Retail frenzy makes way for travel surge

by **Sazz** on Wed Jan 14, 2004 11:51 pm

Press Release: RETAIL FRENZY MAKES WAY FOR TRAVEL SURGE
Release Date: 12 January 2004

Following a record month for online retail in December, Hitwise reports that UK Internet users have now shifted their focus away from shopping to holidays in the post-Christmas period. Hitwise data for December and early January reveals that whilst traffic to online retailers has fallen, interest in online travel agencies has boomed.

to read the full article:
http://www.e-consultancy.com/newsfeatur ... surge.html

I found this interesting:

Top searches by destination

1st
majorca
2nd
tenerife
3rd
gran canaria
4th
fuerteventura
5th
cyprus
6th
lanzarote
7th
spain
8th
blackpool
9th
turkey
10th
lake district

by **HW Chris** on Wed Jan 14, 2004 11:58 pm

LOL

Blackpool!

Darn and I just booked my next holiday. :lol:

Chris

by **Sazz** on Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:03 am

I know, I'm thinking of including Blackpool in my webpages to get more hits lol

Blackpool came before Turkey, well I never :lol: