New surprising study finds travel bookings above last year
A new and surprising survey finds that travel booking so far in 2011 are outpacing last year at this time — this finding goes against conventional wisdom that holds the US is on an economic rollercoaster going down.
The Travel Leaders Fall Travel Trends survey also identifies the top domestic and international destinations being booked this year, as well as destinations by Travel Leaders experts.
“Las Vegas, Orlando and Honolulu, respectively, are the top three destinations being booked for the remainder of the year,” the survey says.
But the top recommendation from Travel Leaders agents would be Maui (followed by Orlando and Honolulu).
Despite the extreme volatility in the United States’ economy in the month of August — the same timeframe as the survey took place — travel agents from across the country indicate that bookings are slightly higher for this fall than they were for the fall of 2010.
The survey includes responses from 443 Travel Leaders owners, managers and frontline travel agents throughout the United States.
Travel Leaders is part of Travel Leaders Group – which is a North American travel company that generates gross travel sales in excess of $16.6 billion.
By David Wilkening
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