Electronic Commerce Trends in the Tourism Industry
99% of Internet users took a trip of 100 miles or more away from home in the past year
Nearly one-half of all Internet users are frequent travelers, who took five or more trips in the past year
The number of travelers using the Internet for travel planning and other purposes jumped from 29 million in 1996 to 70 million in 1998.
Travelers spent 3.2 billion in 1999.
6.7 million American adults have used the Internet or online service to make travel reservations in the past year.
Source: Travel Industry Association of America (1999/2000)
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