39% of Consumers Traveling for Thanksgiving (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) With the economy in distress it wouldn't be surprising if people chose to stay home for the holidays this year. Yet, a recent Harris Interactive survey commissioned by Hotwire.comĀ®, a leading travel discount site, found that Thanksgiving is a holiday that people won't skip.

Bad times can be the best times to travel (The Salt Lake Tribune) The stock market is swooning. The economy is wobbling. An election is pending. The future is foggy. Sounds like a great time to take a vacation. What better way to relieve stress?

Hunt for Travel Deals Escalates -- Comparison Travel Website LowFares.com(TM) Sees Searches Surge 22% (Centre Daily Times) Interest in travel deals is up, according to LowFares.com(TM), the travel comparison search site for airline tickets, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages. The ability to search online for discounted flights, cheap hotels and travel deals has boosted traffic by more than 22% since the summer months at a time when many experts are saying that this will be one of the industry's most difficult ...