The holiday season is one of the busiest traveling periods of the year, making this an opportune time to review how U.S. adults travel and how they compare with British and European travelers. Clear distinctions and similarities between the traveling behaviors and preferences of U.S. consumers and other surveyed regions have been found in a recent report by Future Foundation, a sister company of Experian(R) Simmons(SM). Future Foundation compared its data with Experian Simmons' to create the Trends-Atlantic Report, which reviews differences in the characteristics of people from America, Great Britain and European countries. The report covers multiple topics, including consumer travel behavior and preferences.
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) declared, last week, that the U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007. As the troubled housing market and credit crisis have contributed greatly to the current condition of the national economy, it is no surprise that renters are shopping smarter this holiday season than in the past by cutting back on overall expenses and credit card purchases, according to a national Apartments.com survey.
Times are tough and Kayak.com knows that finding affordable airfare is the key to embarking on or canceling a trip this winter. While it might be harder to find a good deal, they do exist and Kayak.com launches three tools to help consumers find the most affordable dates of travel.
Vacation Network Inc., (VNI) one of the nation's leading providers of discount vacation packages, has announced the opening of three new U.S.-based sales centers. The company's presence in 2008 has expanded to include Las Vegas, Houston, and Scottsdale, Ariz. The expansion brings the Vacation Network advantage to more people than ever before.
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