Travel deals on group buying websites continue to flourish, despite often being just as expensive, if not more so, than online travel agents.
The popularity of the deals was due to the interactive format of the deal rather than the value, according to Sam Yip, senior research manager at media and telecoms analyst Telsyte.
“It simply shows that consumers like the channel,” he told delegates at the Traveltech conference this week.
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