Successful Meetings - January 2009 - (Page 41) HOLDING A irlift reductions are creating logistical challenges across the country. Getting groups from Point A to Point B is no longer a matter of booking the tickets and sending them off. Instead, advance planning, connecting flights, extended hotel stays, and other special considerations are increasingly becoming musts for itineraries to second- and third-tier cities reeling from a slew of recent service cuts by the major carriers. Credit fluctuating fuel costs and a shaky economy for the air travel turbulence. According to the latest analysis by Washington DC-based OAG (Official Airline Guide), which compiles directories of flight information, the number of domestic flights was expected to decrease by almost 11 percent and capacity by 9 percent during the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to 2007. On a grander scale, the domestic market will account for 21.4 million of the cutbacks in available seats, or 46 percent of the global decline, and 59 percent of the global decrease in frequencies, with 265,000 fewer flights this winter. “We are going to see a decline in both flights and capacity, and that decline is now appearing to be a little more severe than when we first took a look at the situation back in August,” says David Beckerman, vice president of OAG. “For cities that are pretty well-known meeting and convention destinations, such as Orlando, San Diego, San Antonio, and New Orleans, it will be a bit more challenging for travelers to get there. For instance, this year, it will be harder to get to San Diego, which has lost nonstop flights and nonstop seats, if you live in Tallahassee, FL, which has lost 45 percent of flights. Similar scenarios will continue to repeat themselves in other parts of the country.” READER R I • Cities hit with sharp declines in lift are courting regional business • Planners are exploring alternative transportation methods to and from smaller cities • Attendees are now often willing to drive up to five hours to avoid difficult flight itineraries PATTERN SuccessfulMeetings.com I January 2009 I SM I 41 http://www.SuccessfulMeetings.com
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