We want students to know what they are getting into, ... The recruiters mention travel, but they don't mention the Middle East.

It's really good for the students and I like to do it. I didn't travel much when I was younger. It [traveling] changed my life.

She loved to travel with me and my sister. If we called and said we were going anywhere, we had to take her along.

We do have to be really proactive with some students, and it's helping, I think. We're seeing the results, and we saw results in October testing. It really did have an impact.

When we met with representatives for Travel Michigan to review the tourism indicators that we have been tracking for more than 20 years, we were all somewhat surprised by just how well the industry fared in 2005.

The real story is that the travel industry has grown remarkably in the face of all these things.