| Ever thought of traveling in a recessionary | | | | alternative employments? |
| economy? I bet not. During recession, everybody | | | | Likewise, the reduced number of clients will enable |
| wants to earn money or save it, so travels are | | | | the staff, for example, to more easily familiarize |
| often out of the question because that will be | | | | with their clients, and the staff's smaller workload |
| spending money rather than saving or generating | | | | will give them longer time to attend to their |
| it. It is counterproductive, to say the least. | | | | clients' needs. Fewer visitors, reduced work: |
| And yet, it is that very reason that makes | | | | special treatment, better service. |
| travelling attractive during recession: everybody | | | | Lower room rates |
| else wants to earn they will give their best to a | | | | In the same manner as that of the airlines, |
| tourist. You will receive better service, discounted | | | | accommodation providers that depend on tourism |
| fares, reduced accommodation costs, and less | | | | will compete with each other more fiercely for |
| competition for attention along the way. | | | | the smaller number of potential clients. Common |
| Discounted fares | | | | methods of attracting visitors are reducing room |
| The cost of oil has dropped from $150 to about | | | | rates, offering lower prices for groups and |
| $70 a barrel. This means airplane flight costs | | | | package tours. In whatever way it is done, the |
| would have gone down by a significant | | | | visitor will enjoy the benefits of less expense than |
| percentage, which should translate to lower | | | | normal. |
| airfares. Since in a recession few people will travel | | | | Less competition for attention |
| due to lack of means --money is tight- the airlines | | | | Let us put it this way. If a provider's -tourist |
| will offer promos and more discounts in their | | | | guide, hotel staff, resort attendant, restaurant |
| effort to lure the small numbers of tourists their | | | | waiter- attention is 100 units and you are in a |
| way. What works for airlines will be repeated by | | | | group of 50, you get only two units of the |
| other transportation companies including cruise | | | | attention as your share. If your group is only five, |
| ships and tour buses. This will be very | | | | you get 20 units, which is of course markedly |
| advantageous to the recession tourist. | | | | better. And this is applicable in all aspects of the |
| Better service | | | | travel in terms of service, from the flight |
| The smaller number of tourists will urge service | | | | stewardess to the tuk-tuk driver, the bartender |
| providers and employees of hotels, casinos, and | | | | to the masseuse, the bellhop to the hotel |
| similar establishments to perform better service. | | | | manager. This will be the resulting boon for a |
| In a recession, many people will be out of jobs so | | | | recession traveler, to be treated with |
| there will be fierce competition for existing ones | | | | extra-special care. |
| as well as vacancies. Therefore any employee | | | | Why travel during a recession? One reason: you |
| who performs lower than the desirable levels | | | | can expect to be treated royally but less |
| would be in greater danger of being fired. Who | | | | expensively. Therefore more enjoyable, right? |
| would want to be out of a job when there are no | | | | |