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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

More Millennials Blending Business And Leisure Travel

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The latest research released this week by the Global Business Travel Association shows 37% of North American business travelers had extended a work trip to include some leisure within the past year. This, typically, might mean stetching a break in a city into the weekend, possibly shipping in the family to join the fun. Often, such travelers will stay in the same hotel for the duration, making up the extra cost themselves.

Interestingly, the older the travelers the less likely they are to do this. While 48% of 18-34-year-olds in the GBTA survey said they had taken a bleisure trip, only 33% of travelers aged 35-54 and 23% of over 55s did.

The Economist blog article here

Keywords

business opportunities   business travel   leisure travel   Millennials   

 

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Luxury Vs. Affluent Travelers: What’s The Difference?

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So, you have the budget-conscious (when it comes to travel) affluent set and the luxury spending set. The travel habits of the two distinct groups do vary:

  • Luxury travelers took 4.68 leisure trips in 2016, versus 3.24 trips for the affluent.
  • In the coming year, 16% of luxury travelers expect to travel more. On the other hand, only 6% of all travelers plan to travel more, and only 4% of the affluent do.
  • The luxury group is more than twice as likely to use travel agents to plan trips

Skift article here

Keywords

leisure travel   luxury market trends   research and trends   

 

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Operators Take to Capitol Hill Advocating For Industry

<p>United We Stand: Operators from across the country are gathered in Washington, D.C. June 13-14 to advocate for the industry during the National Limousine Association&rsquo;s annual Day On The Hill event.</p>

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operators from across the country are meeting with their respective house and senate legislators to advocate for the industry during the National Limousine Association’s annual Day On The Hill event, June 13-14.  

Addressing concerns and issues on the state and national level, operators are out in full force on Capitol Hill to address the ongoing issues with TNCs, infrastructure spending, regulations, and to advocate for the entire luxury ground transportation industry.

“The National Limousine Association is calling for the U.S. Department of Labor to enforce the Fair Labor Standards act against Uber and Lyft. The misclassification of over 1 million drivers is unfair and illegal. Our industry deserves a fair and level playing field,” commented NLA Board of Director Scott Solombrino, President and CEO,Dav El Chauffeured Transportation Network.

The two-day event features a variety of education sessions, strategy and legislative updates, and networking events attended by NLA board members and staff. Industry association presidents, boards of directors, and operators of all sizes came to Washington to let their collective voices be heard on behalf of the industry.

This year’s event is especially important due to a new administration that will have to tackle pressing issues to deal with the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, the tax code, and regulatory issues. On the state level, a new crop of senators and representatives will have to deal with the industry’s fight against illegal TNCs and goal to establish a level playing field for private transportation.

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Day On the Hill   industry politics   legislation   National Limousine Association   special events   Washington DC   

 

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Monday, June 12, 2017

24 Hours With The BMW 750Li

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The BMW 750Li is tailored to please the members of society who find public transport to be despicable yet prefer the backseat to actually driving the car themselves, hence the extra legroom. The 750Li is equipped with a 450 horse power V8 shooting it from 0 to 62 in 4.5 seconds, almost instantly reaching its top speed of 155 mph.

BMW Blog

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BMW   BMW 7 series   premium luxury sedans   Vehicle Reviews   

 

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Lincoln Sales Up About 5% In Part Thanks To Continental

<p>Lincoln Continental (photo courtesy of Pure Luxury Transportation)</p>

Lincoln Motor Company sales increased 4.9% in May with a total of 10,288 vehicles delivered in the U.S. Retail sales increased 9.7% for the month, giving Lincoln its 16th consecutive month of year-over-year retail sales gains.

The News Wheel article here

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Lincoln   Lincoln-Continental   new sedans   vehicle sales   

 

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