We travelled a lot even when the $ was around 63 or 64 cents in the 70's. Some have other priorities, ours has and will always be family first/friends, then travel, when we could have lived in a much larger home and drove a Benz or Lexus. Every one is shocked to see Canadian have one of the highest personal debt rates in the world. That is what happens when you try to keep up with the Jones' on borrowed money. I am happy to see WestJet's flights full - good for SXM. When we spent several Christmas visits on SXM, we noticed many of the visitors arrived after Christmas and more after the New Year started.