CHICAGO (WLS) -- Do you know how much the average consumer spends on holiday travel?
According to Creditcards.com, the average consumer in December will spend about $1,000 if they're flying that same month.
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Roughly 40% of those people will put that travel on a credit card.
It might be tempting to pay for airfare on a credit card with a rewards program, but remember many of those have high interest rates.
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So, if you're thinking about doing this and you can't pay it off right away, try instead to see if you can open up a credit card with a 0% interest rate.
But make sure you pay off the balance before that 0% spikes up.