santa Monica, California, as people take advantage of the warm weather during the COVID-19 Spring break in Southern California on March 29, 2021.

LOS ANGELES — As COVID-19 cases drop, mask protocols ease and more Americans venture out to beaches, theme parks and other tourist destinations, travel is bouncing back to levels not seen since the pandemic took hold, industry experts say.

The bad news: Airfares and gasoline prices are also reaching highs not seen in years.

Eric Oh, a freelance writer from Thousand Oaks, is already feeling the pinch. He’s paying about $600 for a round-trip flight to Orlando, Florida, to visit Universal Orlando, SeaWorld and other theme parks — about $200 more than he paid a

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