If you need further proof that travel is on the rise, United Airlines says international bookings are up.
United reported bookings to European destinations are up nearly 30 percent compared to 2019 and up almost 10 percent versus last year. Call it the Christmas Market Effect.
The popularity of tsotchkes and such at the charming European Christmas markets appear to be the catalyst. According to a recent Deloitte survey, consumer spending on holiday experiences is expected to rise 16 percent this year. Europe's markets are a cultural tradition dating back hundreds of years, and millions of people from around the world visit.
United plans to offer nearly 60 nonstop flights each day from its U.S. hubs to Europe in November and December.
"The European Christmas markets have become even more popular in recent years and no airline makes it easier than United to get away and visit for the holidays," said Darren Scott, United's Director of Atlantic and Hawaii Planning. "Stay for a week or make it a long weekend with nonstop flights and easy connections to more than 130 European cities, including the legendary markets in Dresden, Strasbourg, Vienna and Cologne."
United's most popular European destinations during the holiday period include London, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris and Brussels. Christmas markets are spread throughout Europe and one of the most popular attractions in all of the continent.
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