Booking Summer Vacations at the Last Minute Might Not Pay off This Year

A year ago, consumers spooked by the economic crash stayed home or took short, cheap trips by car. Airlines reacted by offering one sale after another. Many travelers — if they had the cash — played chicken with the airlines and won. 

Now, airlines have the upper hand. Procrastination likely won't pay off, say travel experts, as more people return to the market and find fewer cheap airline tickets. "I'd strongly recommend against it,'' said Bryan Saltzburg, general manager of initiatives for the online travel agency TripAdvisor.

Airlines: Carriers have trimmed flights and swapped large planes for smaller ones. 

Hotels: Lodging remains the best bargain in travel. Nationally, room rates tumbled nearly 9 percent in 2009 and should drop this year, said Duane Vinson, vice president of Smith Travel Research. 

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Source - St. Petersburg Times


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