Consumer Alert: What you need to know about traveling this Fourth of July

Warning: it's going to get a little crazy out there!

Endless lines snaking through airport terminals. Highways turned into shimmering rivers of brake lights under a merciless summer sun. Hotel lobbies crowded with arrivals, all clamoring for a room.

No, it's not the opening scene from a dystopian novel. It's the Fourth of July holiday travel period, which is expected to be the busiest ever.

Here's what the travel industry isn't telling you about next week.

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