Aussies Plan to Spend More on Holidays: Along with increased lift capacity to the country, optimism about the near-term future seems to justify the positive projections about increased arrivals to the USA—it is the number one long-haul destination favorite among Australians. Asked in a new survey to indicate their holiday spending intentions for next year, 77.4 percent of Australian respondents indicated they would spend the same or more on holidays in 2015 than they have in 2014. Only 10.8 percent indicated that plan to spend less. Key findings in the survey, which was conducted by AirfaresFlights.com.au, are in the table that follows.