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JT45242

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16. Have several coworkers who changed vacations to staycations...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2026, 06:56 AM

Yesterday

They had scheduled the PTO but hadn't finalized the trips. The idiotic war in Iran drove airfare, gasoline, etc. sky high so now they are staycation at home.

Fewer trips to restaurants.

Tourism (not just international tourism) and optional services like restaurants, salons. Etc. are going to start having major impacts as gas and diesel empty the pockets of consumers and drive costs even higher as transportation costs get passed on to consumers.

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