Well, weekend rates at 4- and 5-star hotels that a couple of years ago would have given me that tingly great-bargain feeling, all of a sudden don't look like such tremendous deals anymore. My travel volume hasn't decreased any because of it. In fact, with deep-discount airfares persisting unusually late into the spring this year, I've been crossing the pond more often than usual. So although I've been forgoing Leading Hotels of the World properties in favor of places like the local Renaissance, I've been spending more nights than in years past.