Sivan Segev | 
11 11th, 2008| 
Just trying to put a positive spin on more horrifying economic news:
CNN:Global tourism feels the squeeze
Turnout for the international tourism industry’s most important event is at a record high this year as the sector struggles to cope with the financial crisis sweeping the world.
1 of 2 Industry professionals, government ministers and tourism chiefs from around the globe are currently gathering in London for World Travel Market, an international travel trade show.
This year’s event, which runs through Thursday, is the biggest ever, with nearly 50,000 participants from 200 countries attending.
“When you’re going through difficult times, it is still very important to market and showcase your business,” Fiona Jeffery, chairman of the World Travel Market told CNN.
“There are many companies here seeing a downturn or slowdown in business and to know you’re not the only person experiencing that can be quite reassuring.”
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OK, blah blah - don’t go on reading the depressors. Unsurprisingly, the tourism and business travel industry is in pain. BUT:
If you manage to keep your job, and save enough money this year so that you can allocate some of that saved money (not all of it) towards relaxation outside of your TV and sofa - 2010 could be a great and cheap year to go abroad, or to go to your preferred resort.
Sadly I should say, you need to hurry because some theme parks, if that’s your preferred family venue, are expected to close down too. Some permanently.
Or as my default pessimist blogging source puts it:
Theme parks are going to be in for a rough ride in 2009 as consumers retrench everywhere. But what’s with this severance package for the “chief creative officer”? I hope the bankruptcy judge kicks this creativity right out the window.
Glad I managed to go on vacation last January to Universal Studios in Florida.
Cheers!
I’ll be heading on a road trip to DC at the end of this week and will probably not blog anything new until a couple of days after I come back. DC has been on our list of places we would like to visit and we are proud of ourselves to have been able to save for this vacation as we planned to when our family reorganized our finance. We are sitting with websites right now making our final plans. The hotel is already booked, van has been serviced at the repair shop and we are really excited on going there.
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