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Bed and breakfast travelers spending more on travel, less on cigarettes and coffee
Bed and breakfast guests aren't cutting back as much as other travelers, according to a new survey by BedandBreakfast.com. Fewer respondents are spending less on travel – with the rate doing so dropping from 55 percent to 45 percent from the second quarter survey. The money spent on B&B travel, however, will come at the expense of other luxuries, with many saying they'd give up their morning takeout coffee in order to save some cash for use on travel. Ice cream, massages and manicures and even cigarettes are falling victim to a dedication to B&B spending.
BedandBreakfast.com notes: "Interesting that travel is more important than coffee, calories, or cigarettes to over 50 percent of respondents!"
Sandy Soule, Marketing VP at BedandBreakfast.com, notes, "Clearly, travel patterns changed in the last year, as travelers tightened their belts and stayed closer to home." She continues, "Yet these patterns worked out well for inngoers, as B&Bs tend to be an easy one-tank trip from most metropolitan areas, and add so much extra value to a getaway."
So, what else is on the B&B travelers mind as of the third quarter of this year? Find out after the jump.
Fall travel is more likely than summer for the B&B crowd, and they see the impact of the recession on travel spending to be declining. In the first quarter, 65% answered that the economic conditions influenced their B&B travel spending, with a slight decline to 61% in the second quarter. For the third quarter, this measure fell to 55 percent. Also, 84 percent of respondents are more likely to take at least as many trips as they did last year – up from 79 percent for the second quarter survey.
One of the ways B&B vacationers sought to maintain the number of trips they usually take is to spend less per day. Fifty-six percent had this in mind in the first quarter, which fell to 52 percent at the end of the second quarter and 45 percent for the third quarter. Respondents said they would spend fewer days on the road fell from 42 percent in Q1 to 43 percent in Q2 and 37 percent in Q3 of this year.
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Lara Nov 5th 2009 1:15PM
Maybe people save on a lodging to be able to purchase another things the wouldn't be able to if they spend a hundred or more per night in a hotel. In my experience I prefer to save on a hotel and be able to visit more museums or eat in good places with the money I save. Many other just have to travel on a budget and use b&b and go to cheap attractions. It all depends.
Lara from bed and breakfast in rome