Posted On 07/05/2010 15:57:18

Consumer behavior during the all-important purchase phase is what most travel companies aspire to influence. Online booking has become the norm, yet many travelers choose to book some of their travel offline, and give a variety of reasons for doing so. According to PhoCusWright's Consumer Travel Report Second Edition, the top reason U.S. travelers give for booking offline is that they were seeking personal service.

On the other hand, security concerns and technology issues, once a significant deterrent of online bookings, are no longer a major factor. Just 7% of offline bookers say they do not want to submit credit card information online, and roughly the same percentage do not feel the information they see online is accurate. Only 9% of those who book online cite technical issues or frustration with the Internet as the reason.

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