Travelers Prepare for the Holiday Hustle
08 November 2006 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
It seems that nothing can come between Americans and their turkey.
Travelocity�s parent company, Sabre Holdings reports a 15 percent
increase in both passenger volume and ticket prices this year
compared to the same time period last year. In a recent Travelocity
holiday poll, 41 percent of respondents surveyed say they �dread�
the actual journey, even though it�s not enough to keep them away
from family and friends. Seventy two percent say they make the trip
to spend time with loved ones. According to the holiday poll, 91
percent of travelers refuse to let the recent changes in security
restrictions affect their travel. Security changes and higher fares
are not deterring travelers this year either. In fact, according to
Sabre data, 42 percent of all Thanksgiving travelers booked their
travel earlier this year. "It seems that the busy summer season
sent a clear message to holiday travelers: if you want to be sure
to get a seat, you'd better book it early," says Amy Ziff,
Travelocity's editor-at-large. "Airports are going to be crowded
and chaotic this holiday. The new security rules will be the number
one problem for travelers this season." Below is Travelocity�s 2006
holiday travel snapshot: Thanksgiving Destinations With a Growth in
Share, Year Over Year: New York City (up 15%) Charlotte (52%)
Kansas City (18%) Columbus (25%) New Orleans (52% but still down
28% from 2004) Cancun (24%) Top Air Destinations for Thanksgiving
1. New York 2. Washington, DC 3. South Florida (Miami, Ft.
Lauderdale, West Palm Beach) 4. Los Angeles 5. Chicago 6. Orlando
7. Las Vegas 8. Denver 9. Dallas / Fort Worth 10. San Francisco Top
Air Destinations for the Holidays Overall are: 1. Orlando 2. Las
Vegas 3. Denver 4. Chicago 5. Dallas / Fort Worth 6. Los Angeles 7.
Atlanta 8. New York 9. Phoenix 10. Boston Most Crowded Airports for
Departures 2006 Holidays: 1. Los Angeles 2. Denver International 3.
Chicago O'Hare 4. Boston Logan 5. Dallas / Fort Worth 6. Newark 7.
New York Laguardia 8. San Francisco 9. Philadelphia 10. Atlanta
With a bigger picture of the sheer volume of travelers taking to
the skies this year, it�s no surprise that Travelocity�s recent
holiday poll discovered that most are NOT looking forward to their
journey home. Travelocity�s 2006 holiday poll conducted over the
week of October 25-31, 2006 consisted of responses from
approximately 1,800 Travelocity members and obtained information
about travelers� travel plans and tendencies this holiday season. A
snapshot of survey highlights are below with additional results
available at www.travelocity.com/holiday2006. Getting to and from
their holiday destinations is the number one thing on peoples minds
this holiday season (41 percent), followed by dread of going back
to work (32 percent) and gaining a few extra pounds (24 percent)
Catching up with family and friends is the most popular reason for
traveling during the holidays (72 percent), followed by only 12
percent who just look forward to the time off from work The effects
of security alerts and regulations on passengers: Increased
security alert levels only have an effect if the threat level is
red (38 percent), otherwise it has no effect on holiday travel
plans (45 percent) The recent airport security changes do not
necessarily make people feel any safer while they are traveling (51
percent) �Be smart about your holiday travel this year and be sure
to know the new TSA and airline security guidelines before you even
start your holiday packing,� said Ziff. For more tips and advice on
holiday travel, packing advice and even how to stay healthy while
traveling this year visit www.travelocity.com/holidaytips. About
Travelocity Travelocity is committed to being the traveler's
champion -- before, during and after the trip � and is the only
online travel company that guarantees not just the price, but the
entire travel experience � see www.travelocity.com/guarantee for
details. This customer-driven focus, backed by 24/7 live phone
support, great prices and powerful shopping technology has made
Travelocity the sixth largest travel agency -- booking $7.4 billion
in travel worldwide in 2005. Based in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity
also owns and operates Travelocity BusinessSM for corporate
travelers, lastminute.com, a leader in European online travel and
ZUJI, a leader in Asia-Pacific online travel. Travelocity is owned
by Sabre Holdings Corporation (NYSE:TSG), a world leader in travel
commerce. It seems that nothing can come between Americans and
their turkey. Travelocity's parent company, Sabre Holdings reports
a 15 percent increase in both passenger volume and ticket prices
this year compared to the same time period last year. In a recent
Travelocity holiday poll, 41 percent of respondents surveyed say
they "dread" the actual journey, even though it's not enough to
keep them away from family and friends. Seventy two percent say
they make the trip to spend time with loved ones. According to the
holiday poll, 91 percent of travelers refuse to let the recent
changes in security restrictions affect their travel. Security
changes and higher fares are not deterring travelers this year
either. In fact, according to Sabre data, 42 percent of all
Thanksgiving travelers booked their travel earlier this year. "It
seems that the busy summer season sent a clear message to holiday
travelers: if you want to be sure to get a seat, you'd better book
it early," says Amy Ziff, Travelocity's editor-at-large. "Airports
are going to be crowded and chaotic this holiday. The new security
rules will be the number one problem for travelers this season."
Below is Travelocity's 2006 holiday travel snapshot: Thanksgiving
Destinations With a Growth in Share, Year Over Year: -- New York
City (up 15%) -- Charlotte (52%) -- Kansas City (18%) -- Columbus
(25%) -- New Orleans (52% but still down 28% from 2004) -- Cancun
(24%) Top Air Destinations for Thanksgiving 1. New York 2.
Washington, DC 3. South Florida (Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm
Beach) 4. Los Angeles 5. Chicago 6. Orlando 7. Las Vegas 8. Denver
9. Dallas / Fort Worth 10. San Francisco Top Air Destinations for
the Holidays Overall are: 1. Orlando 2. Las Vegas 3. Denver 4.
Chicago 5. Dallas / Fort Worth 6. Los Angeles 7. Atlanta 8. New
York 9. Phoenix 10. Boston Most Crowded Airports for Departures
2006 Holidays: 1. Los Angeles 2. Denver International 3. Chicago
O'Hare 4. Boston Logan 5. Dallas / Fort Worth 6. Newark 7. New York
Laguardia 8. San Francisco 9. Philadelphia 10. Atlanta With a
bigger picture of the sheer volume of travelers taking to the skies
this year, it's no surprise that Travelocity's recent holiday poll
discovered that most are NOT looking forward to their journey home.
Travelocity's 2006 holiday poll conducted over the week of October
25-31, 2006 consisted of responses from approximately 1,800
Travelocity members and obtained information about travelers'
travel plans and tendencies this holiday season. A snapshot of
survey highlights are below with additional results available at
www.travelocity.com/holiday2006. -- Getting to and from their
holiday destinations is the number one thing on peoples minds this
holiday season (41 percent), followed by dread of going back to
work (32 percent) and gaining a few extra pounds (24 percent) --
Catching up with family and friends is the most popular reason for
traveling during the holidays (72 percent), followed by only 12
percent who just look forward to the time off from work -- The
effects of security alerts and regulations on passengers: --
Increased security alert levels only have an effect if the threat
level is red (38 percent), otherwise it has no effect on holiday
travel plans (45 percent) -- The recent airport security changes do
not necessarily make people feel any safer while they are traveling
(51 percent) "Be smart about your holiday travel this year and be
sure to know the new TSA and airline security guidelines before you
even start your holiday packing," said Ziff. For more tips and
advice on holiday travel, packing advice and even how to stay
healthy while traveling this year visit
www.travelocity.com/holidaytips. About Travelocity Travelocity is
committed to being the traveler's champion -- before, during and
after the trip - and is the only online travel company that
guarantees not just the price, but the entire travel experience -
see www.travelocity.com/guarantee for details. This customer-driven
focus, backed by 24/7 live phone support, great prices and powerful
shopping technology has made Travelocity the sixth largest travel
agency -- booking $7.4 billion in travel worldwide in 2005. Based
in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also owns and operates Travelocity
Business(SM) for corporate travelers, lastminute.com, a leader in
European online travel and ZUJI, a leader in Asia-Pacific online
travel. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation
(NYSE:TSG), a world leader in travel commerce.
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