USA Travel Trends 2012

USA Travel Trends 2012 winspire Trends based on 400 million traveler data points from top US travel brands. By The Numbens $2.7 trillion 14.6 million #1 Economic output domestic and intemational visitors genterated by Jobs supported by trevel expenditures (includes 7.7 million directly in the travel industry and 8.9 million in other industries.) Where travel ranks among all U.S. industry exports. (included $855.4 billion in direct trevel expenditures that spurred an additional $1.1 trillion in other industries.) Top Desired Destinations 1. New York City 2. Las Vegas * Top 4 'desired' or most searched for destinations in Q1 2013 3. Los Angeles 4. San Francisco * Interestingly, these were not the same top four destinations that consumers actually traveled to. Actual Destinations traveled! I• NY. 2X NYC topped the list of most searched and traveled to destinations. In fact, twice as many travelers visited NYC in Q1 2013 than second highest city, Phoenix. Top 3 destinations actually traveled to in Q1 2013 1. New York City 2. Phoenix IL || || || |L|| II II || || | II II || || || ||| 3. Philadelphia STOP I 4. Atlanta I3D Il• Were the most popular travel destinations overall Who is traveling? Top destinations for Business Travel Business Travel is on the steady rise! 1. Atlanta Huge jump in the business- related travel Q1 2013: 2. Philadelphia * 43.2% of travel in Q1 2013 was for fun (leisure). * 56.8% of travel took place for business purposes, up 4% from the same time last year. 3. Washington DC * More males traveled in Q1 2013 than females. 58.46% males vs. 41.54% females. 4. Seattle 4 How are they traveling? 95% of travelers flew coach in Q1 2013, while just under 5% flew first class. 1. Atlanta 2. Los Angeles 3. San Francisco * Top destinations for First Class Travelers When are they booking? When do travelers book their airline tickets? 3% 22% 23% The same day that they flew Between 3-7 days before they flew More than 30 days before they flew Winspire is the leading provider of no-risk auction travel packages and unique auction items. Go to winspireme.com to browse our over 600 unique travel packages and experiences. Use Winspire's unique packages to take your fundraising events to new levels. wwnspire Follow Us www.winspireme.com Winspire @WinspireMe +Winspire ©2013 SOURCES: http://www.ustravel. org/sites/defauit/files/page/2009/11/US_Travel_Answer_Sheet_March_2013.pdf http://www.ustravel. org/news/press-kit/travel-facts-and-statistics http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/travel_monitoring/13jantvt/index.cfm http://www.wimilondon.com/files/wtm_giobal_trends_2013.pdf http://www.aboutdci.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2013-US-Travel-Trands-Summary1.pdf