Luxury’s Tightened Purse: Deloitte Data Reveals a ‘Cautious Class’ Leading the 18% Decline in Holiday Travel Budgets

The Affluent Paradox: Luxury Travel‘s New Landscape of Frugality and Focus The latest Deloitte 2025 Holiday Travel Survey presents a fascinating, almost paradoxical, snapshot of the premium travel market: a consumer base that is more intent on traveling than in recent years, yet is simultaneously demonstrating acute financial caution, particularly among the highest-spending segment. For … Read more

Americans plan to hit the roads and skies for the holidays. Why this matters. Report.

    Americans plan to celebrate the holidays with family and friends, even as health and financial concerns continue to weigh on travelers. “Nearly two years into the isolation brought on by the pandemic, people are eager for the warm embrace of family and friends. Americans are ready to travel and experience holiday celebrations together, … Read more

Where Upscale Travelers Are Heading This Summer

    Luxury travelers are setting their sights for summer travel on emerging destinations all over the world, according to a new analysis from global luxury travel network Virtuoso. Known as a prominent trend predictor, Virtuoso has examined its data warehouse of $49.5 billion in bookings to forecast where upscale voyagers are heading this summer. … Read more

Australia, Italy, Fiji, Greece and New Zealand named the most popular playgrounds for the upscale travelers

Most popular types of travel and Top bucket list destinations. Luxury travel report. What are your top 10 trips of a lifetime. The 2016 Virtuoso Travel Dreams Survey asked respondents about their fantasy trip choices as well as their dream destinations and preferred travel styles. Demand from upscale travelers wanting to connect with their families … Read more

Africa, South America and Central America – most likely to spend more on travel in 2014

Europe is seen as the ultimate dream destination: TripBarometer 2013. Africans plan to spend more on travel in 2014. Trips are Shorter Yet More Frequent. Sacrifices Help Make Trips Possible. Africa are leading the charge in the percentage of people who plan to spend more on travel in 2014, according to TripAdvisor’s annual TripBarometer global survey … Read more

Flyer preferances and annoyances. air travel survey

Travelers Prioritize Value Over Comfort; U.S. Air Travel Set To Increase in 2013 Air travel plans are on the rise for Americans as 91 percent intend to take a domestic flight at least once in 2013, up from 86 percent who said they flew domestically last year, according to the results of TripAdvisor’s annual air … Read more