Time to take a trip me thinks… just this morning I filled up with gas and put 15.87 gallons in my car for just $31.41…that’s right $1.97 for a gallon of the top grade. See…my vehicle gets treated now gas has come down and I can now afford to put in what the manufacturer recommends!
It’s been an amazing drop from almost $4.00 a gallon for the lowest grade to the new low that I have seen of $1.77 today. Some folks say it’s going to drop further…bring it on!
So, I’m busy planning my next roadtrip…what about you? You now have no excuse not to come and see us in Orlando!
Well if today’s reports are true I can’t wait until the good times reappear. Why am I so bulliant?
The simple answer is that we have had our best year ever! Yes, even in a “recession” we have been busier than ever serving families and travellers visiting the Orlando area. Both our vacation home side and our cruise business have done better than ever and I’m very pleased to report we have bucked the trend.
So when retailers are crying out because people aren’t spending money who’s really to blame? Maybe the retailers for expecting people to just come to them perhaps? Well it doesn’t work that way anymore… it’s up to people in business to get out there and grab the business.
People in our sector are also bitching and moaning about the lack of people going on vacation at the moment but some people are still having a great time. OK, they may spend a little less at their destination but they’re still going and having a great time nevertheless.
Which leads to another point…what are all these travel companies doing to get people to them? Well one of the things we introduced was our “Dreams Come True” section. This is really special as it gives our guests a chance to do some really cool and exciting things. How about a tour behind the scenes at Disney, or lunch with an astronaut…or how about driving a rally car? Yes, our guests can do all this if they wish. What can they do at other places? Not a lot from what I see as more and more places make cut backs and fail to deliver an experience a guest really wants. Let’s see…”we went to “X” last year and we did this and that but now they no longer offer it”… guess it doesn’t take too long before they decide to go somewhere else… I know I do!
So, yes we’ve had a great year and I fully expect it to continue. Sure we may see some of the effects of the current slowdown but we can trust our customers and we know full well that they trust us to deliver them a top quality vacation in an Orlando vacation home or on board a fantastic cruise with our sister company, www.GoCruisePlanner.com
Today sees the start of many people’s favorite Walt Disney World event… the Epcot Candlelight Processional at the American gardens Theatre at 5pm, 6.45pm and 8.15pm on select nights.
Celebrity narrators appearing are:
1-3 Neil Patrick Harris
4-6 Brian Stokes Mitchell
7-9 Virginia Madsen
10-12 Marlee Matlin
13-15 Monique Coleman
16-18 Chata Rivera
19-21 Abigail Breslin
22-24 Steven Curtis Chapman
25-27 Edward James Olmos
28-30 Angela Bassett and Courtney Vance
