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DATA MINE Aug. 2, 1999 Travel Dollars up in Cyberspace While plenty of people shop online, most still plunk down their cash the old-fashioned way: either over the phone to a live sales agent or by going to a physical location. But when it comes to making travel plans, consumers are feeling much more comfy about paying online. Percent of visitors: 1998 1999 To airline sites who buy online 21% 31% To hotel sites who buy online 21% 28% To car-rental sites who buy online 19% 28% And here's why the rest keep buying offline:     Lowest price              31%     Security concerns      18%     Human contact           16%     Accuracy of reservations           14%     Other                          21%     DATA: NPD Group _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS The Web Rocks Internet sales of music are expected to exceed $2.5 billion by 2003. Home-Networking Growth: Two Views Experts say home networking will soar. Which technology is most likely to prevail in the market? How People around the World Connect to the Net from Home By 2002, poky analog modems will still be used by 67% of online consumers worldwide. PC Sales: Going Down, Down, Down Home-PC revenues are due to begin falling next year. Swebstakes Web surfers say prizes and rewards will get them to buy more goods and services in cyberspace. The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine