Travel Leaders Release Fall Travel Trends Survey

The seventh annual Fall Travel Trends Survey conducted by Travel Leaders was released this week. The survey was conducted with information from 452 Travel leaders agents, managers and owners from August 4-28.
So what are the favorite destinations for fall? Las Vegas and Caribbean cruising – again. They are continuously ranked number one in the survey and this year is no different. They are warm (something us northern dwellers look for in fall vacations), fairly easy to get to, provide a myriad of things to do for people from every walk of life, and have a seemingly endless supply of rooms that are discounted this year like you would never believe. New York knocked the revolving Hawaiian destinations off their #3 spot as travelers look to take advantage of the Big Apple’s rock bottom prices, which are certainly not going to be around forever.
Other good news to come from the survey is that many more Travel Leaders are more optimistic about their business then they were last year and there is even speculation from Piper Jaffray at Citibank the travel industry may have already bottomed out. Nearly 60% of Travel Leader respondents were optimistic about their business in the upcoming year. Maybe because, according to Christopher Elliott, 2010 is supposed to be the year of travel deals .
What are leisure travelers doing to take full advantage of the good deals? According to the survey they are staying at all-inclusives (69.9 percent), using frequent-flyer miles (64.1 percent), being flexible with dates (62 percent), booking only if there is a promotion/deal (54.9 percent), shortening trips or vacations (traveling fewer days) (51.5 percent). With all the fun things to do and see out there and the amazing prices things are being offered at, it’s worth shopping around, and then taking advantage, of the best deals.
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October 14th, 2009 at 10:11 am
It will be interesting to see if there’s an increase in the number of travelers heading to Brazil in 2010. Will there be an increased interest because of the upcoming World Cup and Olympics? South America is already so cheap to visit. Seems to me like the South American tourism industry should be thriving in the next few years.
October 20th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Nick S – I would not be surprised if tourism to Latin American increases in the coming years – particularly with the win of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Additionally, travel trends show that people are taking shorter vacations and staying closer to home – trading in Europe for Mexico, as well as looking to do just as much for half the price. Two variables that bode well for Latin American tourism.