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Travel habits based on generations

MySunrise271 — Mon, 21 May 2018 21:56:09 GMT

https://www.bustle.com/p/differences-between-older-younger-generations-based-on-how-they-travel-9119024

Re: Travel habits based on generations

Anonymous — Thu, 24 May 2018 18:31:38 GMT

@MySunrise271 wrote:
https://www.bustle.com/p/differences-between-older-younger-generations-based-on-how-they-travel-9119024

Seems not much difference. Younger generation says they want adventure vacations and older generation say relaxing vacation yet they both want to go to the beach.

Re: Travel habits based on generations

MySunrise271 — Thu, 31 May 2018 01:01:47 GMT

I was intrigued by the last paragrah that mentioned not many younger people are using rewards. Doesn't seem that way to me as I read various blogs and social medai accounts...but hey it could just be a smail slice of people the article is focused on.

Re: Travel habits based on generations

Schwartzinator — Wed, 30 May 2018 20:50:01 GMT

@MySunrise271 wrote:
I was intrigued by the last paragrah that mentioned not many younger people are using rewards. Doesn't seem that way to me as I reead various blogs and social medai accounts...but hey it could just be a smail slice of people the article is focused on.

I can only speak for the small liberal arts bubble that I've spent the last 4 years inside of where I can pretty comfortably say that definitely sounds like the college students I know. Most either don't have a credit card, or simply carry a single no frills vanilla Visa card.

Re: Travel habits based on generations

iced — Thu, 31 May 2018 17:01:42 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@MySunrise271 wrote:
https://www.bustle.com/p/differences-between-older-younger-generations-based-on-how-they-travel-9119024
Seems not much difference. Younger generation says they want adventure vacations and older generation say relaxing vacation yet they both want to go to the beach.

It blows my mind why so many people think sitting on a beach all day is relaxing and/or fun. Two hours is long enough to see a beach, perhaps a bit longer if it's Whitehaven or a similar beach where you have to boat and hike to reach it.

Aside from that, it got me at least partly right. I'm a GenX, and I'd much rather explore new places, try new things, and go on new adventures than deal with friends or family on a vacation. Trips to see friends or family aren't vacations.

I read the points usage the other way around: 54% use points more than once a year, which actually seems very high to me. That 54% is either earning a million+ points a year or they're using them in a manner to save $20 here or $50 there. What would have been more relevant than just if points are used would be how those points are used. Does someone doing a cash+points flight upgrade or a cash+points hotel room count in their data, or was it just accounting for someone who made a flight/hotel reservation entirely with points?