leisure trip, up from 53% in December 2010, but still well down on 71% in June 2007. The increase in use of travel agents has come at the expense of direct bookings of accommodation and bookings through airlines. A quarter of Australians planning a Christmas holiday are intending to visit Victoria (25% up from 24% last year) according to the Roy Morgan Research Holiday Tracking survey. This now places Victoria only 1% behind New South Wales who, 12 months ago, led Victoria by 5% points. Melbourne maintains its position over Sydney, with 9% intending to visit Melbourne and 6% Sydney. If parents are still searching for gift ideas for children this Christmas, Roy Morgan Research's 'Understanding Young Australians' report shows iPods were rated as 'cool' by the highest proportion of Australian 6-13 year olds, compared with other items. It looks likely that Panadol will be the number one headache/pain relief brand purchased over the 'silly season' ahead. And for those looking to load up on vitamins, it is likely Nature's Own or Blackmores will be the supplement of choice, according to Roy Morgan Research September health data. Despite only two percentage points separating all Department stores*, the latest results reveal both Myer and David Jones still marginally outperformed the remaining Department stores* in customer satisfaction, according to the Roy Morgan Retail Satisfaction Report for September 2011. In the September 2011 quarter around 12.6 million (68%) Australians 14 years or older intend to take at least one holiday in the next