Sharpen Those Pencils for a Happy New Year!

Belated best wishes for a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!

Here's a few more items from various websites. Staying with the trends mentioned in a previous post, Conde Nast Traveler's concierge.com is (still) featuring escapes you can afford. A posting in their "Best Winter Travel Deals" included a fun-in-the-sun weekend getaway(The Ritz-Naples). Their article told travellers to consider midweek trips to get lower rates among the tips offered to get away inexpensively from the winter doldrums.

Fodor's "Top Travel Trends of 2008" list noted that even with the state of the economy as it is, families are still planning to go away. Good news for us is that the majority of family travelers stayed in the mainland U.S. this past year (and will do so in 2009). One of the "mommy bloggers" even suggested that parents should be sure to make travel memories with their children and introduce to them new places. She pointed out the lower gas prices, and the plethora of travel deals making travel more affordable than ever. Hey, South Florida, let's spread the word to all families about this!

So, you've been checking out the various websites. You're up on all the latest buzz words and phrases to reach the potential travelers. Now everyone should be sharpening their pencils and figuring out the BEST value-added travel deals you can offer. And don't keep your "deal" a secret -- get the word out.

PS Don't forget to RSVP by the Monday noon deadline on January 19th for our Wednesday lunch meeting (1/21) at the Renaissance in Plantation. Should be a sell-0ut crowd. See you there!