 Thinking of traveling to France this summer? Whether you're headed to the Olympics or not, there will be no gold medals awarded for travel deals in Paris. Airfares are way up, and average hotel rates, normally $169 a night, have soared to $699 a night. And that's for an average hotel room. At the four- or five-star hotels, rates start at $3,000 a night. The rest of Europe will also be more expensive because 15 million people are expected to travel there this summer. One piece of advice, avoid the Olympics altogether and wait until August.