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The summer travel season is upon us, and people all over the country are planning their getaways. But where they are going? The ASTA has released its projected numbers for this year’s summer travel. According to the travel agents, this year’s top US summer destination is the same as last summer’s: Orlando. No surprise that Mickey and the gang are still bringing in big numbers, but if you take a look at the 2008 list, you’ll see that there are very few differences from last year. Keep reading to see which cities rounded out the ASTA’s list and which destinations made up ground from 2007… |
Top Summer Spots for 2008 (% of total responses)
- Orlando - 17.5%
- Las Vegas - 15.4%
- San Francisco - 4.5%
- Los Angeles - 4.3%
- Miami - 2.6%
- Seattle - 2.2%
- New York City - 2.1%
- Honolulu - 1.9%
- San Diego - 1.7%
- Washington, DC - 1.7%
Top Summer Spots for 2007 (% of total responses)
- Orlando - 21.0%
- Las Vegas - 19.1%
- New York City - 11.8%
- Honolulu - 8.6%
- San Francisco - 4.6%
- Los Angeles - 3.1%
- Miami - 2.1%
- San Diego - 2.1%
- Seattle - 1.8%
- Washington, DC - 1.7%
I’m assuming the above list is the top summer “spots.” Maybe its just me, but the above list seem like really odd names for sports:)
Comment by Elliot Campbell — May 27, 2008 @ 7:32 pm
One mans sports is another mans spots :), fixed typo
Comment by Rick Seaney — May 27, 2008 @ 10:46 pm
Wow: New York this year will be getting less than one fifth of the number of visitors of last year. With 80% of the flights and hotel rooms empty, I’m really looking forward for some amazing fare sales and $50/night four-star hotel rooms.
Or maybe ASTA isn’t as good as Rick with analytics and survey techniques?
Comment by Mike B — May 28, 2008 @ 1:36 am
One way to save space is to use those space-saver bags for dirty clothes. Since you can never pack dirty clothes as nicely as clean, they take up more room. I put them all in the bag, squeeze all the air out and voila, more packing space.
Comment by Deanna J — June 1, 2008 @ 2:03 pm