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Πέμπτη 29 Ιουνίου 2023

InteleTravel clients spending more despite price hikes

 Customers are spending more on their holiday bookings, a new survey of InteleTravel agents says.

They said 82% are spending the same or more than they did last year.

Inteletravel gathered data from 1,000 travel agents and found 36% of their clients were spending the same as last year.

Nearly one-quarter 24% were spending up to 25% more and 16% were paying 25-50% more.

It found 6% were spending over 50% more than last year.

Short-haul trips to the Mediterranean are the most popular, accounting for 53% of bookings this year.

Long-haul trips account for 27% of bookings.

Although spending more money, 91% of agents stated their clients were more concerned about higher prices than any other issue.

Flight cancellations and crowded destinations also featured among their concerns.

Many travel advisors, (67%), expect their business to grow in 2023, compared with last year.

Some 18% expect growth of more than 50%.

Only 10% are expecting their business to decline.

InteleTravel recently reported a 58% increase in sales with a 14% rise in average booking values in May 2023.

Cruise sales have now increased to 8% of the total revenues.

Unsurprisingly, InteleTravel agents are generally optimistic about next year and beyond.

Beach holidays account for 65% of the trips taken by customers, while all-inclusive holidays were particularly popular.

The survey found that people are opting for shorter trips, with 5-7 nights being the most popular duration.

Tags: InteleTravel