| Travel and time, they go together. When you travel | | | | participating destinations for port fees and taxes, |
| you take time, whether for business or pleasure or | | | | utilities, navigation services and ship supplies. |
| both there has to be time. If you are traveling for | | | | "These expenditures have a direct impact on local |
| pleasure it takes some freedom doesn't it and | | | | employment and wages," Moody said. "Local |
| money. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to travel | | | | businesses... create additional jobs and income." |
| wherever you choose, in a moments notice, maybe | | | | BREA-surveyed destinations included Antigua & |
| to an exotic location in the blink of an eye? Read on.... | | | | Barbuda; Aruba; The Bahamas; Barbados; Cayman |
| Did you know? | | | | Islands; Curacao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; |
| In the past week many of my associates have heard | | | | Grenada; Jamaica; San Juan, Puerto Rico; St Kitts and |
| about how people are not traveling because of the | | | | Nevis; St Lucia; St Maarten; St Vincent and the |
| economy. Do not believe these comments. The | | | | Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos |
| travel and tourism industry and the manner in how I | | | | and US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; Acapulco, |
| will show you how to apply my secret... "Time Travel | | | | Cabo San Lucas, Cozumel, Ensenada and Huatulco in |
| Exotica" principal right now is stronger than ever. The | | | | Mexico; Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua in |
| travel and tourism industry continues to be a | | | | Central America, and Cartagena, Colombia, in South |
| multi-trillion dollar worldwide business. It is almost its | | | | America. |
| own mini-economy. | | | | Paige noted that polled passengers said they enjoyed |
| Here are some interesting facts! | | | | their cruises, a strong indication that they are likely to |
| "Cruise spending is up in a down economy in | | | | cruise again in the region and spend money." |
| destinations visited by cruise line-members of the | | | | So as you can see... the travel and tourism industry is |
| Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association. | | | | transcending much of what other industries are |
| Cruise tourism boosted revenues for ports and | | | | experiencing. |
| businesses in Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean | | | | Now, I bet you would like the answer to the |
| in one of the gloomiest financial years since the Great | | | | question, how to apply my "Time Travel Exotica" |
| Depression, according to an FCCA-commissioned | | | | principal right now? That is to be able to have the |
| study from Business Research and Economic | | | | money, the freedom, the time and ability right now, |
| Advisors. | | | | to travel to an exotic location of your choice? Simple! |
| BREA reported that FCCA-regional cruise tourism in | | | | Travel Ventures International! Before I learned about |
| 2008-2009 generated more than $2.2 billion in direct | | | | TVI my Time Travel Exotica principal was only a |
| expenditures, 56,000 jobs and $720 million in | | | | dream... now its a reality. |
| employee wages among 29 destinations surveyed. | | | | TVI has entered North America July 2009 and is |
| "This certainly is wonderful news, but it doesn't | | | | growing leaps and bounds. The team of which I am |
| surprise me," Michele M Paige, FCCA president, told | | | | proud to be one of the leaders, TVI World Team, is |
| association members attending the 16th Annual | | | | the most productive in North America. I am racking |
| Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association's Conference and | | | | up travel faster than you can say, "board the boat!" |
| Trade Show in St Lucia. "FCCA members are known | | | | Truthfully, many have joined our team primarily not |
| for seeing opportunities -- not obstacles." | | | | for the travel only but for the compensation plan. As |
| FCCA Chairman Micky Arison agreed. "No industry is | | | | you will see... instead of spending the high dollars on |
| recession-proof, but the cruise industry traditionally | | | | advertising like most companies do, they decided to |
| has been recession-resistant," said Arison, chairman | | | | use the power of the three megatrends to advertise |
| and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc. | | | | their company. |
| The new study analyzed spending by passengers, | | | | Those three megatrends are: |
| crew members and cruise lines in destinations ranging | | | | Travel and Tourism |
| from the Caribbean islands, Mexico, Central America | | | | The Internet and |
| and South America, said Andrew Moody, Ph.D., | | | | The Home Based Business Phenomenon |
| president of the Exton, PA-based research group. | | | | This allows regular folks to become agents of the |
| Among BREA's findings: | | | | company, not only to network advertise but at the |
| Cruise passengers (17.56 million) spent $1.71 billion in | | | | same time, be compensated with the outstanding |
| 29 participating destinations. An average of 52 | | | | TVI Travel and Earn program. |
| percent of passengers bought shore excursions, | | | | Whatever way you stack it, it is the perfect vehicle |
| generating $328 million in total payments to tour | | | | to apply my "Time Travel Exotica" principal because it |
| operators. Passengers also bought watches and | | | | allows me or anyone else, in the blink of an eye, right |
| jewelry ($634 million); clothing ($168 million) and other | | | | in the comforts of their own home, to book an |
| goods and services ($164 million). | | | | exotic vacation from their TVI Backroom without |
| Crew members (3.24 million) spent nearly $289 million | | | | spending a dime out of their own pocket. Not only |
| in the 29 destinations, mostly for clothing, food and | | | | that but while using a selection of locations that |
| beverages, as well as jewelry, electronics, perfumes | | | | would suit a prince and getting paid for it handsomely |
| and cosmetics. | | | | at the same time. |
| Cruise lines spent an estimated $279.9 million in | | | | |