旅行者认为,与顾问合作是获得真正奢侈品体验的唯一方法
经过多里·萨尔茨曼(Dori Saltzman)/在600名接受调查的奢侈品旅行者中,有81%的人认为与旅行顾问一起工作是获得真正的豪华旅行体验的唯一方法。比去年增长了7%。Annual Luxury Travel Report,“由金融科技公司Flywire提出的,可帮助顾问管理客户的付款。
甚至更多的受访者(92%)表示,他们可能会在未来18个月内使用或已经使用过旅行顾问,比去年增长了5%。67%的人说,他们无法想象没有顾问旅行 - 比去年增长了1%。
When asked why they're turning to travel advisors, one respondent said "An extended vacation with many destinations needs professional support." Another said, "They make trips as worry free as possible. The details are taken care of and all I have to do is show up."
奢侈品旅行者使用顾问的其他原因是:
- Travel advisors are a one-stop point of contact for their trips (90%)
- 旅行顾问是创造个性化旅行体验的最佳方法(87%)
- Travel advisors can help manage itineraries in real time (78%)
在关键的好处中,受访者表示,他们从使用旅行顾问中获得的是:
- 为他们照顾一切(62%)
- 确保他们知道旅行限制(60%)
- 解决问题时(59%)
- 提供安心(57%)
- 减轻压力(48%)
- 帮助共同相关的旅行变化(45%)
- Adding another layer of protection (44%)
趋势证实
The annual report also confirmed what Travel Market Report has been hearing from advisors and suppliers – luxury travelers want to go for longer and they want to spend more.
该报告写道:“尤其是奢侈品旅行者,渴望继续投资更多的独特体验来填补自己的杯子。”
在接受调查的600名豪华旅行者中,有84%的人表示,他们接下来的几次假期将比过去18个月的假期更长。83%的人表示,他们计划在2023年的旅行上花费比2022年的旅行支出更多 - 比去年增长了11%。例如,调查受访者报告说,2022年的春季旅行费用约为3,728美元。对于2023年春季旅行,他们预计将花费4,848美元。
毫不奇怪,年轻的旅行者比老年旅行者更多地提高了旅行预算。Z世代和千禧一代的旅行者中有88%的人计划在2023年的支出比2022年的支出更多。81%的Gen X旅行者报告相同。
Fewer boomers (68%), on the other hand, perhaps burdened by retirement plans that have taken recent hits, reported an increase in travel budgets.
混合旅行侵蚀了季节
Another trend we've been hearing about – the rise of "off-season" travel – is also evident in the report's findings.
根据该报告,有93%的旅行者表示旅行不再仅限于一个赛季,实际上有84%的人说他们更喜欢在“淡季”中旅行。
百分之八十五属性他们交易的能力vel most times of the year to hybrid work and 73% said they're more likely to combine business trips and vacations (also known as bleisure travel) than in the past.