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Holiday In Wales Although the war with Iraq and the battle with SARS has caused major disruptions to the travel industry, the online travel market continues to expand and a growing trend in consumer confidence in the internet lends good reason to believe that online travel services are well equipped to overcome detrimental economic circumstances.

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Groople (www.groople.com), the leader in group travel planning, has partnered with Go10000, a travel focused development and hosting firm, to bring to market a new group collaboration site for the travel space. GroopVine will provide the solution to the complex communication and booking problems group travel planning can create. Enhancing the online travel space by combining the key elements of social networking such as invitations, forums, messaging, photos and video posting, with the best in online travel booking, GroopVine is the only place for group travelers to shop, plan and book together online.

Cottage Holiday In Wales Analysts have suggested that Internet travel agencies like Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz were more likely to survive any slump caused by the Iraqi war than traditional travel businesses, just as they weathered the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks more easily.

Groople, the leading online group travel planning and booking site, announces the launch of an exciting travel and social networking tool, offering an integrated solution for the challenges of planning and booking group travel. GroopVine will allow users to create their own personalized trip page to plan, create, share, shop and buy travel with their entire group's input every step of the way. Providing helpful tools from event schedules and suggested itineraries to RSS feeds and online surveys, GroopVine makes group travel planning fun, collaborative and easy.

Caravan Holiday In Wales Online sites benefited from a recent spate of bargain holidays that most travellers can dream of but ill afford. Since the onset of war, suppliers have dropped their rates to all time lows in an effort to boost vacancy levels.

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Camping Holiday Wales John Fair, Head of Holidays from lastminute.com told Internet Travel News: We have seen a significant rise in bookings since the war begun. Adding, Customers are clearly looking for excellent deals and there are some superb offers on lastminute at present.

The internet has revolutionised the way we plan our holidays, low cost airline easyJet has said. With travel insurance policies and hotel rooms along with cheap flights all bookable online, travel websites are playing an increasingly central role in the tourism industry. "The internet has essentially revolutionised the travel industry. "It means you have greater choice, people always love a bargain, it gives you that choice it gives you flexibility and it gives you great value for money, all at your fingertips…it's all about your personal choice."

Accommodation Holiday Wales Al Comeaux, Vice President, Public Relations for Travelocity predicts that these prices may be here to stay for a while, commenting: It is hard to imagine prices going lower than they are now but it will continue to be difficult to for travel companies like hotels and airlines to rise their prices any time soon.

Holiday Last Minute Wales Growing numbers of people are gaining computer access and access to the internet. This is increasingly becoming a popular medium for research as well as purchasing. The Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that 56% of US Internet users say they have gone online for some purpose related to the war in Iraq -- either for news, more information or guidance on getting more involved. The beauty of online channel is that it ensures a fast-moving and reactive environment. Online travel sites can adjust quickly to external factors such as to slumping demand and changing market conditions. In response to heightened consumer concern, many leading online travel agencies have recently shifted their strategies.

Catering Holiday Self Wales Travelocity addresses consumer concern by making sure customers are informed of travel news and travel changes Commented Al Comeaux: Travelocity has launched on its website a travel information centre, where consumers can find the latest information on all company travel policies and changes.

Holiday Wales Walking Lastminute.com informed Internet Travel News that all points of customer contact (on and offline) have up to date Foreign Office and travel information.

Family Holiday Wales Meanwhile Expedia announced a new travel policy that waived cancellation penalties to provide customers with flexibility in their travel planning. Customers who need to cancel or change a hotel stay, car rental, or destination attraction or service booked prior to the declaration of war are guaranteed full refunds.

Holiday Riding Wales Many sites including the likes of Travelocity have also been launching insurance and protection plans to reassure travelers.

Adventure Holiday Wales Ever since September 11th attacks, the trend for booking holidays at the last minute has become more prominent. According to a recent Travel Industry Associations Survey, 87% of those booking travel are doing now it within a 7 day window.

Holiday Park South Wales Alan Greenberg, chairman and CEO of The Last Minute Travel Network commented: Because of the turbulent geo- political situation, the market for travel at the last minute has grown dramatically in the past few months. This is certainly a trend which Travelocity will be able to capitalise on, thanks to its acquisition of last minute booking site, Site59, last year.

Cottage Holiday Wales A Site59 spokesman commented: Our business model, solely based on last minute travel, continues to thrive in a marketplace that is hesitant to commit in advance. Site59 revealed that for the month of March, 10% of customers booked the same day verses 5% booking the same day in the month of February supporting the wait and see trend.

Holiday In Wales So what does the future hold for online travel? According to The PhoCusWright Consumer Travel Trends Survey Fifth Edition, Economic pressures and security concerns are impacting not only the frequency of travel but also the type of travel planning time and amount spent on travel in the next year.

Holiday Wales The report attributes this trend to two phenomena: Planning closer to the date of the trip provides travellers with greater assurance of their safety while they are on vacation. And, a shorter planning cycle limits online travellers risk should the trip not be taken due to unsafe travelling conditions.

Cottage Holiday In Wales Although the travel industry has been badly affected by the war, latest research indicates that traffic to online sites has increased since the outbreak of the conflict. Travel plans are becoming less predictable but online sites are clearly well equipped to deal with such changing consumer behaviour patterns. This coupled with the vast migration from traditional high street shopping to the internet, strongly indicates a continued growth in the online travel arena.

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