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Are You Still Searching For Travel Deals Online?

January 9, 2009 at 3:00 PM | by egw | 2 Comments

No room to dream: Online vendors are freaking out after a Times Online report revealed internet searches for travel were down 42 percent after Christmas, when holiday-fattened bank accounts are traditionally emptied out for spring vacations.

Searches for travel to the US were one of the hardest hit segments of the British travel biz, as the pound falls against the dollar and Brits tighten their belts. The only segment that showed any improvement were searches for package holidays, but the interest didn't lead to a corresponding lift in bookings.

Online bookings were taking a hit back in October already, but the gap between booking a trip and not even looking for one is pretty enormous. So dear readers, are you still looking for travel online, even if you can't afford to go now?

Related Stories:
· Internet Travel Searches Drop 42 Percent [Times Online, via]
· Financial Fallout Travel: Online Booking Hurting, Too [Jaunted]
· Budget Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo of an empty terminal at MAN: Jett Loe]

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  1. pbb

    Jaunted Member

    This really shocked me...

    I don't know where I'd shop for travel but online... England is nuts.
    January 9, 2009 at 3:04 PM
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  1. clickbobb

    Jaunted Member

    There are great Deals to Vegas !

    I looked through a few online travel sites recently and found one site that worked best for me. By spending a little time on DealsToVegas.com I booked my last Las Vegas vacation, saved quite a bit and had a "million dollar" time for about $1,000. Also if you're thinking last minute, consider DealsToVegas.com 's last minute deals. The offers on these pages seem to be regularly updated and you can sometimes save as much as 50% off prices found elsewhere. Even if it is not a last minute vacation package, you might still find some very good deals to Vegas.
    February 25, 2009 at 10:54 PM
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