Consumers have contradicted skepticism about sluggish summer travel bookings, buying record numbers of last minute weekend packages for Memorial Day Weekend 2002.
Site59
, a Travelocity
company, is the industry leader in last minute travel packages and dynamic packaging technology. Site59 experienced record sales numbers for Memorial Day Weekend, 2002, through both its b2c site, as well as through its dozens of distribution partners, showing a 700% growth from Memorial Day Weekend 2001. 

“We are excited to announce very positive results, and we look forward to continuing our strong sales growth,?h said Michelle Peluso, President of Site59.  ?gOur growth trajectory demonstrates that travelers clearly value convenience, quality and exceptional deals when making last minute travel plans,?h Peluso continued.

 

In 2002, 23.3 million U.S. households plan to purchase travel online, accounting for $20.4 billion in U.S. leisure online spending (Forrester).  Sales statistics from Site59 show that 58.3% of consumers book within three days of traveling, with 4.8% of travelers booking and traveling on the very same day.  Over 84% of Site59 travelers book within 7 days of traveling, compared to 77% in Spring of 2001. 

 

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