Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:42 pm
Back to Anthony's question...will this economic situation impact our travel plans to the USVI in the next year or two?
Personally, I'm not sure.
As for the "masses" yes. Generally speaking, we are most definitely headed into the deepest recession we've seen since WW2. But, this is not necessarily a bad thing. (Please, don't get me started in an economics debate...that's not what my post is about).
I'm not going to talk politics or economics here because, a great deal of the participants in this forum pretty much have the money to make a vacation in the USVI happen, no matter what the economy has to say about it. The fortunate ones.
So, yes, Anthony, the USVI will most definately suffer as the US economy does. But, my guess is that there will be less "new comers" and long term, for the USVI, less "newbies" discovering it. The USVI will have to subsist on the fortunate ones who come back year after year, regardless of the economy, and hope that they do not make all of their meals in their villas, etc...
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Only time will tell.
Personally, I'm not sure.
As for the "masses" yes. Generally speaking, we are most definitely headed into the deepest recession we've seen since WW2. But, this is not necessarily a bad thing. (Please, don't get me started in an economics debate...that's not what my post is about).
I'm not going to talk politics or economics here because, a great deal of the participants in this forum pretty much have the money to make a vacation in the USVI happen, no matter what the economy has to say about it. The fortunate ones.
So, yes, Anthony, the USVI will most definately suffer as the US economy does. But, my guess is that there will be less "new comers" and long term, for the USVI, less "newbies" discovering it. The USVI will have to subsist on the fortunate ones who come back year after year, regardless of the economy, and hope that they do not make all of their meals in their villas, etc...
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Only time will tell.