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TravelZoo North America President Shirley Tafoya on the deals to be had this holiday season.
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Well it is that time of year again when Americans hit the road to travel for the holidays but in this economy are there still deals to be had and what are hotels in particular doing.
To get the -- to come -- the doors joining me now Charlotte to -- North American president of travels there shortly question for you timing I think we all know that in this economy -- those gonna be deals.
But what -- go for the deals that's the question.
Actually we're seeing a lot of deals between now and the ended December and into January.
So a lot of great deals.
That we're seeing are -- surrounding the major cities like some in New York Boston at the -- great deals in San Francisco.
As well as on some of the surrounding areas like Napa Valley Cape Cod so lot of deals to be had.
-- but when I mean to why try to book.
Look at I'm looking for a deal to Napa Valley for seeing New Year's C to drive -- it now -- -- I -- like what am I gonna get a better -- -- keep your eyes open because a lot of the hotels booking windows have shrunk.
So a lot of them are waiting to the last minute in order to pull these deals out how -- there are sound that no it through the patterns of this year.
That its.
That that that -- they will need to start things a little bit earlier.
So keep your eyes so been a lot of emails coming out in terms of what hotels are doing.
That -- in -- -- a lot of different things like spot credits and restaurant credits.
So I'm I would say try to book early but again keep your eyes open to what's happening in the market.
Probably a last minute okay tell us about the -- -- -- because our overall it seems -- the luxury brands luxury travels even the business travelers.
And they kind of support in the hotel sector overall if you look at what the Mary -- He'll look at some of the higher on hotels are those the ones that are gonna -- be offering deals are -- those the ones are generally.
Bring in revenue for the holidays.
I think India a lot of the hotels.
Especially over the last couple years.
Have been trying to get average daily rate -- so what did chains are the ones really -- that you really focused on those areas the independents.
Our ones that are looking at how -- we get people into the door quicker.
So.
I think you're gonna see not only that chains offering and the deals but more so on the independence.
-- -- it travels in North America president surely.
