Italy |
‘The Travel Experts’ just completed a trend survey of its member agencies, each of whom specializes in catering to the needs of luxury travellers. .
Italy |
According to the travel agents who are actually booking trips for travelers, these are the absolute most up-to-the-minute luxury travel trends-
- People with money are spending it. The trips may be shorter, but they are still traveling, and in style
- Multi-generational travel
- People booking further out
- Generational travel – grandparents taking their kids and grandkids, not just to Disney, but on Safari, for instance
- A move away from the Middle East and a surge to safer South America.
- Families with small children traveling to more exotic destinations
- Adventure travel
- Still Italy number one Followed by:
- The rest of Europe
- South America
- Lots of requests for Alaska 2012
- Hawaii
- South Africa
- Australia
- Cambodia and Vietnam
- Maldives and Thailand
The market changes in the last year-
- Business is up, more high-end, less mid-to-lower end
- Booking window has lengthened, people feel more confident in spending. Clients are finally beginning to book further in advance again, rather than waiting until the last moment
- The Middle East and Japan have changed where people are headed
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