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Holiday Traveler Makes a Comeback

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    Melissa Klurman, Travelocity contributing editor, on how to find the best deals on holiday travel late in the season.

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-- My view cutting off booking a trip for the holidays is it too late to still get a deal on a last minute -- Joining me now for the six on the road Melissa requirement -- possibly contributing editor with some tips and deals last minute getaways five your -- they're predicting now for this travel seasons of people are.

Back people wanna travel they wanna get on their red and not just to go see family which is very popular time of year but also take a vacation get some place on me.

And that -- relax a little bit for the year.

Is it do you think that it's too late to find deals -- it is hard to mean you've got to but the vacation you say you've got the dates you need to be flexible.

A -- they not maybe not gonna get your first choice of day you might not get your first choice of destination but there are places to -- -- we -- gonna get a good deal.

And there are ways to finance their idea OK -- you say that there that you -- have some tips I think is actually interesting about how to save and things that we can do when you say technology is a big bank take advantage technology know your prices be flexible as you just mention.

Vacation packages -- -- become a fan I got to skip to the last when he -- of -- company.

Do you social networking.

To play the race fan for FaceBook Twitter be a fan of -- you favorite hotel your favorite airline your favorite.

Travel site.

They're gonna give you deals -- anything he coupon codes.

And maybe alert you about sales that other people -- -- now without and those have been happening throughout the holiday season especially.

Last minute availability and and -- to -- so it's really easy takes a second to sign up and then you're gonna get these great things -- here in -- OK well let's talk about some of the deals that are out there and kind of what what our options are and you're saying it cruises are -- this year and that some of the ships really need to fill up.

Now and that they're dropping the price is right absolutely and calling it weeds season and it's a great time to get a deal on a cruise -- lots of incentives Norwegian is one cruise -- that we're seeing out of Florida they have not one but two cruise is leaving on Christmas Day -- from the East Coast when from the West Coast.

Seven nights for less than 500 dollars per person and that's coming with a room upgrade and and coupons to use on board so that's great if you want -- something -- of that whole week off with them I am in my -- Christmas Day rolls around yet handed to get in get away from the famine and -- -- -- Also in the Caribbean you meant there Jamaica Irish and our our viewers to make -- Cancun to there's a really good beach deals are these vacation packages.

Well they're not so much packages is just really great deals all inclusive is especially Cancun is one that we love because -- lots of flights going to Cancun and she can get a good price on your plate you get there were -- -- of about 40% off -- I side greet her -- had children twelve and under stay free.

And that's an all inclusive so they're eating for free they're playing for free.

In Jamaica we saw sunset resorts have 65%.

In offering now rents -- 280 dollars and ninety.

Not per person and that's all inclusive.

During Christmas week and the -- to fund Christmas things going on caroling on the beach and eggnog making and.

How things that you can do on the beach instead of doing at home with something a lot of fun what is -- her holiday in Arizona I can completely today that you forget the north -- -- -- go for the sunshine for the holidays absolutely.

So looks like overall we're gonna have a really strong travel season which is gonna be good for airlines it's gonna be good for hotels.

Gonna be good for car rental companies here -- your bullish basically I think things are looking.

Agree and if people want deals and they've read agent -- this might be a good time to become a package travel package you conceive that way -- by rolling them together.

Racing -- of up to 525.

Dollars to travelocity south.

Think about looking things together but Yasin from the great time to book travel Melissa Carmen deals -- good thank you very much from travelocity thank you have to travel you to have.

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