NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 05/08/12 -- CheapOair, leading online travel agency, releases leisure travel pricing and destination trends for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday based on customers' purchase behavior. The data compares the top ten purchased domestic Memorial Day weekend travel destinations and airfares for 2012 vs. 2011, which have collectively increased by 3% vs. 2011.
Top Ten Destinations 2012 vs. 2011:
Flights to Las Vegas are the most popular this Memorial Day, pushing the destination up from third place in 2011 and bumping Miami and Denver down from their previous tops positions. Other notable changes include Los Angeles and Atlanta moving up in popularity ahead of Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando. San Francisco, Chicago, and Dallas fall into the same ranking positions from 2011.
2012 2011 ------------------ ------------------ Destination Destination ------------------ ------------------ Las Vegas, NV Miami, FL ------------------ ------------------ Miami, FL Denver, CO ------------------ ------------------ Denver, CO Las Vegas, NV ------------------ ------------------ Los Angeles, CA Ft. Lauderdale, FL ------------------ ------------------ Atlanta, GA Los Angeles, CA ------------------ ------------------ Ft Lauderdale, FL Orlando, FL ------------------ ------------------ Orlando, FL Atlanta, GA ------------------ ------------------ San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA ------------------ ------------------ Chicago, IL Chicago, IL ------------------ ------------------ Dallas, TX Dallas, TX ------------------ ------------------
Airfare Pricing for Top Ten Destinations 2012 vs. 2011:
Airfares, on average, have increased 3% to the top ten destinations in the US. Those looking for cheap flights this Memorial Day however, should look toward Las Vegas, Chicago, and Atlanta which are down from 2011. Despite Chicago's steepest decrease in airfare (-14%), it remains the 9th preferred destination for the holiday weekend so travelers can save money on airfare and enjoy fewer crowds in the windy city this Memorial Day. Despite being the destination with the single largest increase (+5%) in airfare, flights to Los Angeles increased in popularity, pushing the destination up the top 10 list a notch vs. 2011.
2012 2011 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Destination Avg. Fare Destination Avg. Fare ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Las Vegas, FL $ 365 Las Vegas, NV $ 416 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Miami, FL $ 346 Miami, FL $ 336 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Denver, CO $ 282 Denver, CO $ 272 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Los Angeles, CA $ 335 Los Angeles, CA $ 320 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Atlanta, GA $ 316 Atlanta, GA $ 322 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Ft Lauderdale, FL $ 338 Ft Lauderdale, FL $ 328 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Orlando, FL $ 312 Orlando, FL $ 310 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- San Francisco, CA $ 338 San Francisco, CA $ 330 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Chicago, IL $ 296 Chicago, IL $ 343 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Dallas, TX $ 299 Dallas, TX $ 300 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- 2012 vs. 2011 ---------------------------- Destination Avg. Fare ---------------------------- Las Vegas, NV -12% ---------------------------- Miami, FL 3% ---------------------------- Denver, CO 4% ---------------------------- Los Angeles, CA 5% ---------------------------- Atlanta, GA -2% ---------------------------- Ft Lauderdale, FL 3% ---------------------------- Orlando, FL 1% ---------------------------- San Francisco, CA 2% ---------------------------- Chicago, IL -14% ---------------------------- Dallas, TX 0% ----------------------------
CheapOair continually analyzes trends in the travel market in order to keep consumers and industry professionals informed and up-to-date on the most popular travel destinations and pricing trends.
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