By JoDell Haverfield, Have Travel Memories
As the way we travel continues to evolve, the demand for more authentic, substantial, meaningful and memorable travel experiences continues to be at the forefront of every traveler’s mind.
Travel Advisors not only help travelers plan their best travel experiences, but we also belong to multiple travel organizations who lobby congress on our behalf. More than 200 travel advisors representing 47 states recently convened in Washington D.C. to personally lobby Capitol Hill, and for good reason! There has never before been this much disruption in the travel industry, and we want to make sure congress is paying attention! However, on the horizon, there’s also new opportunity that comes along with the challenges of navigating travel in a post pandemic world.
All economic pressures aside, consumers are spending more on travel than anything else and 67% them already have plans to travel before the end of the year. In fact, 41% of consumers are planning to spend even more on travel in 2023. Almost 80% of Americans agree that travel is an economic driver of the U.S. economy.
As a result of this surge in demand, 71% of consumers think travel is more complex and their research indicates nearly half, 45% of travelers, agree that using the services of a professional travel advisor puts their mind at ease.
Despite the economic pressures, people are not holding back. Did you know that 80% of people said they felt like a vacation would do more for their mental health? Three-in-10 are planning a dream vacation within the next six months and nearly half of them will travel internationally in 2023. With pandemic fears subsiding, Americans are eager for revenge travel! Travelers of all ages are looking at bucket list travel, multigenerational travel, researching their roots, heritage travel, the spirit of exploration and adventure travel.
We at Have Travel Memories are wasting no time finding amazing travel experiences. One such trip is an adventure in Switzerland. You can travel along the Grand Train Tour of Switzerland and enjoy some of the best scenic train rides in the world! You’ll be sipping a cappuccino next to a palm tree and a few hours later find yourself on top of a glacier. Admire one of the most famous mountains in the world, the Matterhorn. In cosmopolitan Geneva, view the Alps towering over Lake Geneva. We can arrange your only-in-Switzerland activities like assembling your own Swiss watch and a special tour of Swiss chocolate shops. Enter Interlaken to hike the trails of the Bernese Oberland, skim over Lake Brienz where waterfalls roar and float over the crystalline waters of Lake Thun. As you ascend the gloriously scenic route to Jungfraujoch – top of Europe – you’ll immediately earn bragging rights for reaching the highest railroad station in Europe. See the whole world anew as you stand 11,333 feet high in the bracing air while overlooking Europe’s longest glacier. Uncover 2,000 years of history in Zurich’s classic Old Town and sparkling Lake Zurich. And there’s still Lausanne, Ticino, Zermatt and the Glacier Express to discover and explore!
I can’t think of a better way to meet some of my readers than on one of our amazing hosted trips.
Thanks for Travelin’ with JoDell!
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