The Consumer Travel Alliance Thanksgiving travel survey just closed. Thanks to everyone who participated. The picture of our readers and whether they were traveling and how they made their reservations are revealing.
The percentage of our readers who stayed home for the holidays was 42.6 percent. Just over 34 percent flew and just under 23 percent drove. I forgot to ask about trains and those taking buses barely registered.
Of those who traveled by air, almost two-thirds of our readers made reservations online. The bulk of those reservations were made directly with the airline sites rather than through online travel agencies.
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on travel issues. He was the first consumer representative to the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections appointed by the Secretary of Transportation from 2012 through 2018.
