Disasters, Terrorism Don’t Deter Travelers

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  01.08.06 | 10:48 PM ET

As we pointed out here and here, and as Liz Sinclair wrote here, travelers are a hard bunch to keep down. In The New York Times today, Thomas Crampton adds to the list of recent stories about travelers’ determination and fearlessness, supporting his point with a prediction by the World Travel and Tourism Council that travel will increase by nearly five percent in 2006.