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Spas, economic recovery hopes & signs

A few days ago, at the bottom of this blog entry, I linked to an article that talked about how going to a local spa might be a good vacation idea for a troubling economy.

So today when I saw this article the title seemed all wrong: "What will signal consumers are back? Check the spa."

Well, I thought, more spending at the spa might just mean the economy is still in trouble so people are opting for cheap vacations that include local spas.

Now in that article there is a brief reference to resort spas - I think I can agree that when resort spas start seeing more more business than consumers are spending again. That means economic recovery since the US economy is driven on consumer spending.

Some of the other signs they mention:

Diners will order big pancake breakfasts again. Business suits will sell briskly. So will name-brand luggage, gym memberships and pricey jeans. Spas will sell more facials and massages.

Anyway, it's an interesting article, not really about travel, but the economy and the travel industry we like to talk about are certainly related.

Remember the old question, will the economy hurt the travel industry? Well we've seen that it has even though there was some doubt.

Posted by James Trotta at June 29, 2009 12:32 AM