Business View Magazine Dec-2022

9 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 Recent study data from Voyagu notes that more than a third of American premium travelers prefer utilizing advisor services when flying internationally. Source Hospitalitynet, November 25, 2022 San Francisco - Voyagu, an AI-powered travel management platform and marketplace, surveyed 2,050 American premium travelers who booked an international flight at least once in the past six months and found that 31% prefer to rely on advisors. A study was conducted from June-November 2022 among affluent, U.S.-based international travelers ages 40-75, with net worth starting at $2 million. All respondents had booked an overseas flight within the past six months and typically book multiple flights each year. Annually, 57.4% booked 2-5 flights, 33% booked one flight, and 5.1% booked five or more flights. The remaining 4.5% booked one flight every few years. The participants of the survey confirmed that one of the main reasons for them to use the travel advisor, besides the benefit of better pricing, is getting human support and expert management of sudden changes throughout OPENING L INES 31% OF US PREMIUM TRAVELERS ENTRUST FLIGHT BOOKING TO TRAVEL ADVISORS