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Cheapflights records increase in flight searches
Cheapflights Media saw a 5% increase in flight searches in the UK in the first three months of this year compared with 2011.
Overall, the company’s first quarter global traffic was up 11% over the same period last year and the monthly visit average for the period was 13.2m visits.
CEO Hugo Burge said many consumers were trading down to short-haul trips, but he said the market was still buoyant.
Cheaplights was again elected a Top Ten Winner for 2011 by Experian Hitwise, which ranks travel websites.
By Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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