Travelers Continue Shopping for Last Minute Weekend Trips Despite Rising Airfare Costs

Seventeen Percent of LowFares.comTM Online Shoppers Search for Weekend Airfares Just Three Days before Trip

August 5, 2008

Los Angeles, CA (August 5, 2008) - Despite travelers' concerns for rising prices at the nation's airlines, LowFares.comTM (www.lowfares.com), a leading travel comparison search site for flights, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages, reported that online shopping for weekend getaways is still being conducted just three days before actual travel time.

Search patterns also revealed that Las Vegas, New York, Orlando, Los Angeles and Chicago are the most popular destinations for last-minute travel.

Studies show that comparison sites, such as LowFares.com, are increasingly popular with online travelers who want to quickly make side-by-side comparisons for rates from leading travel websites such as Priceline, Expedia, Orbitz, and Hotwire.

"Even with a weak economy and rising travel costs in some sectors, consumers aren't giving up travel - they're just getting smarter about how they make travel purchases," said Greg Samson, General Manager of LowFares.com. "Our data tells us that some people are still looking for that weekend trip and often traveling at the spur of the moment. These travelers are savvy shoppers who can easily compare multiple travel options by searching on sites like LowFares.com."

Weekend searches were tracked for a period of four weeks and were conducted for trip durations between two to five days. The second most popular day for weekend trip searches was Wednesday, just two days before travel time.


About LowFares.comTM
LowFares.com, an Oversee.net company, is the leader in finding cheap flights, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages. With more than 2 million unique visitors a month, LowFares.com offers an online experience that allows travelers to search multiple travel destinations simultaneously. For more information, visit http://www.lowfares.com.

About Oversee.net
Founded in 2000 by Lawrence Ng and Fred Hsu, Oversee.net is a technology-driven online marketing solutions company, with two primary divisions - Oversee Domain Services and Oversee Marketing Services. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Portland, Oregon, and Pompano Beach, Florida, the company has over 250 employees. Some of Oversee's key brands include SnapNames®, Moniker®, DomainSponsorTM, and LowFares.comTM. Please visit http://www.oversee.net.

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