Welcome to BudgetTravelNews.com This site is dedicated to finding the absolute best in budget travel, travel updates, and cheap holidays. We are connected to all the travel agencies around the world and have our fingers on the pulse on the best deals on vacations, including special cruise deals, package deals, airfare deals, hotel deals, and all travel deals. There are three trends being noticed in the travel industry and we are on top of all of them.

Rail EuropeTravel rebound which was unexpected in 2010 which is why most online travel agencies have spent much of the winter and fall preparing for it. In December Expedia launched a new series of ad campaigns, as did Travelocity. Also running now are ads from Hotels.com, Hotwire, and Priceline. Together, they are all trying to attract the leisure traveler by flooding the airwaves. At Budget News we figured that we would be trying to get more of their attention this year, however, so far in 2010 it feels as if like the pie has not significantly grown.

However, in 2010, we do feel strongly that Hotwire will continue to have success over the competition during 2010, regardless of the environment. Hotel occupancies are expected to remain at record lows this year, which means that Hotwire can offer cheap prices on those high priced hotels that travelers will simply not be able to find anywhere else. At Budget Travel, we continue to add and test features that our customers ask for such as customer reviews, new maps, and the ability to upgrade to a specific bed type.

It appears as though consumers are waiting until the very last minute to book. Hotel bookings were down 6% as opposed to the beginning of last year, but then finished the year up 19%. At the moment Budget Travel is seeing a reduction of hotel bookings by 7% as opposed to this time last year. These bookings, however, are expected to pick up strongly as we get closer. It appears that travelers have learned that hotels are unlikely to fill up as the date of travel approaches. Therefore they wait to the very last moment to book knowing that they have little to lose, and perhaps even something to gain in terms of a last minute price reduction.

Expedia.comSo there you go, all the inside information on the latest travel trends. As you may have noticed Budget Travel is up always up to speed on the latest information which is why we can provide you with the very best deals on vacations, including special cruise deals, package deals, airfare deals, hotel deals, and all travel deals.