Whoa Nelly! Residents of American South Are Nation’s Most Passionate College Football Fans, According to Expedia Study

American South Narrowly Edges Midwest in Fan Passion; More and More Fans Willing to Travel to Away Games

THE 2012 EXPEDIA.COM TRAVEL TREND TIP SHEET*

*IF THE MAYANS ARE RIGHT, THIS MIGHT BE THE LAST TRAVEL-TREND MEMO YOU EVER READ

For more information, please contact expediapr@hlgrp.comor call (425) 679-4317. All data referenced below is as of January 2012.

2012 Travel Trend Outlook

• Apocalypse Now? Better Plan Your Travel Soon.
  • Given the Mayan Calendar’s suggestion that 2012 is the last remaining year for travel, there’s no time like the present to book that dream trip. In fact, the Mayan prophecy may actually be spurring interest in Central American markets, particularly in Belize, where bookings were up 67% year over year through the Q3’11 compared with bookings from Q3’10.

Americans, Japanese and Koreans take fewest vacation days; French, Spanish, Dutch and Brazilian workers take most

Learn more by visiting the 2011 Expedia Vacation Deprivation study site.