Beer and Halloween Top ARC Marketplace Bookings
by Richard D'Ambrosio /With October rolling in, it's no surprise that Airlines Reporting Corp (ARC) found that Munich's Oktoberfest topped the list of fall tours and activities.
ARC said 5% more U.S. travelers will travel to Munich during the 16-day festival compared to 2016, driven in part by a 5% drop in ticket prices from the U.S. during the festival period.
Oktoberfest bookings were followed by fall foliage sightseeing tours from Boston, and a various ghost tours in cities like Salem, Mass., Charleston, S.C., and even Dublin, Ireland.
ARC found that the global average roundtrip ticket price to fly to Munich is $558. Travelers from the U.S. paid an average of $1,638.