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CHART 13
Among all the products that advisors sell to multi-
generational clients, cruise topped the list at 83% (see
Chart 13). All-inclusive resorts and vacations – both popular
choices for families – followed cruise closely at 74% and
72%, respectively.
However, there seems to be a lack of focused approach to
sell vacations to multi-generation clients. As one advisor
says: “Sell it when I have multi-generation clients asking
for assistance.”
It will serve suppliers well to package products specifically
targeted at multi-generation families, which will help
advisors in pushing it forward. Several advisors feel that
the outlook of Americans regarding work-life balance and
the importance of family has changed drastically in the
post pandemic world. Many families have survived some
really scary times, or lost loved ones due to the pandemic,
leading them to hold on tightly to each other.
All this, advisors say, will result in the demand for such
family bonding vacations to increase consistently in
the near future. A well-bundled product with scope for
personalization can encourage sellers to seek out multi-gen
families and tap them, as they seek to spend time together.
TRAVEL PRODUCTS SOLD BY AGENCY
ALL ABOUT THE FAMILY
Cruise
All-Inclusive Resorts
All-Inclusive Vacations
Activities & Experiences
Air
Hotel
Villas/Private Accommodations
Car Rental and Ground Transfers
Health/Wellness Packages
83%
74%
72%
67%
45%
44%
42%
33%
7%

SHARE OF MULTI-GEN VACATIONS IN
2019 ANNUAL GROSS BOOKINGS (%)
SHARE OF CRUISE IN MULTI-GEN
VACATIONS (%)
Survey findings reveal that the share of multi-
generation vacations in 2019 annual gross bookings
was 26% (see Chart 14). This share may have gone
up as travel re-opened this year, and with families
increasingly wanting to take a vacation together.
One-third of multi-generational bookings are cruise –
again a segment that is poised for explosive growth.
The potential of cruise travel as a multi-generation
vacation is high owing to its ability to offer an
all-inclusive and cohesive experience to multi-gen
families, and at a great value.
ALL ABOUT THE FAMILY
26%
74%
67%
33%
CHART 14
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