| It’s
a Brave New World of Travel
As an inveterate traveler--one whose vocation is helping
you travel better--I suspect you'd probably expect me
to be all positive and upbeat, a regular Pollyanna,
about the current travel scene. Well, with energy prices
continuing to escalate, the economy stumbling along
at best, airlines trying new charging schemes to prop
up their P/L statements--and still dropping like flies
(maybe not the best way to put that!)--plus the dollar
weaker than dishwater, it's not easy to be the super-optimist
I normally am. At least, not in the short term.
That
said, I just came back from TravelCom08, where the industry's
movers and shakers, especially from the online travel
world, gather to discuss the state of the industry and
where it's headed. These industry forays always get
me mulling over the shape of things to come. So, are
you wondering what the experts are thinking, and what's
coming down the pike for you to either embrace--or loathe--as
part of the new world of travel?
Read on for the latest scoop and my thoughts about the current state of travel.
Happy travels,
Mike Thiel
Founder, President, & Inveterate Traveler
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