Los
Angeles (July 9, 2013) -- Leading wellness travel brand, Wellness
Tourism Worldwide, has just announced the results
of a U.S.travel survey on the power of vacations in boosting heath,
happiness and productivity.
Wellness
Tourism Worldwide's new report surveyed over 500 U.S. consumers to
better understand the underlying psychology related to vacation
motivations, perceptions and purchase decisions including preferred
destinations, booking choices, trip length and trip spend.
The
survey is part of WTW's newly released U.S. Vacationers: Happiness,
Health & Productivity - An Essential Report for Travel,
Hospitality & Wellness Industries. Peer reviewed by experts and
thought leaders in academia, hospitality, tourism and work/life
balance, this report provides unprecedented information including
survey data, extensive literary research and in-depth interviews with
industry experts.
Wellness
Tourism Worldwide Founder & CEO, Camille Hoheb, remarked, "Our
survey respondents believe vacations are an important aspect of
work/life balance - providing time for individuals, couples and
friends and family to decompress, connect, explore, engage, learn,
renew and transform. Our mission is to improve well-being and
economic growth through travel and we believe in promoting travel as
both a personal strategy for wellness and as an economic strategy
benefiting businesses and communities."
High
Level Survey Findings include:
-
Over 90% of respondents believe vacations can improve happiness.
-
Nearly 90% of respondents believe vacations can improve health.
-
84% respondents believe vacations can improve productivity citing
better problem solving, enhanced creativity, more resiliency, better
ability to cope with daily stress among other factors.
-
Respondents believe vacations provide an opportunity for life
changing decisions and transformation
-
37% of respondents decided to start a health regimen while on
vacation
-
21% of respondents decided to change jobs while on vacation
-
19% of respondents decided to start a new business
-
90% said they would look at vacations as being transformative in the
future
One
of the great challenges in the U.S. workforce is the ability for
employees to take a vacation. Roughly one-third of respondents
reported they didn't remember they took a 7+ day vacation citing lack
of time-off and money as the major barriers. Despite these challenges
over 90% of respondents reported that taking a vacation was important
during tough financial times and a majority planned to take a
vacation in the next year.
Offering
a timely perspective on what today's American leisure travelers seek,
desire and expect during a vacation, the U.S. Vacationers report is a
resource used to aid in wellness promotion, travel marketing, and
vacation policy development.
The
Report Is Useful To:
- Travel
sellers, suppliers, destinations and all travel and tourism
professionals
- Associations
and providers related to health, corporate wellness, travel and
hospitality
- Organizations
focused on workforce sustainability & corporate social
responsibility
- Schools
offering travel and hospitality programs, wellness coaching and
workplace wellness programs
(TO
PURCHASE THE REPORT GO TO
HTTP://WWW.WELLNESSTOURISMWORLDWIDE.COM)
-Ends-
Wellness
Tourism Worldwide (WTW) is a leading wellness travel business
providing research, education and promotion of wellness travel and
tourism products. With three distinct platforms, Wellness Tourism
Worldwide is aimed at the "larger picture" of stakeholder
participation, Selling
Wellness Travel focuses on providing education and
promotion to travel sellers and suppliers and the "Wellness
Travel Journal - Travel Happy. Travel Well."
brand connects consumers with wellness travel businesses. Visit us at
http://www.wellnesstourismworldwide.com.
Media
Contact:
Camille
Hoheb
Wellness
Tourism Worldwide
310
720-1755
