Will Group Travelers Stay Closer to Home in ’08?

Friday, 09 Jan, 2008 0

With signs of a shaky economy, dropping interest rates on CD’s, new passport regulations, disturbing world events AND a very weak dollar overseas, speculation abounds about an international travel slowdown in 2008. Many tour operators have been buoyed by brisk international tour sales, and group travel organizers have been steadily adding international product to their trip catalogs.

Check out this report from USA Today about some of the reasons why U.S. travelers may be staying closer to home in 2008.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-12-27-more-us-travel_N.htm

Courtesy of grouptravelblog.com



 

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