What a difference a day makes - ebookers shows massive savings on New Year travel

(PRLEAP.COM) ebookers.com, the online travel expert, is encouraging travellers to take advantage of the massive discounts that appear just after the peak Christmas season. With Christmas availability fast running out, savvy travelers can save nearly 50% by travelling over the New Year period instead of Christmas. In many cases flight fares actually first plummet on Christmas Day – so for a Christmas with a difference, escape the relatives and spend Christmas opening presents at 30,000 feet.

Hip city destinations such as Dubai and LA are the places to head for the biggest discounts, according to ebookers.com, with holidaymakers saving 46% and 38% respectively by delaying their travel until just after Christmas.

Fly from Gatwick to Dubai with Emirates
Peak season 17-24 Dec05: £707
Off Peak 25 Dec-31Dec05: £382
Saving = £325 (46%)

Fly from Heathrow to Los Angeles with British Airways
Peak season 17-24 Dec05: £697
Off Peak 25 Dec05-31Mar06: £431
Saving = £266 (38%)

Fly from Heathrow to Johannesburg with Virgin Atlantic
Peak season 10-24 Dec05: £1041
Off Peak 25 Dec05-31Dec05: £755
Saving = £286 (27%)

Fly from Heathrow to Sydney with Qantas
Peak season 10-23 Dec05: £1170
Off Peak 24 Dec05-31Dec05: £972
Saving = £198 (17%)

Chris Sherlock, Marketing Director, www.ebookers.com comments “New Year is becoming the new Christmas in terms of travelling over the Festive period. Many travellers who are price-driven are now prepared to work through the Christmas period and take advantage of a longer holiday that starts just before the New Year and ends in the 2nd week of Jan.

For further information contact:

Reference : Tecnovate Delhi
ebookers in-house PR Manager
Jessica Potter – 0207 958 3784 / jessica.poter@ebookers.com

bgb communications – 020 7233 2300
Martin Petts – DL 020 7808 1375 / mpetts@bgb.co.uk
Maddy Morgan – DL 020 7808 1351 / mmorgan@bgb.co.uk
Hazel Watson – DL 020 7808 1367 / hwatson@bgb.co.uk

Note to Editors:
ebookers.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cendant Corporation and part of Cendant Travel Distribution Services, was established in 1998. ebookers.com is a leading online travel agency specialising in the mid and long-haul travel arena offering a wide and varying range of products including packaged holidays & modular travel as well as tours, car hire & insurance. All fares quoted are subject to ebookers usual terms and conditions and all fares shown are subject to availability. Cendant Travel Distribution Services Division is one of the foremost providers of travel transaction, information processing and technology in the world. For more information about Cendant, please visit www.cendant.com.

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