Living & Working in Great Places

Are People Vacationing This Year? More or Less Than Last Year?

I just read this interesting article about taking vacations or not as the case may be. I realize that this may affect the so-called real world jobs more than seasonal ones, but the number of guests certainly does affect you working in tourist destinations.

"Vacations are the new work headache"

I'm curious what your thoughts are. And, I'm curious to hear from those who are already out there working, have you noticed less, more tourists? More, less foreign travelers? Anything else of note?

Tags: american, foreign, jobs, tourism, travel, vacation, work

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Permalink Reply by Brenda on May 22, 2009 at 6:59pm: Up here at the North Rim it seams to be about the same amount of guest as last year.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by reggie on May 22, 2009 at 9:05pm: were kinda down an little bit up in here in alaska but things is picking up a little; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by akscootr on May 24, 2009 at 8:03pm: We are already busy.... very busy. Coming to Old Faithful was the right decision...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ben on May 26, 2009 at 6:58pm: Sales are up significantly at the tower store. It is very busy for being so early in the season.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wendy Dodd on May 28, 2009 at 2:57pm: All campgrounds and lodging in Yellowstone were full on Friday by 3pm.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dominic on May 28, 2009 at 3:53pm: I hope things pick up here soon, we have some tour busses coming but not many individual travelers yet.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Lani Sammons on June 3, 2009 at 2:41am: We have been open two weeks now, here at West Glacier (Glacier NP, Montana). After comparing May's numbers with last year's, we are down 35% in the lodging and 50% overall (gift shops, general store, lodging, gas station and restaurant).; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kevin Blankenship on June 18, 2009 at 4:51am: Business is down a little from last year here at Many Glacier Hotel but it is still busy. 80-90% capacity for the hotel and booked solid by this weekend. The snack shop is busy, the gift shop is busy, and the oat tours are filling up quickly.; ▶ Reply to This