| "Vacation deprivation is at an all-time
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| | repeat guest rate. "That is a horrible
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| high," says Sally McKenzie, vice
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| | number," says Tom Mulhall, past president
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| president and general manager of the
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| | of the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce.
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| online vacation website Harris
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| | "That means the typical resort and resort
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| Interactive and Ipsos were hired by
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| | destination is doing something to turn
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| Expedia to study U.S. vacation trends.
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| | off 85% of its guests. We pride ourselves
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| Ms. Mckenzie continues, "there are
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| | on averaging just over a 75% repeat guest
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| incredible health and wellness benefits
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| | rate ourselves."Tom and his wife Mary
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| associated with time off from work." It
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| | Clare own The Terra Cotta Inn Clothing
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| looks like Americans will be missing out
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| | Optional Resort and Spa in Palm Springs,
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| on all the fun this year.What were the
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| | CA and Tom feels that today's cookie
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| findings? U.S. employees this year will
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| | cutter chain hotels are more interested
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| likely forfeit more than 574 million
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| | in maximizing the revenue from a guest
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| vacation days. That is an extra 150
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| | instead of a guest getting to maximize
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| million vacation days forfeited this year
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| | their fun. Chains need to understand that
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| over 2005 levels or about 4 vacation
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| | guests have to have a great experience at
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| days that go unused per employee.Why
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| | a resort and at a destination. When
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| don't Americans learn from foreign
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| | guests feel like they have to "watch
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| employees and enjoy the vacation days
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| | their wallet" every time they walk into a
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| they have earned?There are many reasons.
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| | lobby, they start to resent it. And
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| One of them is still our upbringing with
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| | charging hidden "resort fees, and
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| the Puritan work ethic. Our country was
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| | outlandish parking rates" has probably
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| founded on hard work and long hours.
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| | cost more resorts lost repeat guest then
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| Taking days off is still looked upon by
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| | anything else. Until chains understand
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| many employers as being slothful, lazy,
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| | that, repeat guest rates will still
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| and not being productive. With the
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| | suffer.Tom concludes by saying,"last
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| downsizing that has been going on in
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| | week, one of my guests told me he had
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| corporate America, employees are
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| | accumulated over 50 vacation days at
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| nervously looking over their shoulders
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| | work. I asked him why he did not take
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| wanting to make sure they give no one any
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| | more travel time. He said, outside of the
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| excuse to replace them. They all want to
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| | 2 week vacation he spends with us each
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| look like team players.Gasoline prices
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| | year, no other vacation resorts excite
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| are out of sight. With some working
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| | him and his wife. 'I don't want to waste
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| families having to pay an extra $1500 to
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| | my vacation time at some mediocre place,'
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| $2000/year for gasoline, right there
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| | said the guest. 'We did that when we were
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| their summer vacation has gone up in gas
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| | younger. Now I would rather save vacation
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| fumes.The Federal Reserve increasing
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| | days to cash out at retirement instead
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| interest rates is hurting vacationers. It
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| | of using them now.'" Chilling words for
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| is estimated that in 2005, almost 40% of
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| | the travel industry.This year it looks
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| mortgages were the exotic kinds with
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| | like travel destinations and resorts are
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| adjustable rates, zero interest, etc.
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| | going to have to work harder than ever to
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| With the Federal Reserve having raised
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| | recapture the vacation time and hearts of
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| interest rates for almost 20 quarters in
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| | the American traveler.Tom and his wife
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| a row, many families are seeing their
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| | own the popular Terra Cotta Inn Clothing
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| mortgage payments jumping from an extra
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| | Optional Resort and Spa in Sunny Palm
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| few hundred a month, to in some case over
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| | Springs, CA.
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| an extra $1000 per month. For some
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| families it is a choice of wanting to
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| | information. This article may be
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