Cathy Keefe Quotations

Most people make plans about a month before they travel. We haven't seen any anecdotal evidence showing people are canceling plans for the weekend, ... Americans have gotten used to terror alerts after having gone through the drill before. I think the difference now is that people do want to get away and they're putting more importance to that than being holed up in the house in fear.

You reach a saturation point with domestic tourism. It increases with the population, but that's about it. The growth in travel and tourism is really in the international market.

There are definitely more people traveling. And they might not be spending more on each trip, but they are definitely taking more trips.

After 9/11, there was a real shift toward family-oriented travel. Visiting small-town America became more popular as people were looking for a piece of Americana. You have your big all-American cities, but the majority of the country is small areas with fun events and cultural traditions that are a draw these days.

If anything, people tend to modify their travel plans before canceling them.

Whether you were a greeter at Wal-Mart or a sales manager or bookkeeper in another industry, these are skills that can transfer easily to the hospitality industry.

That's natural, though, based on the phenomenal growth in '05.

If we remain stable this fall, thats not necessarily a bad thing. Youre still talking the highest numbers weve ever seen,

If we remain stable this fall, that's not necessarily a bad thing. You're still talking the highest numbers we've ever seen.

Its a phenomenon, and it has really taken hold in the industry, ... It really brings people into some of the smaller areas, the rural areas that are not like first-tier destinations.