It's Not Too Late to Give the Gift of Travel This Holiday Season With Cheap Tickets
08 Dezember 2003 - 7:49PM
PR Newswire (US)
It's Not Too Late to Give the Gift of Travel This Holiday Season
With Cheap Tickets As More People Travel This Year, Give the Gift
That Won't Get Returned - A Last Minute Trip Gift Certificate
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday shoppers seeking
creative, last-minute gift ideas -- and a respite from the crowds
at the mall -- may find the perfect gift just a click away on
leading online travel Web site http://www.cheaptickets.com/. Cheap
Tickets is offering Last Minute Trip Gift Certificates. The
certificates are redeemable on CheapTickets.com for any Last Minute
Trip Package. Recipients can choose from a number of different
vacation packages such as ski trips, romantic weekends and
Caribbean beach getaways. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030811/NYM098LOGO ) For those
shoppers who have been procrastinating over their travel plans,
there is still time to get away during the holidays with a Last
Minute Trip. Late-planners can still book a much-deserved vacation
or head home to see family and friends -- while saving up to 60
percent* in the process. But, don't wait too long to make those
travel plans, as this holiday season is gearing up to be a far
busier one than last year -- at least for customers of Cheap
Tickets. As of Dec. 5, Cheap Tickets reported a 56 percent increase
in bookings compared to last year for travel between Dec. 23 and
27, illustrative of the rebounding trend in holiday travel. Another
strong indicator that people are traveling more: group bookings
(three or more people) for travel during the holidays are up 10
percent over last year. So where is everyone heading? Whether
seeking warm weather or reconnecting with family, many are
venturing south to Florida. According to bookings made through
Cheap Tickets for travel between Dec. 23 and 27, the top 10
destinations for holiday travel this year include two hot spots in
the Sunshine State that were noticeably absent from last year's top
10 list: Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale. Not surprisingly, Los Angeles,
Denver, New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Las
Vegas appear to be perennial favorites for holiday travel, as
people look to spend their vacations star- gazing, hitting the
slopes, shopping, soaking up some culture or simply escaping
everyday life and having fun. Trips to Europe and Mexico are also
at the top of the list for those in search of a more international
flair this holiday season. International travel accounts for 12
percent of holiday bookings made through Cheap Tickets as of Dec.
5, and the top five destinations to date are London, Mexico City,
San Jose/Baja, Paris and Cancun. * Based upon comparison with
published rates for air & hotel reservations booked within 7
days of departure. ABOUT LAST MINUTE TRIPS Last Minute Trips are
pre-packaged vacation getaways, typically three to five days, which
usually include a flight and hotel stay or a hotel and car rental
combination, and often have an associated savings of up to 60
percent off of published rates. Added components like tickets to
popular attractions or dinners at local restaurants are often
included in the package price, and destinations include American
favorites as well as numerous international locales. Last Minute
Trips can be booked up to three hours in advance and a maximum of
14 days before departure. Visit http://www.cheaptickets.com/ and
click on the "Last Minute Trips" tab for further information on
Last Minute Trips and Last Minute Trips Gift Certificates. ABOUT
CHEAP TICKETS Cheap Tickets is a leading seller of discounted
leisure travel products online through its Web site,
http://www.cheaptickets.com/. Cheap Tickets provides consumers
access to its exclusive collection of unpublished airfares, as well
as regularly published fares on hundreds of airlines. In addition
to air, Cheap Tickets' family of discounted travel products also
includes hotel accommodations, cruises, rental cars, vacation
packages, condo rentals and Last Minute Trips. Founded in 1986,
Cheap Tickets is part of the Retail Travel Services group within
Cendant's Travel Distribution Services Division.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030811/NYM098LOGODATASOURCE:
Cheap Tickets CONTACT: Kathie Gonzalez +1-973-496-8890, , or Kate
Sullivan, +1-973-496-4540, , both of Cendant, for Cheap Tickets Web
site: http://www.cheaptickets.com/
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