Study shows luxury travellers have diverse needs

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Papas: Luxury travel can be better understood

ONGOING studies by MyTravelResearch.com shows that the luxury travel segment consist of a diverse mix of consumers with a broad range of expectations.

“Our initial research says that the travel industry needs to stop looking at high-end travel consumers as homogenous,” said Carolyn Childs, co-founder of MyTravelResearch, adding that she has identified multiple types of luxury travel consumers, namely the ‘hedonists’, ‘jet setters’, ‘philanthropists’, ‘lotus eaters’, and more.

The research also looks at the growing trend of executive assistants handling travel management budgets, which range from US$10,000 to US$2 million, as well as MICE, noting an increasing focus on meetings, events and executive travel in the luxury space.

Michelle Papas, director of marketing and buyer relations at Luxperience, said: “With these kind of budgets, a clear understanding of how executive and personal assistants work will boost the high-end travel sector.

“We will continue to work with partners to better inform the industry on the needs of the various market sectors as they affect luxury travel.”

The full study is scheduled for publication in tandem with Luxperience 2016 in September.

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