Word: meehan
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Meehan says that most companies ignored the State Department's warnings and continued to make connections in foreign countries in order to keep their clients. Many companies had to face up to the reality that, "If you don't fly, someone else will," he says...
...Meehan points out that the war was a blessing in disguise for the Massachusetts tourism industry because it convinced many Americans intent on going to Europe to take their vacations closer to home...
...Meehan says that the unfavorable foreign exchange rate and not the fear of war and terrorism was the deciding factor in cutting travel abroad...
...Meehan predicts that the weak dollar will also prompt many West Europeans to travel to the U.S. in the near future. "If something terrible had happened in the U.S. airports, there may have been some hesitancy but the European traveler is not as terrorized as the American," he says...
...Meehan says that since the war began, the Bureau has had "good news on all fronts" for inbound tourism, receiving a high number of calls from groups in Texas and Florida interested in New England as a vacation spot. He says that potential vacationers look to New England as the most suitable alternative to Europe...