Is this a good time to travel (economy)

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely not a good economy to plan discretionary travel. And something is up with air safety under trump’s leadership. There has been something like five airplane crashes since he took office.

+1 I'm flying AA out of DCA for work next week. Very worried.

I already booked flights for our trip to CA to visit family for a wekk. But, that might be it for this year. We usually do 3 weeks.

I'm not a government worker or adjacent, but I think with the tariffs, lack of regulation and oversight in our food supply, infectious diseases, I foresee a recession and high unemployment. I could be laid off this year, too. I had an interview lined up yesterday, but they pulled back because of budget issues. I think that will be common this year.

Fed firings will have a ripple effect.

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We already have Europe tix for 2 weeks in August. We gotbthem in October with points. Otherwise, we likely wouldn’t be spending right now. Our jobs are not dependent on the federal govt but Trump/Musk are screwing up the economy big time and it will harm everyyons but the oligarchs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We already have Europe tix for 2 weeks in August. We gotbthem in October with points. Otherwise, we likely wouldn’t be spending right now. Our jobs are not dependent on the federal govt but Trump/Musk are screwing up the economy big time and it will harm everyyons but the oligarchs.

What do you mean “otherwise”? You can easily cancel tickets booked with points for no charge.

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There is never a good time to travel economy.

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If we learned anything from COVID it is that life is short and you have to enjoy it while you can. Tomorrow the world might collapse, but today let us drink sparkling wines in the shadows of volcanos.

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Anonymous wrote:Travel within the US instead to boost our economy. A lot of Appalachian cities in North Carolina were really hurt by the flooding last fall and could use your tourism.

Hell no. We are avoiding red areas.

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We book travel far in advance so spring break and summer trips have been booked for a while. Neither of us are feds or fed adjacent, but if the overall economy takes an actual nosedive we will reconsider the planning of future trips. But the currently planned trips we will take.

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Life is too short to go out and travel

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Anonymous wrote:We book travel far in advance so spring break and summer trips have been booked for a while. Neither of us are feds or fed adjacent, but if the overall economy takes an actual nosedive we will reconsider the planning of future trips. But the currently planned trips we will take.

Same. I have zero concerns about my job. No matter what happens to the economy, my job is going nowhere. DH could potentially lose his if things get bad, but I don't think he would have too hard a time finding a new one. That said, after the trips we have booked now (Feb, April, June) we won't book any other trips requiring flights until we see how things settle.

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Anonymous wrote:We already have Europe tix for 2 weeks in August. We gotbthem in October with points. Otherwise, we likely wouldn’t be spending right now. Our jobs are not dependent on the federal govt but Trump/Musk are screwing up the economy big time and it will harm everyyons but the oligarchs.

What do you mean “otherwise”? You can easily cancel tickets booked with points for no charge.

I don’t feel the need to cancel because I got the flights with points. If I hadn’t we likely would cancel.

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Anonymous wrote:We already have Europe tix for 2 weeks in August. We gotbthem in October with points. Otherwise, we likely wouldn’t be spending right now. Our jobs are not dependent on the federal govt but Trump/Musk are screwing up the economy big time and it will harm everyyons but the oligarchs.

What do you mean “otherwise”? You can easily cancel tickets booked with points for no charge.

DP here. Many foreign carriers charge a fee to cancel points reservations. I know Virgin and Air France too. We too are booked on points and have no plans to cancel. Why would we? The trip is going to cost food and activities but no flights or lodging.

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Anonymous wrote:Traveling internationally on foreign airlines. Travelling in Economy class though.

Have zero desire to boost the economy of Musk's America.

Ummm… do you earn money in the US economy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely not a good economy to plan discretionary travel. And something is up with air safety under trump’s leadership. There has been something like five airplane crashes since he took office.

All rational thought has left the building…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We book travel far in advance so spring break and summer trips have been booked for a while. Neither of us are feds or fed adjacent, but if the overall economy takes an actual nosedive we will reconsider the planning of future trips. But the currently planned trips we will take.

Same. I'm looking at 2026 though with a lot less optimism for our travel plans.

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People overseas will not be too happy to see Americans OP.