Travel Expert: There is a 'softness in the market' for air travel

We go now to the quiver-liver electric guest line where we're joined by Peter Greenberg. He's CBS News Travel Editor, and Peter can be heard every Saturday night right here on KMOX at 7 p.m. with his eye on travel. Peter, man, it is expensive to get on an airplane these days, even in the midst of this war. Do you see any relief in pricing as it relates to flights? I actually do. Strangely enough, despite the high prices, there's softness in the market. A lot of Americans are holding back on their trips precisely because of the high prices, not just for airfare, but hotels as well. One indication of that, earlier this week, American Airlines sent a note out to 1,500 of their flight attendants asking them to take an unpaid leave. That tells you everything you need to know about the softness in the market. So how is that going to be manifested for us? Look for pop-up sales over the next couple of weeks. for the end of September through the end of the year, with the exception maybe of Thanksgiving. And then you'll see some serious sales on that, not to mention hotels as well. And the interesting thing about it is you might even see the availability of frequent flyer award redemptions at lower rates, which we've never seen in a long time. Well, I would be encouraging for folks out there. Not as much overseas travel in a time of economic distress that we're in, but... A lot of people are visiting Europe and Asia and other places. When we come back to the U.S., what rights does U.S. customs have to search our materials? Can they search our phones, for example? They can search everything you're wearing, everything you're carrying. They can even search what you're eating. We have very little rights protected under the Constitution, whether we're U.S. citizens or not, even foreigners, until we are absolutely cleared into the country. What that means is we've seen instances of U.S. customs. actually asking to see your text messages on your phone to see if there's anything there that might constitute a violation of the law or something to do with terrorism. Last year, over 55,000 phones were detained by U.S. customs. So it's an interesting case that's now being litigated in the courts as to what rights you really have, especially as a U.S. citizen when returning to the U.S. Few seconds left with Peter Greenberg, CBS News Travel Editor. You can hear his eye on travel tomorrow at 7 o'clock in the evening. You took a look at the quietest countries in the world. Yeah, it's interesting research. What constitutes the quietest countries in the world? Interestingly enough, seven out of the ten of them of the top ten are in Africa. One surprise. Venezuela is in the top 10. The U.S., not a surprise. We're not anywhere near the top 10 quietest countries. We rank 92nd. Yeah, we're pretty loud over here in the states. Peter Greenberg, thanks for your time.