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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – When it comes to planning an international trip, people tend to first consider some of the more popular destinations based on well-known attractions or frequently traveled itineraries. While these familiar locales offer wonderful experiences both culturally and aesthetically, experts at leading online travel agency, Vayama (www.vayama.com) recommend giving those destinations off-the-beaten-path a try this year.

Some of the top international destinations booked through Vayama are also some of the most recognizable tourist hubs around the world. However, with a robust network of global partners, Vayama is able to provide travelers with an extensive set of fares and itineraries beyond the well-traveled destinations.

To help both savvy and new travelers start thinking of cities outside the box, Vayama has put together a list of alternative destination suggestions.

For those travelers who are seeking a European experience such as visiting Paris, Barcelona, London, Rome and Amsterdam, Vayama encourages travelers to consider other thriving cities or staying in smaller towns just outside the metropolitan centers, where the nightlife is eclectic and history still very rich. Alternatives include:

•   Ghent, Belgium
•   Rotterdam, Holland
•   Siena, Italy
•   Glasgow, Scotland
•   Thessalonik, Greece


If picturesque beaches or tranquil mountain scenery are what you’re after, consider these serene locales for a relaxing, crowd-free vacation:

•   Myvatn Lake, Iceland
•   Campania region, Italy
•   Tasmania, Australia
•   Candidasa, Indonesia
•   Gozo, Maltese Republic
•   Menorca, Spain


For those wanting a more cosmopolitan experience, like you might find in Hong Kong, Dubai, Beijing and Tokyo, these urban stops are worth visiting:

•   Daegu, South Korea
•   Kagoshima, Japan
•   Bratislava, Slovakia
•   Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan
•   Valparaíso, Chile
•   Durban, South Africa


“Our recommendations are not intended to dismiss the popular travel cities, but rather to encourage those travelers looking for something off-the-beaten-path a different perspective on international travel,” explains Joan Ioannou , Brand Marketing Director for Vayama.com. “As people begin their travel planning process, the options for where to go are vast. Our goal at Vayama is to be the go-to resource for both those popular, well-traveled destinations, but also for those who are seeking to travel to some of the lesser-known destinations around the globe.”

For more information about Vayama.com or to see the most current travel deals, visit www.vayama.com.

About Vayama

Vayama.com is an online travel agency uniquely focused on international travel. Since 2007, the company has been committed to providing travelers with the most comprehensive set of airlines, fares and flights, allowing people to experience popular, well-traveled destinations as well as some of the most remote corners of the world. By working with a vast network of trusted global partners, Vayama taps published and negotiated fares to put the very best international content all in one place. Travelers who visit Vayama.com can browse thousands of hotels and book rooms at the lowest prices available, as well as rent cars all over the world. For more information about Vayama, visit www.vayama.com.

About Travix

Travix International B.V., one of the leading global and the largest Dutch online travel agency, manages an extensive portfolio of travel-focused websites operating under the brand names CheapTickets, BudgetAir, Easytobook, Vayama, Vliegwinkel and Flugladen. Easytobook is specialist in online worldwide hotel reservations. The other brands provide both search and book capability for flight combinations worldwide on both scheduled and low cost airlines. In addition, these sites offer attractive pricing for hotels, car rentals, rail travel and holiday packages. Travix operates its six brands globally, employs almost 700 persons, with combined sales in excess of US$ 2 billion. Travix is part of BCD Holdings N.V. For more information: www.travix-international.com.

About BCD Holdings

BCD Holdings N.V. is a market leader in the travel industry. The Dutch, privately owned company was founded in 1975 by John Fentener van Vlissingen and consists of BCD Travel (global corporate travel management), Travix (online travel: CheapTickets, Vliegwinkel, BudgetAir and Vayama), Park ‘N Fly (off-airport parking), TRX (travel transaction processing and data integration), Airtrade (consolidating and fulfillment), VakantieXperts (leisure) and Parkmobile International (mobile parking and traffic applications). BCD Holdings employs over 12,000 people and operates in more than 95 countries with total sales, including franchising, of US$ 22.1 billion. For more information, visit www.bcd-nv.com.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — By the end of January, it’s widely known that many people have already given up on their New Year resolutions. It’s not too late to make new ones or keep after those goals. When it comes to travel resolutions, there’s still another 11 months to fulfill them. Vayama (www.vayama.com), a leading online travel agency uniquely focused on international travel, shares some unique ideas and tips to help people keep their travel resolutions and see more of the world in 2013.

A travel resolution could really be anything from vowing to take more trips, visiting a new destination, going somewhere without a travel buddy, or even challenging yourself to try new things upon arrival. For international travel especially, the planning and research phase can be daunting. With an overwhelming number of options for where to visit and the complexity of booking multi-city travel, the resolution drop-off rate happens here. However, Vayama.com can be the one-stop shop for both research and booking.

One Vayama customer already planned her 2013 travel to visit friends and family in Brazil and reported, “[Vayama was] easy to navigate with intuitive results on a website layout that is so easy to search for exactly what you need. I had less than 10 minutes during my lunch hour and I was able to find the perfect flight even for my hard criteria…and at a reasonable price. I’m truly satisfied.” Another recently said, “Vayama is my go-to travel site! The multi-city feature is excellent, which I cannot find on most other major sites.”

Joan Ioannou, Brand Marketing Director for Vayama.com, explains, “Vayama’s team of travel experts are continuously working with our many airline partners so we can present shoppers with the best airfare deals, itineraries and choice of destinations.”

Vayama also has another secret weapon to help people struggling to keep their travel resolutions: curated results. This breakthrough international travel search technology culls flight options from more than 500 airlines worldwide to identify the fastest, cheapest, most popular and sponsored itineraries.

“When people are able to view and compare trips with curated results, the research and planning for an international trip becomes much simpler and people find more of what they want,” said Ioannou.

For more information about Vayama.com or to start keeping those travel resolutions, visit www.vayama.com. And for a limited time, those who book their flights on Vayama.com will also receive a discount toward hotel rates when booking their stay through the site.

About Vayama
Vayama.com is an online travel agency uniquely focused on international travel. Since 2007, the company has been committed to providing travelers with the most comprehensive set of airlines, fares and flights, allowing people to experience popular, well-traveled destinations as well as some of the most remote corners of the world. By working with a vast network of trusted global partners, Vayama taps published and negotiated fares to put the very best international content all in one place. Travelers who visit Vayama.com can browse thousands of hotels and book rooms at the lowest prices available, as well as rent cars all over the world. For more information about Vayama, visit www.vayama.com.

About Travix
Travix International B.V., one of the leading global and the largest Dutch online travel agency, manages an extensive portfolio of travel-focused websites operating under the brand names CheapTickets, BudgetAir, Easytobook, Vayama, Vliegwinkel and Flugladen. Easytobook is specialist in online worldwide hotel reservations. The other brands provide both search and book capability for flight combinations worldwide on both scheduled and low cost airlines. In addition, these sites offer attractive pricing for hotels, car rentals, rail travel and holiday packages. Travix operates its six brands globally, employs almost 700 persons, with combined sales in excess of US$ 2 billion. Travix is part of BCD Holdings N.V. For more information: www.travix-international.com.

About BCD Holdings
BCD Holdings N.V. is a market leader in the travel industry. The Dutch, privately owned company was founded in 1975 by John Fentener van Vlissingen and consists of BCD Travel (global corporate travel management), Travix (online travel: CheapTickets, Vliegwinkel, BudgetAir and Vayama), Park ‘N Fly (off-airport parking), TRX (travel transaction processing and data integration), Airtrade (consolidating and fulfillment), VakantieXperts (leisure) and Parkmobile International (mobile parking and traffic applications). BCD Holdings employs over 12,000 people and operates in more than 95 countries with total sales, including franchising, of US$ 22.1 billion. For more information, visit www.bcd-nv.com.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – As 2013 draws near, Vayama (www.vayama.com), a leading online travel agency uniquely focused on international travel shared details today on where and how people were traveling in 2012 compared to 2011, as well as the top international cities booked for the week of Christmas and New Years.

A side-by-side comparison of 2011 and 2012 travel data, including tickets sold and routes traveled, shows a slight shift in booking trends. Vayama’s data showed that there was a slight increase in people booking premium classes when traveling internationally this year than in 2011. A look at the top 10 destinations from this year and last showed that London held its position as the number one city in terms of bookings among Vayama customers in 2012. Vayama’s data also showed popularity in bookings during 2012 to Asian cities like Hong Kong, Shanghai, Thailand and Tokyo. However, Mexico City and Zurich both fell out of the top 20 this year.

Based on booked international ticket volume during the week of Christmas and New Years, Vayama reports that the majority of booked travel is to warmer climates, with the exception of a few select European cities. Destinations like Costa Rica, Mexico, Hong Kong, Delhi and Thailand are attractive to travelers seeking an international destination with minimal rain and higher temperatures than most U.S. cities that are enduring a winter chill.

The top 10 destinations booked from U.S. departing cities for the week of Christmas are:

1. 1. London, United Kingdom
2. 2. Manila, Philippines
3. 3. Bangkok, Thailand
4. 4. Mumbai, India
5. 5. San Jose, Costa Rica
6. 6. Delhi, India
7. 7. Paris, France
8. 8. Hong Kong, China
9. 9. Beijing, China
10. 10. Cancun, Mexico

 
Similarly, the top 10 destinations booked from U.S. departing cities on December 30 are:

1. 1. Manila, Philippines
2. 2. Mumbai, India
3. 3. Delhi, India
4. 4. Chennai, India
5. 5. Stuttgart, Germany
6. 6. Hong Kong, China
7. 7. Tokyo, Japan
8. 8. Medellin, Colombia
9. 9. Dakar, Senegal
10. 10. Guangzhou, China

 
“We are always interested to see the year’s data and compare the booking patterns with previous years,” says Joan Ioannou , Brand Marketing Director for Vayama.com. “This information not only lets us easily recap the year’s biggest travel trends for the public, but it allows us to better gauge popular booking habits and set an expectation for the year to come. Monitoring and analyzing these trends gives us the insight to better accommodate popular destinations, and work to provide people the best international travel experience in the New Year.”

For more information about Vayama.com, visit www.vayama.com and for additional 2012 travel trends, visit the Vayama blog.

About Vayama
Vayama.com is an online travel agency uniquely focused on international travel. Since 2007, the company has been committed to providing travelers with the most comprehensive set of airlines, fares and flights, allowing people to experience popular, well-traveled destinations as well as some of the most remote corners of the world. By working with a vast network of trusted global partners, Vayama taps published and negotiated fares to put the very best international content all in one place. Travelers who visit Vayama.com can browse thousands of hotels and book rooms at the lowest prices available, as well as rent cars all over the world. For more information about Vayama, visit www.vayama.com.

About Travix
Travix International B.V., one of the leading global and the largest Dutch online travel agency, manages an extensive portfolio of travel-focused websites operating under the brand names CheapTickets, BudgetAir, Easytobook, Vayama, Vliegwinkel and Flugladen. Easytobook is specialist in online worldwide hotel reservations. The other brands provide both search and book capability for flight combinations worldwide on both scheduled and low cost airlines. In addition, these sites offer attractive pricing for hotels, car rentals, rail travel and holiday packages. Travix operates its six brands globally, employs almost 700 persons, with combined sales in excess of US$ 2 billion. Travix is part of BCD Holdings N.V. For more information: www.travix-international.com.

About BCD Holdings
BCD Holdings N.V. is a market leader in the travel industry. The Dutch, privately owned company was founded in 1975 by John Fentener van Vlissingen and consists of BCD Travel (global corporate travel management), Travix (online travel: CheapTickets, Vliegwinkel, BudgetAir and Vayama), Park ‘N Fly (off-airport parking), TRX (travel transaction processing and data integration), Airtrade (consolidating and fulfillment), VakantieXperts (leisure) and Parkmobile International (mobile parking and traffic applications). BCD Holdings employs over 12,000 people and operates in more than 95 countries with total sales, including franchising, of US$ 22.1 billion. For more information, visit www.bcd-nv.com.