I’m back on the road again today. I’m off to Las Vegas where I will be speaking about the abysmal economic status of the U.S. airline industry, and the abysmal state of the economy as a whole, tomorrow at the Association of Travel Management Executives Travel Marketing Conference.

I thought about showing up in a dark robe with a scythe in my hand (you know, my attempt to be the Grim Reaper) but alas, I doubt Southwest Airlines would let me take the  required implement (the scythe) on the plane.

Hope to meet some of you there. We can commiserate in tandem.

My thanks to Henry Harteveldt, VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, who invited me to participate in the conference this year.

I don’t know. With Henry and me in the same enclosed space, things could get pretty wild, as neither of us are known for our shy and retiring ways.

I’m looking forward to it.