It’s like a Greek tragedy Pumpkins. No, not that Greek tragedy. That one’s too predictable. I mean, it’s all fun and games when your underground economy is bigger than the legitimate one, until you realize the government coffers are empty and you just spent your last Euro on a ghastly bottle of Retsina.
No dahrlings, I’m talking about the Travelzest tragedy, where the weak sisters across the pond are dragging down our Jonathan and the only parts of the Travelzest empire that are minting money-- itravel 2000 and The Cruise Professionals.
It’s not hard to see why. Travelzest grew quickly in the back end of the last decade, adding 10 or more deliriously diverse travel companies to a mix that never really mixed. Now we all love our niches – and I certainly make the most of mine – but saints preserve us Pumpkins, Travelzest companies offer everything from travel for opera buffs to sticky jaunts for those who travel in the buff.
I’m having trouble picturing the synergies Pumpkins, or should I say I’m troubled by picturing nude opera buffs. Not to mention that with the moribund European economy, who wants to jet off naked when the emperor has no clothes?
The story drags on, with Travelzest begging for loan extensions and waving the Red Tag, er white flag. Perhaps it’s time to leave the Euro and return to the dull but safe confines of the loonie.
It’s no drachma dahrlings, but what is really?
