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The Ominous 'Naycation' Prediction Might Be Coming True

Yes, you're the only one for miles and miles around.

With so much travel news raining down on us, we don't always have time to give every story its own forecast. Here's more of the day's news, in brief.

· Naycations on the Rise: Chris Elliott warned us that the year of the Naycation was upon us and he might be right. According to a new travel research report says, "Americans could spend $30 billion less on leisure trips this spring and summer." Eeeeee. [USA Today]

· But Budget Ski Trips Are Still Possible: And as the ski season winds down, the prices go down as well. [Concierge]

· Mardi Gras Revelers Are Like the Energizer Bunny: One dude says he's "been at it" since Friday night and by "at it" he means drinking (and blacking out, we presume.) [AP]

· Seriously Ryanair WTF: Ryanair has announced they will get rid of all check-in desks. From the CEO:

"All we will have is a bag drop where passengers can drop off their luggage, otherwise everything will be done online. Ultimately, we want just one in five people to check-in luggage."

This spells disaster to us. People are not going to know where to drop off this luggage, despite signage. They are also going to want to know who's making sure their luggage gets on the plane. Does Ryanair just not want to be in business anymore or what? [M-Travel]