Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service began mailing out tax rebates of up to $600 per person (and $1,800 for a family of four) to help stimulate the economy.

And the travel industry was quick to respond with their own stimulus packages — designed to attract as much of that $110 billion in rebates as possible.

So how’d they do?

Well, tough times call for innovation and that’s what Peter told Natalie Morales about on Today …


Check out Peter’s column on MSNBC for more ideas.

Watch more of Peter’s recent Today show segments.

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