2009 was a tough one for the travel industry, but if the latest survey from Skyscanner is anything to go by, things are beginning to look up. Almost half (49%) of the British travellers surveyed said they were planning to go abroad two or three times this year, but 16% said they intended to travel [...]
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British plan more trips abroad this year
Posted in News, Ravi Kumar, Surveys on March 8, 2010 |
Demand Growing for Vacation Lodging in Major Online Channels
Posted in News, Ravi Kumar, Surveys on February 23, 2010 |
LeisureLink, Inc., the leading distribution and revenue management platform for specialty lodging suppliers, today announced the first publication of the LeisureLink Demand Index™, showing dramatic growth in consumer demand for Vacation Lodging in mainstream online travel channels. “Consumer demand in online channels has tripled over the last 2 years,” said Steve Reich, Senior Vice president [...]
Proving that the holiday market is weathering the recession better than many other sectors, a company that organizes vacations for Americans 50 years or older has said the demand continues unabated. Like many other industry players and commentators, Grand Circle says the economy is pushing people to seek exceptional travel values rather than cut back [...]
Future Timeshare Buyers: 2009 Market Profile
Posted in News, Ravi Kumar, Surveys on November 5, 2009 |
Okay, here goes: More than nine out of ten active leisure travelers in the United States report they are familiar with the concept of timesharing, reinforcing the wide-spread belief that this form of vacationing has established itself as a recognized, understood, and increasingly popular alternative to more traditional lodging accommodations Approximately 2.3 million households state [...]
Affluent Shared Ownership Buyer: A Market Profile
Posted in News, Ravi Kumar, Surveys on October 26, 2009 |
You know what they say: Better late than never. We missed out sharing this news report with you. Affluent leisure travelers interested in resort real estate strongly believe in the value of their vacations, as nearly nine in ten report that vacationing is important to their well-being and to the health of their personal relationships. [...]
Vacations make for smarter kids. You read that right
Posted in Ravi Kumar, Surveys on September 28, 2009 |
According to the U.S. Department of Education, vacations can actually make kids smarter. The study found that children who travel over summer break did better in reading, math and general knowledge than their peers who didn’t vacation. The Dept. of Education conducted a series of analyses to determine the relationship between summer vacations and academic achievement in [...]
Shorter Timeshare Breaks Best During Recession?
Posted in Ravi Kumar, Surveys on September 25, 2009 |
Timeshare owners are likely to be cautious about how they spend their holiday money following the recession, according to thetravelmagazine.net. Tourists are more attuned to finding bargains and are more likely to take shorter breaks to cut back their spending budget, the magazine’s editor Sharron Livingston explained. Here’s the link to the article from GoTimeshare.org
Salary Study of the Timeshare Industry
Posted in News, Ravi Kumar, Surveys on July 27, 2009 |
Dr. Keith W. Trowbridge—the president of Executive Quest Inc.—has announced the results of the latest annual salary survey of the timeshare/ vacation ownership / fractional industry. The 2009 figures were obtained from participants that originated from more than 20,000 contacts from Executive Quest’s newsletter subscriptions. A full copy of the study can be purchased from [...]
Gimme more
Posted in Ravi Kumar, Surveys on July 6, 2009 |
Interesting to read this article from Timeshares Daily: A recent survey suggests that, on the average, more than 50 percent of timeshare owners that are subscribed to Owners Perspective Magazine have expressed interest to buy more timeshare weeks, points, and fractional ownership products within the year. Also refer to this point of view on the [...]
