Shift in School Schedules Drives Early Travel Bookings for Filipinos

Trevolution Group, the fourth-largest airline ticket consolidator in the US, has reported new travel trends emerging among Filipino travelers this year ranging from go-to vacation destinations and most popular travel periods to the average costs spent on flights. This data is gathered from airfare sales of Filipino travelers within the Trevolution Group’s network of travel brands, which includes International Travel Network, ASAP Tickets, Skylux Travel, Dreamport, and Oojo, among others. The Group’s recent data shows that more Filipinos now tend to plan their annual vacations in June and July. This is in comparison to previous years where April and May were the peak travel months for both short haul and long-haul flights, owing to the academic breaks during those months. Back in 2021, most educational institutions in the Philippines officially started shifting the start of the summer break to June to align their calendars with those of global institutions and the summer season of May through August. That has also had a direct impact on the annual travel periods among Filipinos. With the post-pandemic travel surge ending, travel dynamics have gradually shifted, affecting people’s choices when going abroad from the most popular travel destinations and trip types to the average spending and advance booking period.

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