This article has been posted on USA Today on January 22, 2010 and deals with the fact that in the overall economic situation, the main point in booing a travel should be limited to searching for the cheapest price.
That is why in this article, 5 new strategies are explained to customers for them to be aware of all the parametres that need to be taken into account:
- the first thing is of course to compare prices, start quite a long time before the holiday time to be able to follo the evolution of the prices and choose the best ones; it is also mostly important to avoid the scolar holidays to benefit from more interesting prices.
- be aware of fees charged for baggage, or if you do not register online for instance
it is money that could be saved if you just consider this matter
- people should choose their destination looing for interesting opportunities on OTA's sites: indeed, in the location where the overall economic situation is the most terrible, distressed inventory could be tried to be sold by offering interesting packages.
- it is also suggested for US travelers to use a cheapest flight to go to Europe, and then if they wish to visit a specific country, book a flight on a low-cost carrier.
- last, but not least, it is important not to forget the airport security issues and that consequently more time is required...
So in the end, I think that the overal economic situation is not that bad for tourism since it seems pretty clear to me that people could take it as an advantage to travel more, if they do precise researches. And it is consequently also a good thing for travelers, who could benefit from lower prices.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
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I think this article is very interesting because I completely disagree with the main idea. Of course, because of the crisis people are looking fore cheaper products. However, I think this makes them more demanding meaning they need cheaper travels but with the feeling of a good experience!
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