It is really a pain in the pocket especially for us small time holders like us. This is the main reason many bitcoin holders are now using xrp and other altcoins so they can save transaction fees. I just wish the transaction fees could lessen a bit since it is really a pain in the pocket. There are many holders who are complaining nowadays except I guess for the big bag holders and the whales.
In the past few days, the mempool activity is not too tight. So right now, you can make a btc transaction go thru even at 5sat/byte. As compared to I think couple of weeks ago, the pending transactions were more than 100k. For small time holders, if you really want to transfer your coins from one exchange to another, use other alts like xrp or doge, to lessen the fees. I guess, a lot of traders are doing that.