For a lot of people, it’s become a chance to take a week-long vacation.

We expect the fall travel season across the United States to be down just slightly under one percent, … stable.

We’ve seen time and time again when gas prices spike, people still tend to travel. That can benefit an area that is within a drive of a number of large metropolitan regions.

In the fourth quarter of 2005, we saw a slowdown, and we’re seeing that slowdown continue into the first quarter of 2006.

There are definitely more people traveling. And they might not be spending more on each trip, but they are definitely taking more trips.

Its a phenomenon, and it has really taken hold in the industry, … It really brings people into some of the smaller areas, the rural areas that are not like first-tier destinations.

If we remain stable this fall, that ‘ s not necessarily a bad thing. You ‘ re still talking the highest numbers we ‘ ve ever seen,

If we remain stable this fall, thats not necessarily a bad thing. Youre still talking the highest numbers weve ever seen,

If we remain stable this fall, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. You’re still talking the highest numbers we’ve ever seen.

Whether you were a greeter at Wal-Mart or a sales manager or bookkeeper in another industry, these are skills that can transfer easily to the hospitality industry.

That’s natural, though, based on the phenomenal growth in ’05.

It ‘ s a phenomenon, and it has really taken hold in the industry, … It really brings people into some of the smaller areas, the rural areas that are not like first-tier destinations.

Travel spending could be flat this summer instead of seeing 8 percent increases like we’ve seen in the past.

It’s a phenomenon, and it has really taken hold in the industry, … It really brings people into some of the smaller areas, the rural areas that are not like first-tier destinations.

Historically, gas prices alone have not discouraged people from taking summer trips. You’ll see more people driving because it’s still cheaper than flying.

If anything, people tend to modify their travel plans before canceling them.

It looks like we’ll probably sustain $3 a gallon gas throughout the summer.

You reach a saturation point with domestic tourism. It increases with the population, but that’s about it. The growth in travel and tourism is really in the international market.

It’s had a big impact on the economy, especially as conventions have had to relocate. But by the end of the year, I think we are going to see recovery workers leaving and more venues...

Most people make plans about a month before they travel. We haven’t seen any anecdotal evidence showing people are canceling plans for the weekend, … Americans have gotten used to terror alerts after having gone...

We know that if people are confident in their discretionary income and the health of the economy, they tend to worry less about rising travel costs, including gas prices.