Back in the dark days pre-Google -- when faxes were cutting-edge, actual physical tickets arrived by registered mail and travel agents were mysterious practitioners of black arts -- we generally had little to no idea what it was they did to get us on that plane, boat or coach trip.
In 2012, thankfully, things are a lot different for would-be vacationers -- we have choices, the ability to compare prices at the click of a mouse and some agencies even share with the world the trends and indicators they can divine from the resulting customer booking patterns.
The latest such data come from lastminute.com.au, which has been rooting around in its records to see what Australian travelers are up to and where they?re heading in the next few months.
Most, it seems, are forgoing the charms of overseas destinations and choosing instead to vacation at home this season.
Hotel bookings for June to August show sojourns in country lead the pack, being far more popular than trips abroad -- New Zealand, Indonesia and Thailand come behind Australia in second, third and fourth places, respectively.
read moreSource: http://rss.cnngo.com/~r/cnngo/~3/P5g7uLpeVvw/aussie-travelers-holiday-home-winter-525247
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