SPOKE WITH A TRAVEL AGENT ABOUT THE DEMAND. TRACEE WILLIAMS WITH DESTINATIONS SAYS THE NUMBER ONE REASON MORE PEOPLE ARE TRAVELLING THIS YEAR IS BECAUSE OF ALTER ED VACATION PLANS FROM THE PAST TWO YEARS DUE TO COVID-19. E SHSAYS AS THE WORLIS D OPENING BACK UP FOR TRAVEL – AND SOME COVID RESTRICTIONS ARE BEI UPLIFTED — SHE SAYS IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO BOOK A DESTINATION NOW. HOWEVER, SHE SAYS THERE ARE STILL DESTINATIONS AVAILABLE DOMESTICALLY. HOWEVER, IF YOU’RE BOOKING A SPRING BREAK TRIP LAST MINUTE. KEEP IN MIND THAT IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO FIND AVAILABLE FLIGHTS FROM NWA! “We are looking r destinations leaving fm ro Tulsa, Dallas, St Lious. Just anywhere in this area, Tulsa,op Jlin, fort smith, about anywhere we can find seats. We will look at tt ha and give clients the optn io to leave from anywhere ee ls than northwest Arkansas not because we want toel sl away from our beautiful airport just because there is nothing available.” SHE SAYS HER AGENCY, DESTINATIONS, HAVE BEEN áMORE THAN BUSINESS AS USUAL – AS PEOPLE ARE
Arkansas travel agent says spring break plans are in high demand
Looking for a getaway trip this spring break? You may want to book now because a local travel agent told 40/29 News there is a high demand for travel this year.Tracee Williams with Destinations said most Arkansans have booked reservations a year ago.With covid-19 altering vacation plans for many travelers the last two years, now more than ever, Arkansans are booking get away trips for spring break.Williams said Europe is now on travelers radars after some covid restrictions have been uplifted.If you’re booking last minute, she said there are still destinations available domestically. “We still have some folks who travelled last year 2021 for spring break. But not to the degree we have this year, we have two years of vacations where people have booked and rebooked, booked and rebooked,” Tracee Williams, Travel Agency Manager for Destinations said.Wiliams said as she is booking travelers for spring break, she said it’s also difficult to find flights from NWA.“We are looking for destinations leaving from Tulsa, Dallas, St Louis. Just anywhere in this area, Tulsa, Joplin, Fort Smith about anywhere we can find seats. We will look at that and give clients the option to leave from anywhere else than Northwest Arkansas not because we want to sell away from our beautiful airport just because there is nothing available.”
, Ark. —
Looking for a getaway trip this spring break? You may want to book now because a local travel agent told 40/29 News there is a high demand for travel this year.
Tracee Williams with Destinations said most Arkansans have booked reservations a year ago.
With covid-19 altering vacation plans for many travelers the last two years, now more than ever, Arkansans are booking get away trips for spring break.
Williams said Europe is now on travelers radars after some covid restrictions have been uplifted.
If you’re booking last minute, she said there are still destinations available domestically.
“We still have some folks who travelled last year 2021 for spring break. But not to the degree we have this year, we have two years of vacations where people have booked and rebooked, booked and rebooked,” Tracee Williams, Travel Agency Manager for Destinations said.
Wiliams said as she is booking travelers for spring break, she said it’s also difficult to find flights from NWA.
“We are looking for destinations leaving from Tulsa, Dallas, St Louis. Just anywhere in this area, Tulsa, Joplin, Fort Smith about anywhere we can find seats. We will look at that and give clients the option to leave from anywhere else than Northwest Arkansas not because we want to sell away from our beautiful airport just because there is nothing available.”