Travelers will be getting lots of deals in 2009

January 06, 2009 |

A survey of US travel agents and industry observers predicts that travelers will wait longer to book trips, spend less on travel and continue to visit Las Vegas and Mexico in 2009. Observers also note that travelers may take advantage of lower air fares to Europe this year.

Wallet-watching travelers will be taking fewer trips, waiting longer to book them in hopes of a deal and downscaling vacations. Las Vegas will remain a big draw, and Mexico will be hotter than a chili pepper.

That's the outlook for 2009, according to travel analysts and providers and a survey of 547 agents, managers and agency owners with Travel Leaders (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates), out today.

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