Ok, homo sapiens have been traveling as long as we have BEEN. Archaeologists agree that humans have traveled for food, water, shelter, love, war, new surroundings & habitat, vacation etc since we were anointed as humans by God. In fact, Mary and Joseph were on an annual vacation to Bethlehem when Jesus was born in a type of TimeShare or Air BNB, shared lodging arrangement 2019 years ago.

Only 112 years after this birth of Jesus, in 79 AD, Pompei, in South West Italy, was covered by ash and lava from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius….and what was preserved and discovered in the ash over 2000 years later? Yes, evidence of timeshare or the fractional ownership of vacation homes by citizens of Rome and elsewhere, who enjoyed the beautiful and peaceful Bay of Naples & Pompei on the Italian coast yet understood the economy of sharing the cost of such a dwelling.

In 2017, according to Booking.com, the average American will take 37 “Vacations” in their lifetime. Over 60% of these will be to places they have never been. Millennial’s travel 13% more than Boomers and Gen Xers spend 15% more on vacations than Millennial’s.

Ok, so what does all these mean. Well let me tell you. According to Chris Bounds, who, in 1992 proclaimed at the ARDA Convention, “We all Rose to the Top of the Food Chain, Over Millions of years, by Traveling”. So there you have it. If you are a human, and so at the Top of the Food chain, you travel. It’s just that simple. People have always traveled. People are traveling now. Future archaeologists, when studying our civilizations one thousand years from now, will proclaim, “These people Traveled”. In fact, travelers in the US spend $2.8 Billion a Day, yes a Day. (ustravel.org)

Now, while travel trends change and destinations heat up then cool down and activities desired switch from skiing to boating to zip lining to hang gliding, people will always travel. It is quite literally in our DNA. So to check your Travel DNA score visit Dos Mundos Traveland take their 3 minute quiz…you will be freaked.

So if you are in the hospitality or travel related business… your in the right spot. Its Biblical.

For more no-nonsense development & travel sales talk, visit Chris Bounds or call Chris directly at 5125652616.