Recession-era travel deals about to evaporate
As the economy improves, steep discounts on airline tickets, hotels and tours are likely to disappear. "I think we may have hit bottom," said Jan Freitag, vice president at Smith Travel Research. "There will still be deals permeating the general environment" next year, he said, "but they are not here to stay." Mexico is currently offering some of the best deals as concerns about the H1N1 influenza outbreak are still hindering demand.
Wall Street Journal, The | 11/04
This story published in ASTA SmartBrief on 11/05/2009
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