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Well it's spring break season which means students and families all around the country are headed on vacation but if you have had planned a trip yet it's not too late travelocity contributing editor -- -- that.
Will -- joins us with some last minute spring break deals in -- add before we get into the deals you know Latin consumer spending on retail and even travel becomes an important.
Sign of how consumers are feeling so -- This season been so far well it's really -- -- -- right now what we're finding a travelocity is that actually airfares are up and travel is up domestically beaten the national average right now for up 8% in terms of airfare prices we're looking at domestic.
Average of 369 internationally -- up even more.
9% on 719.
And so what we found travelocity -- our users is that we've found some great surprises there are some happy surprise this.
In the travel -- confidence report.
53%.
Of our users we're showing that they were actually traveling more this year compared to last year end of that group.
Two thirds were actually spending more on chapel.
So this is good news consumers definitely have to be smarter but there are deals to be found.
Quick -- gasoline I just that the gasoline report does that have a positive impact to people who might have driven.
Drug units I was gonna drive decide what they had taken a plane might be cheaper.
Well you know one of the things that we always advocate is to book a package.
That's gonna be where you're gonna find the biggest savings so on average you're gonna get 525.
Dollars off if you book your flight.
And your hotel together that's gonna be leaders in figure real money that's -- -- -- say a three day vacation in two of our -- -- cross currency -- here he didn't -- that we can get that we did these package deal does start off in the Dominican Republic meant so you haven't looked yet don't worry.
These are some incredible deal -- this is a four night stay in Santo Domingo the capital of the Dominican Republic.
The hotel Francis Santo Domingo it's a five star property right in the center.
Of the colonial district so you're looking at -- sixteenth century beautiful hacienda style resort.
And this package is 477.
Dollars.
That's for your flight and your hotel.
Under going to be walking in the footsteps of Christopher Columbus really a romantic.
Old -- colonial -- Are really you that you also have deals and Vegas and you attack kissing me Florida Disney cruises I also side mean -- is a cruise industry on sale after that and that content and concorde -- that's very surprised people books so far out not really this is the biggest news increased right now Disney cruise line if you book.
Today on travel -- get a -- -- dollar shipboard -- the seven night western Caribbean cruise.
1224.
Per person for a family of -- this -- is amazing it's sort of thirties style glamour fun for everyone in the family is a wonderful you know -- -- -- your name and.
And so that they'll go and ask you got to get on out of Brooklyn.
How long you know I mean this seems like the window's closing because spring break it's already started in certain areas I mean people should be looking -- -- these -- right away.
Right away because you know if you had a major plan the time is now either -- really far out and say three months in advance or right now hop on these deals these are so incredible Nino will -- travel Aussie we -- -- these deals on travel -- great thanks a lot thank you.
