Bob Harrell Quotations

On a net, net, net basis, if you look at all the increases this year and look at after the sale, ... fares are 8 percent higher than a year ago. So for all the hoopla and concern, the airlines are making more money than a year ago.

Business and leisure fares overall are definitely higher than a year ago across the country. But Denver is bucking the trend in the lower direction in both cases.

If something happened while the beach is full, I don't know how everybody would get out, ... We need to put it on the front burner.

While you have to factor in seasonality, the fact is that the lowest fares are on the rise, ... Low-fare carriers are responding to improving economic conditions and are taking advantage of increased demand.

We do all the work for free. We make recommendations to the client, and even then the client has the option of declining the recommendations at no cost.

could increase the demand for holiday travel, because people want to be home with their families.

I've been in the business a long time,

The trend for leisure fares has been upward all summer (averaging 16% more than a year ago), and it's continuing through the fall.

The question of buying now or buying later is always tricky. I compare it to buying a summer suit. Buy it now, and you get your choice of size and colors, or wait until July when they go on sale. You won't have the selection, but you may get a lower price.

What are the practical benefits of getting dinged by six different airlines on your computer at the same time?

None of the big carriers offer low pricing unless they are forced to,

Asia is a battleground now. United has been there since buying its routes from Pan Am. American is the relative new kid on the block.

I couldn't assign any blame to passengers, ... except there are not enough of them, and they don't pay enough.