Flight Attendant Friday: Are Your Traveling this Holiday Weekend?
May 23, 2008 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Air Travel, Car Trips, Flight Attendant Friday
I’m going to mix it up a little on this week’s Flight Attendant Friday, and ask you a question.
I’ll answer it, too, but I’m hoping you’ll chime in with your answers and comments as well.
Q. What are your travel plans for Memorial Day Weekend? It’s the kick off for the summer travel season, and with the high cost of fuel and the sagging economy, many people are opting not to travel. So what are your plans, and why did you make that choice?
A. I’m not going away for the weekend, although that decision isn’t based on the cost of travel, gas, or other expenses. For me, it’s really more about avoiding what I expect will still be big crowds out traveling.
Sometimes when you work around people all day long, you don’t want to be around them on your days off. And many times on my days off I really don’t want to go to the airport!
So I’m sticking close to home, taking in a few sights around the Seattle area, including a much anticipated viewing of Corteo by Cirque du Soleil, and will also be looking for a few new things to discover and experience.
Now it’s your turn — what are YOU doing this holiday weekend? Please leave your response in the comments.
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My plans for the weekend include travelling! We are visiting friends up in Canada and will be flying with Air Canada. We booked this trip almost a year ago when AC had a seat sale, so the tickets weren’t that expensive!
The soaring ticket costs and fees with airlines (AA’s bag policy being one major example!) have made us really wary of air travel anytime soon. With the rising costs in food and gas, we’re thinking our summer vacation to Europe next year will require a lot of saving.
Enjoy Cirque du Soleil!!
I actually have friends coming IN to the city this weekend, so I’m enjoying their company without having to leave home!