--- title: "Thursday Buzz: Make the Most of Your 2016 Air Travel" id: "31621" type: "post" slug: "thursday-buzz-make-the-most-of-your-2016-air-travel" published_at: "2016-01-07T20:34:03+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-16T15:17:18+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/01/07/thursday-buzz-make-the-most-of-your-2016-air-travel/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/01/07/thursday-buzz-make-the-most-of-your-2016-air-travel.md" excerpt: "An Expedia report looks back at air travel in 2015 and predicts good things for 2016. Plus: Why your tweets could soon be getting longer." taxonomy_category: - "Marketing / Communications" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AI" - "AssociationsNow" - "bus travel" - "Meetings" - "Travel Tips" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Executive Team" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Thursday Buzz: Make the Most of Your 2016 Air Travel The new year could be an exciting one for frequent air travelers, with prices in many regions declining and positive trends from 2015 continuing in 2016. To detail what it learned from the past year and cast some predictions about air travel over the next 12 months, Expedia partnered with the Airlines Reporting Corporation to release its second annual survey report, “[Preparing for Takeoff: Air Travel Outlook for 2016 (opens in a new tab)](https://viewfinder.expedia.com/features/air-travel-trends-for-2016) .” For this report, Expedia largely focused on Europe and North America, which brings particularly good news for European associations and business travelers. “Looking at specific destinations for travelers to save in 2016, intra-Europe routes have some of the lowest expected air ticket prices. That means 2016 would be a great year to travel to Europe and hop around by plane,” Expedia PR head [Sarah Waffle Gavin says (opens in a new tab)](https://viewfinder.expedia.com/features/air-travel-trends-for-2016) . And worldwide, economy air ticket prices dropped by 8 percent between October 2014 and October 2015. Expedia also found an answer to the question bugging every traveler: When is the best time to buy a ticket? According to the report, purchasing a ticket 57 days in advance results in the best opportunity for savings in North America. And the data goes even further, revealing the optimal days of the week to buy tickets. With all of that said, Expedia made a point of mentioning the external factors that can cause some turbulence for air travel prices, with competition, oil prices, and unforeseen world events possibly pushing costs up or down over the course of 2016. For the full report, [click here (opens in a new tab)](https://viewfinder.expedia.com/img/HLG-ARC-Booklet.pdf) [PDF]. ### Office Brainstorm of the Day *Credit: Fotolia / National Post* A headline like “[Our chairs are killing us, but that’s just the start (opens in a new tab)](http://news.nationalpost.com/life/our-chairs-are-killing-us-but-thats-just-the-start-why-its-time-to-re-think-the-entire-office) ,” is bound to raise some eyebrows, but *National Post* reporter Maryam Siddiqi’s investigation of the physical side of the workplace offers a great look at some of the new ideas, and entrenched assumptions, of office design. ### Other Good Reads **Brace yourselves: Your Tweets could soon expand beyond the 140-character limit.** [Originally reported by Re/code (opens in a new tab)](http://recode.net/2016/01/05/twitter-considering-10000-character-limit-for-tweets/) , news about changes to Twitter’s core messaging offerings was later [confirmed by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/jack/status/684496529621557248) . **If your association is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day** with a day of service, then [these tips from Volunteer Match’s blog (opens in a new tab)](http://blogs.volunteermatch.org/engagingvolunteers/2016/01/06/how-to-make-the-most-of-mlk-day-of-service-at-your-nonprofit/) could ensure that you’ll make the most of your efforts. **What does a nonprofit communications director look like in 2016?** [The latest infographic from the Nonprofit Marketing Guide (opens in a new tab)](http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2016/01/06/2016-portrait-of-a-nonprofit-communications-director-infographic/) reveals all. 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