top 5 boomer travel trends for 2017 - aarp.org...$125 billion on leisure travel annually* only 59%...

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Non-stop Boomers…in Work Show Me the Miles! Source: AARP Travel Research: 2017 Travel Trends, November 2016 (aarp.org/2017traveltrends) *2014 Consumer Expenditure Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics Contacts: Vicki Gelfeld, [email protected]; Patty David, [email protected] (AARP Research) Getting Hot South of the Border of Boomers will travel for fun in 2017, taking an average of five trips 99 % Non-stop Boomers…in Play Those age 50 and older spend $125 Billion on leisure travel annually* Only 59% of working Boomers plan to use most of their vacation time next year to travel Most Boomers who are enrolled in a program book directly through their loyalty provider 2017 vacation days HOTEL CLUB AIRLINE MILES 41% of international travelers are planning a trip to Latin America or The Caribbean 34% plan to go to Europe EUROPE THE CARIBBEAN Europe has cooled down from 44% last year Top 5 Boomer Travel Trends for 2017 Loco for Locals 50% want to dine with a local resident while on their trip 40% of international travelers want to tour with a local resident of Boomers belong to an airline loyalty program 82 % Higher than Millennials 71 % of Boomers belong to a hotel program 73 % Higher than Millennials 62 % 78% Airline 68% Hotel Travel Loyalty LATIN AMERICA https://doi.org/10.26419/res.00134.002

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Page 1: Top 5 Boomer Travel Trends for 2017 - aarp.org...$125 Billion on leisure travel annually* Only 59% of working Boomers plan to use most of their vacation time next year to travel Most

Non-stop Boomers…in Work

Show Me the Miles!

Source: AARP Travel Research: 2017 Travel Trends, November 2016 (aarp.org/2017traveltrends) *2014 Consumer Expenditure Survey, Bureauof Labor StatisticsContacts: Vicki Gelfeld, [email protected]; Patty David, [email protected] (AARP Research)

Getting Hot Southof the Border

of Boomers will travel for fun in 2017,taking an average of five trips99%

Non-stop Boomers…in Play

Those age 50 and older spend$125 Billion on leisure travel annually*

Only 59% of workingBoomers plan to usemost of their vacationtime next year to travel

Most Boomers who are enrolled in a program book directly through their loyalty provider

2017vacation days

HOTELCLUB

AIRLINEMILES

41% of international travelersare planning a trip to LatinAmerica or The Caribbean

34% plan to go to Europe

E U R O P E

T H EC A R I B B E A N

Europe has cooled downfrom 44% last year

Top 5 BoomerTravel Trends for 2017

Loco for Locals

50% want to dinewith a local residentwhile on their trip

40% of internationaltravelers want to

tour with alocal resident

of Boomers belong toan airline loyalty program82%

Higher than Millennials 71%

of Boomers belongto a hotel program73%

Higher thanMillennials 62%

78%Airline

68%Hotel

Travel Loyalty

LATINAMERICA

https://doi.org/10.26419/res.00134.002