Top Spots for Travelers 2008
April 23rd, 2008
Anyone who has traveled recently knows how busy the airports and airlines have been. 2007 was a record year and 2008 seems to be on track to be even busier. The top spots predicted for 2008 are (reported by Newsday):
Latin America - The dollar goes far, and Travelocity has reported bookings to Guatemala up considerably.
Canada - This was the number 2 destination for U.S. travel abroad in 2006. Vancouver will host the 2010 Winter Olympics, so it is predicted to be popular again in 2008.
Asia - Travel by U.S. residents to Asia was up 8.6 percent in the first nine months of 2007. China was the 10th most visited country in 2006 by Americans traveling aboard (according to the Commerce Department.)
Vacation Activities - Domestic travel is popular, and many vacationers are planning short trips of 4 or 5 days. Domestic travel usually benefits from the weak dollar. Lonely Planet, the guidebook publisher, picked the United States as its No. 1 destination for 2008. The United States has always been a favorite of mine. There’s so much to see and visit and learn about our own country. Yahoo! Travel predicted more trips to “small, weekend type destinations, with people staying closer to home and doing shorter getaways.” Don’t forget that Alaska and Hawaii are part of our great country and wonderful vacation and sightseeing sites.
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