Bye Bye, Midwest Express

I'm sad. Our home town airline is going, going, gone. It's like hearing that your favorite restaurant or clothing store is closing, being replaced by a McDonald's or Wal-Mart. Another victim of the "lowest cost is best" movement.

The good news is that Milwaukee has now become one of the most competitive airline markets in the country. Flights from Milwaukee are some of the least expensive when compared to Minneapolis (dominated by one airline) or Chicago O'Hare. Of course, there's less non-stop flights to choose from but more are being added frequently. Except for San Juan and Miami we currently have very good non-stop service to most major cruise ports and several airlines to choose from.

Who turned on the phones?

OK, OK.... I'm bad. Getting time to update my blog has been a problem. I promise I'll be better. There's no doubt the economy has had it's effect on the travel biz. But it seems to have caught up... just about the first of Feb. somebody turned on the phones and requests for cruises started to flow in. Thanks everyone.