TIA's Most Popular Report Just Released! Domestic Travel Market Report, 2006 Edition This annual report will give you an overview of the size and composition of the 1.99 billion person-trips taken domestically by U.S. residents in 2005. It includes trip characteristics and traveler demographics for overall U.S. domestic travel, and for several key market segments, over the past ten years. Travel segments profiled include: business travelers, leisure travelers, air and auto travelers, solo travelers, travel with children, eco-travel, and trips that include cultural activities. Also profiled are four income groups and three age groups. This report uses data from the TIA TravelScope®/DIRECTIONS® Survey by DKS&A. This report is included in TIA's 2006 Basic, Comprehensive and Premier Research Subscription Packages.
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New Survey Underscores The Tremendous Economic Potential of The Gay & Lesbian Market Gay & Lesbian Leisure Travelers in America This groundbreaking study examines gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) travelers' preferences, attitudes, spending patterns, and behaviors on leisure trips (domestic and international), and shows how these diverge from those of heterosexual travelers. This study also identifies the print, online, and broadcast media sources that are influential in GLBT individuals' leisure travel planning, and examines their awareness and attraction to "gay-friendly" destinations, lodging, cruise lines, airlines, car rental companies, and other travel service providers. Sponsored by Harris Interactive and Witeck-Combs Communications.
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RECENTLY RELEASED REPORTS Profile of Culinary Travelers First Event Report Provides Insights on Food & Wine Travelers Culinary travelers, defined as those who travel for unique and memorable eating or drinking experiences, make up roughly one-fifth of the U.S. leisure traveling population. In addition to providing a detailed demographic profile of these travelers, this report provides specific characteristics of the trips they take, including the amount of money they spend, the other activities they engage in while traveling, and the most popular destinations for wine and culinary travel. Sponsored by Gourmet, Edge Research and the International Culinary Tourism Association.
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Travel Through the Generations This new report provides in-depth analysis of travel by major generational groups in the United States. It profiles several generations - spanning young adulthood through retirement - and focuses on comparisons between travelers in Generation Y, Generation X, Younger and Older Baby Boomers, as well as the Silent and G.I. generations. The report includes information about the purposes of travel across these age groups, as well as their transportation, accommodations, spending, activities, and length of stay. This report is included in TIA's 2006 Comprehensive and Premier Research Subscription Packages.
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Economic Review of Travel in America, 2006 Edition This popular and important report quantifies the economic impact of travel to and within the United States. This year's report reveals that domestic and international travelers spent over $600 billion in the U.S. in 2005, up significantly over 2004 and projects that the trend will continue with an estimated $740 billion in traveler spending by 2007, nearly eight percent more than 2006. This report is included in TIA's 2006 Basic, Comprehensive and Premier Research Subscription Packages.
