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Article: Travelocity Identifies Cheapest Travel Days This Thanksgiving.
- Article from:
- Journal of Transportation
- Article date:
- November 14, 2009
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As Thanksgiving draws near, Travelocity data proves flexibility is the key to savings. A day-by-day analysis of both flight and hotel bookings from Nov. 22 thru Dec. 1 shows a slight fluctuation in hotel rates and a dramatic decrease in airfares, dropping from $459 to $280 when travelers adjust their plans to stay just one extra day. The most expensive days to take a return flight are the Sunday and Monday after Thanksgiving, when costs have been inflated by major airlines implementing holiday surcharges. While average hotel rates don't change greatly around the holiday weekend, they are down 16 percent from last year, continuing to show steep declines and representing a ...