Consumer Traveler Today: March 10

Consumer Traveler Today: 7 tips for coming back home
 
 
7 tips for coming back home
More evidence that business travel is creeping back
Hotel numbers keep going down, hotel bargains abound
7 tips for coming back home
Posted: 10 Mar 2010 03:30 AM PST
The worst part of travel is actually coming home. One day you are in Peru, gaping at Machu Picchu or in Quebec City, learning about why the English and the French both coveted the area. Maybe you’ve been cycling in Italy, trekking in Nepal, cruising down the Nile in Egypt, or sauna hopping in Finland. The next day, you open the door to your digs and…chaos.
       

More evidence that business travel is creeping back
Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:30 AM PST
Since the beginning of this year, there have been a lot hopeful murmurs about the return of business travel after a precipitous decline over the last two years. Now we've got even more proof that business travelers--especially those from small and medium sized companies--are seeing growth opportunities and taking more trips.
       

Hotel numbers keep going down, hotel bargains abound
Posted: 09 Mar 2010 07:30 AM PST
Smith Travel Research is out with another look at the U.S. hotel industry. They reported decreases in all three key measurements during February 2010. The occupancy rates hovering just over 50 percent. Average daily room rates are now well under $100 at US$97.12. Those factors add up to a revenue per available room number of only $52.19.