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“This time, even when we control Baghdad, that won't necessarily be a green light in the mind of the traveler,”
Kevin Mitchell
“I think it's a phenomenal net plus for business travelers. We're going to have a smaller industry that by necessity means there won't be the frequency of flights and convenience for some people. But up through 2000, 90 percent of my time was spent on three issues -- skyrocketing business fares, gridlock at airports and worsening service levels. I think those three issues will be resolved over the next few years.”
“I think we're in a phase right now where a lot of corporations do feel the competitive pressure to get back out there and get together with customers and partners. There's a concern that SARS might show its ugly head. But from what I hear, businesses will be back in a matter of days.”
“Over the past several weeks, companies have been getting nervous. Earlier they figured their competitors were also staying home, but now they're worried that competitors are putting a couple people back over there and they want to get back there soon.”
“Business travelers and companies that fund the travel have been through the drill, they're a bit jaundiced (about code levels) at this point.”
“It's nothing but a lost opportunity as they drag this out and frustrate travelers, for some of whom this is a real burden, ... If this were some mundane issue, it's not a surprise this would drag on. But to fall on something that so touches the individual travelers is a serious mistake. Each of them go out and tells 10 people, and they all tell 10 people. It's very bad form and publicity.”
“This industry was never built to operate at this level of $70 a barrel, ... And that's what it appears it will cost for the foreseeable future.”
“I use [Yahoo!] for everything in my life, but I don?t pay them one dime.”
“We swam all through the night and successfully completed one length in 14 hours and four minutes but the conditions were so bad we couldn't go on,”
“The waves were so big and the wind was so strong that we couldn't keep the (escort) boat with the swimmer and that made it unsafe to continue.”
