Early holiday season online sales continued the year's strong growth trends, with total online sales for the week ended November 6 reaching $1.81 billion from the $1.38 billion in the corresponding week a year ago - an increase of 31 percent - reports InternetRetailer, citing comScore figures. Online travel sales for the week were up 18 percent, to $1.05 billion, from the $896 million in the year-ago period.