Many people, several of whom are specialists in the field of economy, believe that travel will forever be affected in some form or another by the current recession. Other people possess opinions that differ drastically. Like many other aspects of this recession, research will soon illustrate contradicting beliefs. One thing is certainly true:  for the first time since 1998 the online travel industry will show a drop in profits.  The travel industry market research company PhoCusWright has tracked this trend.  Yet, even taking into account this drop, the online travel industry will still see a gain of around 93 billion. So even in these financially troubled times it would seem…