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JOINING US WITH PROJECTIONS ANDADVICE TO HELP US PLAN OUR NEXT ADVICE TO HELP US PLAN OUR NEXTTRIP.

TRIP.

GABE, IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU.

GABE, IT’S GREAT TO SEE YOU.

LOVE THE FACIAL HAIR, GROWN IN.

LOVE THE FACIAL HAIR, GROWN IN.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WENT POLLED, A LOT OF PEOPLE WENT POLLED, THEY REALLY SORT OF CITE THE THEY REALLY SORT OF CITE THEFEARS THAT THEY HAVE ABOUT FEARS THAT THEY HAVE ABOUTTRAVELING.

TRAVELING.

WHO KNEW A MONTH AGO WE WOULD BE WHO KNEW A MONTH AGO WE WOULD BELOOKING AT A TIME WHEN AIRLINE LOOKING AT A TIME WHEN AIRLINETRAVEL HAS ALL BUT DISAPPEARED, TRAVEL HAS ALL BUT DISAPPEARED, CRUISE LINES ARE NOT RUNNING.

CRUISE LINES ARE NOT RUNNING.

TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT WE CAN TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT WE CANEXPECT IN THE COMING MONTHS AND EXPECT IN THE COMING MONTHS ANDWILL PRICES BE SOARING? WILL PRICES BE SOARING?>> YEAH, DERRICK, I THINK THAT’S >> YEAH, DERRICK, I THINK THAT’SPROBABLY SOMETHING TO LOOK PROBABLY SOMETHING TO LOOKFORWARD TO.

FORWARD TO.

THE FACT THAT AFTER THIS IS SAID THE FACT THAT AFTER THIS IS SAIDAND DONE, AFTER WE WRAPPED OUR AND DONE, AFTER WE WRAPPED OURHEADS AROUND THE WHOLE THING, HEADS AROUND THE WHOLE THING, TRAVEL WOULD BE AS INEXPENSIVE TRAVEL WOULD BE AS INEXPENSIVEAS IT’S BEEN IN A VERY LONG AS IT’S BEEN IN A VERY LONGTIME.

TIME.

THAT’S WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING ON THAT’S WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING ONTHE OTHER SIDE OF THE CURVE, IF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CURVE, IFYOU WILL.

YOU WILL.

BUT IT IS A MOVING TARGET.

BUT IT IS A MOVING TARGET.

THOSE OF US TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THOSE OF US TRYING TO FIGURE OUTWHEN IS THE NORMAL AND I’M WHEN IS THE NORMAL AND I’MPUTTING NORMAL IN QUOTES GOING PUTTING NORMAL IN QUOTES GOINGTO RETURN TO THE TRAVEL TO RETURN TO THE TRAVELINTERFERENCE AND TRAVEL INTERFERENCE AND TRAVELEXPERIENCE.

EXPERIENCE.

THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE DICTATES THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE DICTATESOUR OLD BEHAVIORS AS CONSUMERS OUR OLD BEHAVIORS AS CONSUMERSWHICH HOPEFULLY WILL LET US KNOW WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL LET US KNOWWHEN WE ARE ANTICIPATING WHEN WE ARE ANTICIPATINGBEGINNING TO FEEL COMFORTABLE BEGINNING TO FEEL COMFORTABLEWITH TRAVEL.

WITH TRAVEL.

DATA IS SHOWING THEY’RE DATA IS SHOWING THEY’RECONCERNED ABOUT CONTRACTING THE CONCERNED ABOUT CONTRACTING THEVIRUS, AND PASSING IT ON AND HOW VIRUS, AND PASSING IT ON AND HOWIT’S AFFECTING THE ECONOMY.

IT’S AFFECTING THE ECONOMY.

70 TO 85% OF PEOPLE PEOPLE HAVIN 70 TO 85% OF PEOPLE PEOPLE HAVINAT THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR AT THE FOREFRONT OF THEIRTHOUGHT.

THOUGHT.

IT’S AFFECTING OUR DAY-TO-DAY IT’S AFFECTING OUR DAY-TO-DAYLIFE.

LIFE.

CLEARLY OUR ABILITY OF WANT TO CLEARLY OUR ABILITY OF WANT TOTRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY THAT.

TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY THAT.

PENT-UP DEMAND IS THERE.

PENT-UP DEMAND IS THERE.

70% OF PEOPLE SAY LISTEN, I’M 70% OF PEOPLE SAY LISTEN, I’MEXCITED TO GO BACK TO TRAVELING EXCITED TO GO BACK TO TRAVELINGASAP.

ASAP.

THERE IS 245 PENT-UP DEMAND THERE IS 245 PENT-UP DEMANDTHERE.

THERE.

PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUTCONCERNED, — ABOUT CRUISING, CONCERNED, — ABOUT CRUISING, INTERNATIONAL LAW, OVER THE NEXT INTERNATIONAL LAW, OVER THE NEXTONE TWO MONTHS WE’LL SEE THAT ONE TWO MONTHS WE’LL SEE THATSOFTEN UP AND HOPEFULLY WE GET SOFTEN UP AND HOPEFULLY WE GETTHE BONANZA OF BARGAINS AND FALL THE BONANZA OF BARGAINS AND FALLCOULD BECOME THE NEW SUMMER FOR COULD BECOME THE NEW SUMMER FORA LOT OF U.

S.

TRAVELERS.

A LOT OF U.

S.

TRAVELERS.

>> Courtney: I WAS TALKING TO >> Courtney: I WAS TALKING TOA FRIEND OF MINE AND THEY SAID A FRIEND OF MINE AND THEY SAIDTHEY HAVE A SCHEDULE IN THEIR THEY HAVE A SCHEDULE IN THEIRHOUSE AND THAT’S NOW TURNED INTO HOUSE AND THAT’S NOW TURNED INTOA VISION BOARD FOR THE FAMILY.

A VISION BOARD FOR THE FAMILY.

THEY ARE PUTTING ON WHAT TRIPS THEY ARE PUTTING ON WHAT TRIPSTHEY WANT TO TAKE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TAKE BECAUSEOBVIOUSLY TRAVEL HAS — NO ONE OBVIOUSLY TRAVEL HAS — NO ONEHAS BEEN TRAVELING.

HAS BEEN TRAVELING.

EVERYBODY HAS BEEN GROUNDED SO EVERYBODY HAS BEEN GROUNDED SOCLEARLY THE DESIRE IS HIGH BUT CLEARLY THE DESIRE IS HIGH BUTWHAT ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF NOT WHAT ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF NOTONLY THE DESIRE BUT THE PLANNING ONLY THE DESIRE BUT THE PLANNINGWHEN IT COMES AROUND THIS.

WHEN IT COMES AROUND THIS.

YOU CAN’T REALLY PLAN RIGHT NOW.

YOU CAN’T REALLY PLAN RIGHT NOW.

>> THAT’S THE TOUGH PART FOR A >> THAT’S THE TOUGH PART FOR ALOT OF CONSUMERS, FEELING LOT OF CONSUMERS, FEELINGCOMFORTABLE WITH OKAY, LISTEN, COMFORTABLE WITH OKAY, LISTEN, REALISTICALLY AND DEPENDABLY I REALISTICALLY AND DEPENDABLY ICAN LOOK AT THE CALENDAR AND CAN LOOK AT THE CALENDAR ANDKNOW AT THE END OF JULY, END OF KNOW AT THE END OF JULY, END OFSEPTEMBER, BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER SEPTEMBER, BEGINNING OF NOVEMBERI WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS TRIP I WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS TRIPWE HAD EITHER POSTPONED OR HAVE WE HAD EITHER POSTPONED OR HAVESORT OF PLANNED IN THE INTEREST SORT OF PLANNED IN THE INTERESTOF BEING STUCK AT HOME.

OF BEING STUCK AT HOME.

AND THAT’S THE MOVING TARGET AND THAT’S THE MOVING TARGETTHAT EVERYONE IS TRYING TO NAIL THAT EVERYONE IS TRYING TO NAILDOWN.

DOWN.

I THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THAT I THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THATAS THE NEWS BEGINS TO BECOME AS THE NEWS BEGINS TO BECOMEMORE POSITIVE.

MORE POSITIVE.

THE NUMBERS WE’RE SEEING ON THE THE NUMBERS WE’RE SEEING ON THEDAY-TO-DAY BASIS, THE NEWS DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, THE NEWSCONFERENCE, IT BEGINS TO BECOME CONFERENCE, IT BEGINS TO BECOMEMUCH MORE MANAGEABLE, PEOPLE MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE, PEOPLEWILL BEGIN TO FEEL MORE WILL BEGIN TO FEEL MORECOMFORTABLE ABOUT TRAVELING.

COMFORTABLE ABOUT TRAVELING.

STAYING AT HOME AND BEING STAYING AT HOME AND BEINGQUARANTINED HAS HEIGHTENED AND QUARANTINED HAS HEIGHTENED ANDMAGNIFIED THINGS LIKE STAYING MAGNIFIED THINGS LIKE STAYINGSAFE, NOT CONTRACTING ANY VIRUS SAFE, NOT CONTRACTING ANY VIRUSLET ALONE CORONAVIRUS.

LET ALONE CORONAVIRUS.

HOW WILL THAT AFFECT HOW FAR WE HOW WILL THAT AFFECT HOW FAR WEARE AWAY WILLING TO GO FROM ARE AWAY WILLING TO GO FROMHOME? HOME?IT’S GETTING THE KIDS INTO THE IT’S GETTING THE KIDS INTO THEFAMILY CAR AND MAYBE DRIVING A FAMILY CAR AND MAYBE DRIVING ACOUPLE HOURS WITHIN THE STATE OF COUPLE HOURS WITHIN THE STATE OFTEXAS.

TEXAS.

MAYBE THAT’S THE FIRST TRIP MAYBE THAT’S THE FIRST TRIPWE’RE GOING TO DO.

WE’RE GOING TO DO.

MAYBE LOOKING AT FLYING MAYBE LOOKING AT FLYINGDOMESTICALLY.

DOMESTICALLY.

THAT COMES MAYBE A COUPLE OF THAT COMES MAYBE A COUPLE OFMONTHS LATER.

MONTHS LATER.

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SHOULD BE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SHOULD BECRUISING AND WILL TAKE EVEN CRUISING AND WILL TAKE EVENLONGER TO RAMP BACK UP.

LONGER TO RAMP BACK UP.

I THINK THIS PRESENTS AN I THINK THIS PRESENTS ANOPPORTITY FOR DESTINATION OPPORTITY FOR DESTINATIONMARKETING ORGANIZATIONS IN SMALL MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS IN SMALLTOWNS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TOWNS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OFTEXAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT TEXAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THATARE USUALLY IN THE SHADOWS OF ARE USUALLY IN THE SHADOWS OFTHE NEW YORKS, THE LAs THAT THE NEW YORKS, THE LAs THATMAY HAVE A BETH BETH BECAUSE IT’ MAY HAVE A BETH BETH BECAUSE IT’MORE OFF THE BEATEN PATH, MORE OFF THE BEATEN PATH, THERE’S MORE ELBOW ROOM, NOT IN THERE’S MORE ELBOW ROOM, NOT INTHE CRAMMED ENVIRONMENT.

THE CRAMMED ENVIRONMENT.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE’LL FEEL THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE’LL FEELMOST COMFORTABLE WITH, IT’S MOST COMFORTABLE WITH, IT’SCLEAR NORMALCY IS RETURNING TO CLEAR NORMALCY IS RETURNING TOOUR TRAVEL HABITS.

OUR TRAVEL HABITS.

>> Derrick: AND WE ALWAYS LOVE >> Derrick: AND WE ALWAYS LOVEBOOKING ON SOUTHWEST BECAUSE BOOKING ON SOUTHWEST BECAUSETHEY DON’T HAVE THE CHANGE FEES.

THEY DON’T HAVE THE CHANGE FEES.

YOU BOOK A FEW MONTHS IN ADVANCE YOU BOOK A FEW MONTHS IN ADVANCEAND IF YOU CAN’T, YOU CAN CHANGE AND IF YOU CAN’T, YOU CAN CHANGEIT NO PROBLEM.

IT NO PROBLEM.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THELOYALTY PROGRAMS FOR HOTEL LOYALTY PROGRAMS FOR HOTELCHAINS? CHAINS?A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE EXPRESSED A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE EXPRESSEDFRUSTRATION THEY’RE UNABLE TO FRUSTRATION THEY’RE UNABLE TOUSE IT FOR SUCH A LARGE CHUNK OF USE IT FOR SUCH A LARGE CHUNK OF2020.

2020.

>> THAT’S A GREAT POINT.

>> THAT’S A GREAT POINT.

YOU MENTIONED SOUTHWEST, I YOU MENTIONED SOUTHWEST, ISHOULD SAY REALLY MOST AIRLINES SHOULD SAY REALLY MOST AIRLINESNOW HAVE EXPANDED THE WINDOW OF NOW HAVE EXPANDED THE WINDOW OFFLEXIBILITY.

FLEXIBILITY.

UNITED, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS UNITED, FOR EXAMPLE, HASEXTENDED ALL THE WAY TO END OF EXTENDED ALL THE WAY TO END OF2020 AS FAR AS YOU BEING ABLE TO 2020 AS FAR AS YOU BEING ABLE TOBOOK A FLIGHT AND CHANGES LAST BOOK A FLIGHT AND CHANGES LASTMINUTE EVEN IF IT’S LATER DOWN MINUTE EVEN IF IT’S LATER DOWNTHE ROAD.

THE ROAD.

THAT FLEXIBILITY IS MORE THAT FLEXIBILITY IS MOREPERVASIVE.

PERVASIVE.

CERTAINLY SOUTHWEST AT THE HEARD CERTAINLY SOUTHWEST AT THE HEARDOF THE PACK.

OF THE PACK.

LOYALTY PROGRAMS HAVE BECOME A LOYALTY PROGRAMS HAVE BECOME AVERY INTERESTING TOOL FOR TRAVEL VERY INTERESTING TOOL FOR TRAVELCOMPANIES TO HANG ON TO THEIR COMPANIES TO HANG ON TO THEIRFLYERS AND LOYAL VISITORS.

FLYERS AND LOYAL VISITORS.

YOU’RE SEEING HOTEL CHAINS LIKE YOU’RE SEEING HOTEL CHAINS LIKEMARRIOTT.

MARRIOTT.

TAKING THE STATUS YOU HAVE NOW TAKING THE STATUS YOU HAVE NOWAND EXTENDING IT.

AND EXTENDING IT.

REALLY THESE ARE STATUS LEVELS REALLY THESE ARE STATUS LEVELSDEPENDENT ON YOUR ACTIVITY.

DEPENDENT ON YOUR ACTIVITY.

IF THERE IS NO ACTIVITY, WHAT IF THERE IS NO ACTIVITY, WHATHAPPENS IF I’VE GOT A STATUS HAPPENS IF I’VE GOT A STATUSWITH A CERTAIN AIRLINE.

WITH A CERTAIN AIRLINE.

THEY PUSH THAT STATUS ALL THE THEY PUSH THAT STATUS ALL THEWAY INTO THE BEGINNING OF 2022 WAY INTO THE BEGINNING OF 2022EVEN.

EVEN.

THIS IS A BIG 18 TO 20-MONTH THIS IS A BIG 18 TO 20-MONTHWINDOW WHERE THE EXPECTATION IS WINDOW WHERE THE EXPECTATION ISTHAT IT IS GOING TO BE A BIT OF THAT IT IS GOING TO BE A BIT OFA SLOW RAMP UP TO OUR TRAVELMANS A SLOW RAMP UP TO OUR TRAVELMANSHABITS.

HABITS.

LET’S HOLD ON TO THE TRAVEL LET’S HOLD ON TO THE TRAVELSTATUS, IT’S A WAY TO COME BACK STATUS, IT’S A WAY TO COME BACKTO THE TRAVEL COMPANIES WE TO THE TRAVEL COMPANIES WEDEPEND ON AND ARE USED TO FIRST DEPEND ON AND ARE USED TO FIRSTAS A WAY TO COME BACK TO THE AS A WAY TO COME BACK TO THETRAVEL HABITS.

TRAVEL HABITS.

YOUR STATUS WITH THE TRAVEL YOUR STATUS WITH THE TRAVELPROGRAMS ARE IN TACT FOR AT PROGRAMS ARE IN TACT FOR ATLEAST A YEAR AND A HALF.

LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF.

THAT’S GOING TO MAKE IT EASIER THAT’S GOING TO MAKE IT EASIERTO GO TO HOTEL BRANDS AND TO GO TO HOTEL BRANDS ANDAIRLINES WHEN WE START TRAVELING AIRLINES WHEN WE START TRAVELINGAGAIN.

AGAIN.

>> Courtney: GABE, WE HAVE >> Courtney: GABE, WE HAVEABOUT A MINUTE LEFT.

ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT.

I LOVE THIS.

I LOVE THIS.

YOU SAID AT THE TOP OF THE YOU SAID AT THE TOP OF THEINTERVIEW BASICALLY FALL IS THE INTERVIEW BASICALLY FALL IS THENEW SUMMER.

NEW SUMMER.

SO YOU ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING, SO YOU ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING, BASICALLY LOOK FOR THOSE DEALS BASICALLY LOOK FOR THOSE DEALSLATER ON.

LATER ON.

>> YEAH, I WOULD START, YOU’RE >> YEAH, I WOULD START, YOU’RESEEING LESS MARKETING OF DEALS SEEING LESS MARKETING OF DEALSNOW.

NOW.

PEOPLE ARE BOOKING.

PEOPLE ARE BOOKING.

FOR EXAMPLE, INTERESTINGLY, CAR FOR EXAMPLE, INTERESTINGLY, CARRENTALS ARE LOOKING PRETTY RENTALS ARE LOOKING PRETTYHEALTHY FOR THE LATE SUMMER, HEALTHY FOR THE LATE SUMMER, FALL SEASON.

FALL SEASON.

CRUISING BOOKINGS FOR EARLY CRUISING BOOKINGS FOR EARLY2021.

2021.

WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE CORE WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE COREAVID CRUISERS, ABOUT 15% OF THE AVID CRUISERS, ABOUT 15% OF THEU.

S.

POPULATION, THEY’RE BOOKING U.

S.

POPULATION, THEY’RE BOOKINGCRUISES FOR EARLY 2021 BECAUSE CRUISES FOR EARLY 2021 BECAUSETHEY’VE HAD TO OBVIOUSLY SCRAP THEY’VE HAD TO OBVIOUSLY SCRAPPLANS FOR THIS YEAR SO THERE IS PLANS FOR THIS YEAR SO THERE ISSOME IN THE HORIZON.

SOME IN THE HORIZON.

I THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN I THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN INJUNE, JUNE WILL BE THE JUNE, JUNE WILL BE THETURNAROUND.

TURNAROUND.

YOU WILL START TO SEE A MORE YOU WILL START TO SEE A MOREAGGRESSIVE MARKETING OF TRAVEL AGGRESSIVE MARKETING OF TRAVELBARGAINS AND DEALS OUT THERE.

BARGAINS AND DEALS OUT THERE.

I THINK MOST OF THE SUMMER WILL I THINK MOST OF THE SUMMER WILLBE SORT OF A BARGAIN BONANZA FOR BE SORT OF A BARGAIN BONANZA FORTHIS TRAVELERS.

THIS TRAVELERS.

WE’LL START TO DO SOME MORE WE’LL START TO DO SOME MOREDEPENDABLE TRAVELING OURSELVES DEPENDABLE TRAVELING OURSELVESAS A COMMUNITY OF AMERICAN AS A COMMUNITY OF AMERICANTRAVELERS COME THE FALL SEASON.

TRAVELERS COME THE FALL SEASON.

WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THENEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

AS WE KNOW, WE’LL CONTINUE AS WE KNOW, WE’LL CONTINUEPROBABLY TO BE A MOVING TARGET PROBABLY TO BE A MOVING TARGETFOR THE NEXT MANY MONTHS SO HOW FOR THE NEXT MANY MONTHS SO HOWWE BALANCE THAT WITH OUR DESIRE WE BALANCE THAT WITH OUR DESIRETHAT A LOT OF US HAVE STARTED TO THAT A LOT OF US HAVE STARTED TOREALLY PERCOLATE THROUGH THE TOP REALLY PERCOLATE THROUGH THE TOPNOW TO WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND NOW TO WANT TO GET OUT THERE ANDTRAVEL, HOW THOSE TWO WILL MERGE TRAVEL, HOW THOSE TWO WILL MERGEAND WE CAN DO THE TRAVEL WE WANT AND WE CAN DO THE TRAVEL WE WANTTO DO SAFELY AND SMARTLY.

TO DO SAFELY AND SMARTLY.

>> Derrick: THANK YOU SO MUCH >> Derrick: THANK YOU SO MUCHFOR JOINING US TODAY.

FOR JOINING US TODAY.

WE LOOK FORWARD ONCE THIS IS ALL WE LOOK FORWARD ONCE THIS IS ALLOVER WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO TRAVEL OVER WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO TRAVELBACK TO STUDIO B AND HANG OUT BACK TO STUDIO B AND HANG OUTWITH US HERE.

WITH US HERE.

>> CAN’T WAIT.

>> CAN’T WAIT.

>> Derrick: LIKEWISE.

>> Derrick: LIKEWISE.

IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU WOULD IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU WOULDLIKE TO CONNECT.