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What motivates Virtuoso clients to travel? Exploring new destinations. Affluent travelers today face many decisions when planning a trip. First class or business? International or domestic? Work with a travel advisor or do it themselves? How do the well-to-do choose to spend their money, and how do they choose to travel? These eight facts about affluent travelers today reveal everything from what motivates them to see the world, to why they’re so willing to purchase luxury trips.

By David Harwood Communications Specialist Virtuoso Miriam and her husband were excited to travel to Budapest for a river boat cruise. The lead-up to their vacation was smooth sailing until a mechanical problem changed their flight plans at the last minute. But they still arrived in Budapest in time to meet their ship. Unfortunately, their bags did not. The threat of lost luggage is a major concern shared by vacationers all over the world. No luxury traveler can afford to arrive at their destination without their belongings.

One voluntourism activity: building a house Have you ever thought about volunteering on vacation?  Teaching English, building a house, or cleaning up the environment? If so, you’re not alone. Volunteer tourism – or voluntourism – is growing in popularity. A 2008 study by Tourism and Research Marketing put the number of volunteer tourists at 1.6 million per year for an annual value of more than $2 billion U.S.