tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207189119729913436.post7461713554099510624..comments2009-09-28T17:51:07.037-07:00Stacy Small, President: Elite Travel Internationalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362590849952403191elitetravelgal@gmail.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207189119729913436.post-37200572053574665592009-09-28T17:51:07.037-07:002009-09-28T17:51:07.037-07:00Thank you guys for commenting and validating my theory--which continues to be proven true. The offers I am receiving for my clients typically expire at year&#39;s end, and Regent keeps sending us messages to remind us that fares go up on 1/2 their &#39;10 cruises this Friday! Appreciate your thoughts! SSStacy Small, President: Elite Travel Internationalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03362590849952403191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207189119729913436.post-90468587646589606912009-09-28T11:48:18.909-07:002009-09-28T11:48:18.909-07:00I totally agree Stacy. I was quite puzzled by that article as well. It would be great if it were true... for travellers like me, but I doubt it. Currently, I still see lots of heavily-discounted travel deals (especially airline tickets), some of which are valid till February 2010. However, these are being picked up FAST. Based on this demand and seeing that economies (and stock markets) are starting to recover, I doubt if we&#39;ll get to see these rock-bottom prices next year, especially from the second quarter.velvet escapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03269335456489519154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207189119729913436.post-623791133356855022009-09-26T18:49:05.012-07:002009-09-26T18:49:05.012-07:00Stacy, you are right on. <br /><br />We just fielded a study of hotel eBusiness, distribution, and marketing professionals. The data show that they&#39;re anticipating modest increases in the 2010 room pricing and revenue environments compared to 2009 (could it get any worse?).<br /><br />2010 won&#39;t, by any stretch, be a banner year. But it will certainly be better, financially, for many travel sellers - airlines, hotels, cruise lines, etc. That means travelers will pay more in 2010 than they are now paying in 2009. How much more is not yet fully clear, but I believe it will exceed the US Federal Government&#39;s current expected rate of inflation (2.5%).<br /><br />Good post. Shame on MSNBC.com for not thinking through their article more thoroughly.Henry Harteveldthttp://www.forrester.com/rb/analyst/henry_harteveldtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207189119729913436.post-9221228346283045992009-09-26T14:13:48.064-07:002009-09-26T14:13:48.064-07:00Stacy: Before I read your post, I was ready to say, ya, they said the same thing in January. Namely, you&#39;d better book your travel then because the deals would be gone by Summer. Of course, the deals were still there in June and July.<br /><br />But, you have me leaning toward your view with your reports about pricing on your cruise bookings for next year.<br /><br />Of course, if, as Gary mentions, we&#39;re in store for a double-dip recession, then we&#39;d all better abandon ship. Nice post.Tnoozhttp://www.tnooz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207189119729913436.post-12743107142558703082009-09-26T14:02:59.883-07:002009-09-26T14:02:59.883-07:00Of course you are correct. Jump on the deals that are out there. They have been incredible this year.<br /><br />Economic recovery may be anemic. We may even double dip. But the extreme economic fear that gripped the world, and kept both leisure and business travelers at home, has certainly passed.<br /><br />Except in a very small number of markets, RevPar can only rise next year and that means fewer deals.<br /><br />Book those luxury trips at a discount now!Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10281403229139113162noreply@blogger.com