Procrastinator’s beware: holiday travel is booking up early
this year. The number of airline tickets sold for Christmas and New Year’s is
up more than 50% from a year ago. Airfare and hotel prices are rising sharply
for the holidays. Although demand is increasing, airlines plan on avoiding
adding capacity. To compound things further, it is estimated that 73% of those
intending to travel over the holidays have yet to book their travel plans. All
of this equates to bad news for travelers who leave their booking to the last
minute.
The average airplane ticket price sold so far for Christmas
travel is $797. That is an increase of about 4% from last year, and we are
still 7 weeks away from Christmas. These prices will continue rising. Hotels
are also seeing a boom in holiday booking. Some hotels in New York are already
sold out for Thanksgiving weekend and inching closer to being sold out for Christmas
week. For example, the Hampton Inn New York has a limited amount of rooms left
and these are going for a rate of $418 per night during Christmas week.
The Holiday season is a perfect time for us to unwind a bit and
enjoy time with the ones we love. Do not be priced out of a trip because of
procrastination. If you wait too long, airfare may be all booked up or the few
seats remaining will be at a hefty premium. Avoiding this hassle by booking
early this holiday season is highly advised.
To get a jump start on your holiday booking, contact your
POTHOS travel team by phone: (619) 546-0621 or email: travel@pothos.us.
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