LAST-MINUTE BOOKING TREND ON THE RISE AS THANKSGIVING SHOPPERS SCRAMBLE TO FIND ACCEPTABLE DEALS
- Los Angeles Is Most Popular Destination For Thanksgiving 2005 -
REDONDO BEACH, CA (Nov. 18, 2005) - The trend of waiting until the last minute to book flights during holiday seasons is growing according to LowFares.com - the premier travel product comparison research site for consumers. Statistics collected by LowFares.com show that 10% of prospective travelers are still searching for better deals for the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend, approximately twice the percentage of travelers who normally wait until the last minute to book air travel during non-holiday periods.
Statistics also show Los Angeles to be the number one destination for Thanksgiving travel this year, followed closely by Las Vegas, Orlando, Atlanta and Denver, respectively. For international travel, London is the most popular this Thanksgiving, with India, Thailand and Puerto Rico not far behind.
"The interesting thing, however, is that many travelers are still waiting until the last-minute to book these destinations, despite the well-known fact that prices traditionally skyrocket within the weeks prior to departure," said Joshua Lippiner, president of LowFares.com.
"While booking flights well in advance is still the easiest way to get a good price on air travel, many informed consumers know where to look for last-minute deals from airlines competing with each other to fill up empty seats," added Lippiner.
LowFares.com helps consumers to do just that by providing the first true, side-by-side comparison of prices from various travel sites, all accessible from one single site, saving the user time by eliminating the need to visit each site individually to perform their search.
LowFares.com currently allows the user to comparison shop with pricing from dozens of travel sites including: Expedia, Bookings.net, Hotels.com, Lodging.com, Delta, US Airways, American Airlines, Continental, Northwest, ATA, FlyTed, Travelocity, Orbitz, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Econolodge, Clarion and more.
Furthermore, LowFares.com continues to be a pioneer in travel-shopping technology, providing an all-in-one weekly RSS feed for syndicated last-minute airfare deals by aggregating weekly deals sent out via email by most major airlines. This allows the consumer to browse through a comprehensive listing of airline deals and incentives syndicated from each individual carrier's website using RSS readers such as SimplyHeadlines.com, MyYahoo! Or Newsgator. LowFares.com is currently the only site to aggregate RSS content for air travel on this scale.
"Since its advent, the Internet has been a great resource for finding special deals on travel, but the sheer amount of sellers that bombard you with information can make bargain hunting on the web a long and exhaustive process," said Lippiner.
"LowFares.com offers a solution - one site where consumers can check all the latest deals from all major carriers and compare prices from various vendors, side-by-side, in one user-friendly environment," added Lippiner. "It's the quickest way to find the lowest price, guaranteed."
While Christmas is just around the corner, consumers contemplating visiting family or just getting away for the holidays are encouraged to visit www.LowFares.com to compare the best deals from dozens of travel sites.
About LowFares.com
LowFares.com was created to simplify researching discount air, hotel, car rental and vacation packages online, saving the consumer time and money. LowFares.com is not an online travel agency. It helps match users with the best travel site for their needs, and makes it easy to shop around and compare pricing, allowing consumers to search dozens of other sites from one place. Users enter desired travel information once and search multiple sites with one click.
LowFares.com's mission is to become the first destination on a consumer's journey when shopping for travel. For more information visit www.LowFares.com.
###Media Contact: Josh Kahn, Kahn Travel Communications
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