If you go away for vacation this year, unfortunately, you’re probably in anticipation of rising gas prices, long lines at airport security and delays all around. According to the Bureau of Transportation, Thanksgiving and the season of winter holidays are the busiest long-distance travel time in a given year. While travelers can not avoid strong hopes in the control and movement on the road, there are many steps to mitigate the holiday season travel stress.

• Know when to Travel: For excursions, people tend to leave on Thursday. If you travel over 100 miles, from Wednesday to Sunday is the day the most popular.

• Approximately 90% of Thanksgiving is a journey in the vehicle.

• Sunday and Monday after Thanksgiving is the day the trip back home. If you book a flight or drive on Tuesday, you avoid a lot of traffic.

• Weather delays are not always depends on where you are in flight. If you live in Florida, but flies to New York, May you delays due to a snowstorm, for example.

• Allow enough time to check at the airport and make it through security. More tourists means more time to wait for each individual is screened.

• Travel on Sunday instead of Saturday. Most people want to work again for a weekend without sacrificing any time.

• The average age of Thanksgiving travelers is just under 34, as opposed to the right over 36 for Christmas and New Year holiday, according to the BTS.

• Before the airport restrictions and laws in place to ensure the safety of air travel … can not be avoided and will save a world of time, if you plan ahead.

• Book a trip out of season. For example, go to New England when the leaves are changing … not to the bed and breakfast, whose popularity increased during the fall.

• Consider online booking through a travel agent. You can find discounts and new sales every day, and holiday packages not available elsewhere.

Best Travel Online can be found on sites like Expedia and Orbitz, according StarReviews.com. If you have a passion for planning, you can customize your own travel page with pictures, videos and comments through Orbitz TripHub.

If you’re like most travelers, saving money is important when you go on vacation. The time of booking through Travelocity, you can save just by using a credit card. Before the cold comes, consider booking travel online and taking advantage of two flights and destination.