How does the Recession Vacationer Think? 8 possible thoughts

Bear-Sterns just had to get help and got bought out.  Oil is at an all-time high and climbing.  Lenders are freezing home-equity lines.  Must I go on...........  So lets accept the fact that we are in a recession.  Even if the economists are not going to tell us that we are, until we are coming out of it some time in the future. 

How will vacationers deal with the recession?  The will still vacation, because we (the human race) feel entitled to a vacation, to our time, to that magical time of year where we live for ourselves and our families.

As vacation providers, we need to understand how these new recession vacationers think.  What is important to  them.  An article in today's travel section of msnbc.com discusses this Recession Vactioner.

Read the article:  Beating the recession blues - 8 ways to go away without going broke

1.  Stay closer to home
2.  Think off-season
3.  Aim for the fringes
4.  Keep an open mind
5.  Join the AAA
6.  Get a kitchen
7.  Think outside the Saturday box
8.  Stay at the YMCA (ok, not so sure about this one)

Ralf