$69 Deal Lets Travelers Luxuriate in the Tropics
June 11, 2009 by Allison Davis
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Take control of your travel budget this summer: Vacation at an all-inclusive luxury resort in Mexico, the Caribbean or Costa Rica for $69 a night per person during BookIt.com’s All-Inclusive Sale. Deals must be booked by 11:59 ET June 16 to take advantage of the $69 All-Inclusive sale. Summer travel dates vary depending on the resort, as do deals that include meals and drinks.
“We’re all ready for summer vacation this year. The only thing better than kicking back at a luxury resort in the Caribbean, Mexico or Costa Rica is having everything paid for at $69 a night,” said Jesse Henson, Vice President of Marketing for BookIt.com. “This all-inclusive sale gives our guests the opportunity to have it all at a spectacular price.”
Consumers who are searching for value are turning to vacation packages and comparison shopping this season, according to a recent U.S. Travel Association survey. With meals, drinks and entertainment rolled into the price of all-inclusive vacations, cost-conscious travelers know what they’ll spend before they book.
The Caribbean, Mexico and Central America are popular destinations for U.S. travelers each summer. A total 4.1 million people flew to the three areas in June, July and August 2008, according to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Office of Travel & Tourism Industries.
BookIt.com’s $69 sale includes, but is not limited to, the following featured packaged deals:
Grand Sunset Princess, Riviera Maya
Economic Downturn Changing the Way We Travel
April 30, 2009 by Allison Davis
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From bargain hunting for accommodations to hopping in a car instead of on a plane, many individuals and companies are responding to the uncertain economic climate and worse personal financial conditions by adjusting their travel behaviors in 2009 to find more affordable ways to travel, but many aren’t eliminating travel plans altogether.
In a recent poll conducted by Harris Interactive, 48% of U.S. adults say their financial situation is worse now than it was one year ago. For some that is translating into plans for fewer vacations and fewer dollars spent on leisure travel in 2009.
While almost half plan to travel just as much or more in 2009 as they did in 2008, two-fifths (38%) anticipate that the economy will have no impact on their travel plans, and 8% plan to travel more in the next 12 months than they did in 2008, nearly two-fifths (37%) of consumers say they are less likely to travel within the next 12 months due to economic conditions.
Other findings from the study include:
- Over one-fourth (27%) will decrease the duration of their leisure trips.
- Four in ten (40%) will reduce the amount of money they spend on leisure trips. Among these consumers looking to cut costs:
- Roughly three-fifths will find less expensive accommodations (62%), less expensive meal options (61%), or will look for less expensive activities (58%).
- Nearly half will reduce travel expenses by vacationing closer to home (48%), staying with friends/family instead of a hotel (46%), or reduce expenses by driving rather than flying (45%).
- One-third (34%) will stretch their vacation dollars by going on a “staycation” close to home or by sharing travel costs with friends or other families.
Companies are also changing their travel spending habits in 2009. Three in five (61%) people surveyed said their companies had changed their travel policies in last 12 months, and one in five (21%) said they were less likely to travel for business in 2009 than they were in 2008.
Reducing or eliminating nonessential travel was the most frequently reported method of cutting business travel expenses. Three in ten people (30%) reported that their companies had reduced or eliminated all nonessential travel, and 21% said their companies were using technology to reduce or eliminate travel costs. Other reported changes to company travel policies include encouraging day trips (13%), booking with hotels and airlines that provide preferred rates (12%), and enforcing per diem allowances (10%).
