15 December, 2008
Wyoming, Montana Ski Resorts Adjust to Economy
Ski resorts in Wyoming and Montana see downturn in bookings; answer with deals
Wyoming
and Montana ski resorts are rolling out deals to counter hard economic
times that are cutting into their advance bookings.
Skiers
heading to the three ski resorts in the Jackson Hole region of
northwest Wyoming can get a free airline ticket with the purchase of
three airfares.
The Whitefish Mountain Resort in northwest Montana is offering rental condos for half price through January.
Incentives are being offered at other resorts as well.
"I think what makes this year different is, of course, the economy,
and the concern that people are really going to cut back on travel
spending and so the packages this year are much more aggressive," Tim
O'Donoghue, executive director of the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce.
Nationwide, early sales and reservations figures for some destination ski resorts suggests the economy is putting a crimp on the $6 billion ski industry.
At
Jackson Hole, Wyoming's leading destination ski area, advance bookings
for December were off about 30 percent to 50 percent from last year,
O'Donoghue said.
However, the trend lately is for people to book ski trips closer to the time when they actually travel, he said.
"The well-informed, experienced skiers are waiting longer to see what deals are available," O'Donoghue said.
Donnie Clapp, spokesman for Montana's Whitefish resort, said advance bookings were down less than 10 percent.
"We're feeling pretty good about it," Clapp said.
Whitefish received a big boost when it landed a group trip that is bringing some 420 college students from California.
"They usually go somewhere different every year," Clapp said. "They chose us this year."
There's encouraging signs for Jackson Hole, too.
Enplanements
of air travelers is down only 16 percent, and reservations at Jackson
Hole Mountain Resort's ski school and for private lessons are running
about the same at last year.
In addition, Jackson Hole Mountain
Resort is debuting a new, $32 million aerial tram next weekend that can
carry up to 100 skiers in a car at a time. It is one of the few U.S.
ski resorts with a large aerial tram.
"In the ski world it's big news," resort spokeswoman Anna Olson said.
But the key to any ski resort, in good economic times or bad, is the amount of snow on the hills.
Grand
Targhee Resort in the Jackson Hole area was one of the few U.S. resorts
to have all its lifts and terrain open by last Friday thanks to
plentiful snowfall.
"Travelers will go skiing and snowboarding
if the snow is there -- hands down despite what the economy is doing,"
Grand Targhee spokesman David Hudacsko, said.
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05 December, 2008
U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Falls The Most Since 1974
U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Falls The Most Since 1974, Unemployment Rate Hits 15-Year High
U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls fell the most in 34 years as the economy lost 533K jobs in November, which raised the total number of job losses in 2008 to 1.91M.
U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls fell the most in 34 years as the economy lost 533K jobs in November, which raised the total number of job losses in 2008 to 1.91M. In addition, the previous reading was revised sharply lower to -320K from an initial reading of -240K in October, and the considerable drop raised the unemployment rate to fifteen-year high of 6.7% from 6.5% in the prior month. Market participants were expecting the jobless rate to hit 6.8%, which indicates that an increasing number of workers are leaving the job force as the economy faces its longest recession in a quarter century. The data suggests that firms are becoming increasingly pessimistic towards the economy as the financial crisis drags on the real economy, and conditions may only get worse as firms continue to cutback on employment. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar weakened against the euro initially following the release, but turned around as risk trends continue to drive price action in the forex market.
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