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Cruisers, Fido The Only Ones Traveling With Confidence

June 19, 2009 at 1:28 PM | by | Comment (1)

The launch of Pet Airways proves that pet lovers know no downturn in taking care of their furry friends, but even when they leave them behind, they do so in style: A post on the L.A. Times' "California Consumer" blog predicts that based on last year's numbers, Americans will spend more than ever boarding their pets when they're on vacation. That's right, they're still going on vacation for long enough that they can board their pets! While the foreclosed have no homes, pampered pets have two.

So where are all these creature comfort providers going? On Carnival cruises, it seems! The world's biggest cruise company won the second-quarter earnings report by posting a smaller than expected sales loss for the quarter that included the swine-flu scare.

Despite a minor outbreak of H1N1 on one of its South Pacific routes last month, Carnival managed to keep occupancy up by discounting tickets while reaping the advantages of lower fuel costs over last year.

Other strategies for ignoring the recession: Billionaire Allen Stanford was arrested in Virginia on charges of orchestrating a massive international Ponzi scheme. Stanford is also known as a crusader for cricket in Latin America, meaning that this whole thing is probably just a stunt arrest to bring Britain's famous game to international renown, right??

And People magazine is reporting that supermodel Gisele Bundchen is pregnant, meaning that not only will she be splurging on a metric ton of organic baby stuff, but she'll also be letting maternity and baby companies spoil her rotten with free stuff and tapping into a new modeling market. (Your mileage may vary!)

Related Stories:
· Pet Industry Expected to Grow in 2009 [California Consumer]
· Stop The Insanity: No More Checked Baggage Fees [Jaunted]
· Carnival’s Profit Tops Estimates; Discounting Eases [Bloomberg.com]
· Texas billionaire Stanford arrested for fraud [CNN]
· Gisele Bundchen is Pregnant [People]
· What Recession coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo of the casino in the Carnival ship Inspiration: kthypyrn]

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