Travel and hospitality
September 29, 2017
Affluent travelers spend on average $30,000 annually on vacations. Image credit: Four Seasons Seychelles, photo by @carpediemblog
By Jen King
The gap between the average traveler’s vacation spend and that of an affluent individual is widening, with luxury vacationers outspending the rest by more than six times the typical amount.
{"ct":"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","iv":"3712f566270d71a5e7fb4f2ff277cde2","s":"5f6a7c7c62298482"}
Share your thoughts. Click here