Travel brands help consumers ditch planning and vacation immediately
Implications - Modern consumers have both a plethora of vacation platforms and a social media-fueled wanderlust, which ironically combines to make planning for vacations a stressful ordeal. By offering immediate travel options, brands give consumers an out from the worst parts of travel, while simultaneously appealing to their desire for romantic adventure. This shows that bold, extreme traversals of pain points can excite and entice consumers.
Workshop Question - How could your brand introduce spontaneity into its product or service?
Trend Themes
1. Spontaneous Travel - Offering immediate travel options appeals to consumers' desire for romantic adventure and can excite and entice them.
2. Peer-to-peer Travel Connections - Platforms that connect travelers with each other or with locals help streamline the process of finding compatible travel companions or personalized travel experiences.
3. Last-minute Travel Deals - Platforms that focus on finding last-minute travel deals cater to consumers who want to maximize their time off and travel on shorter, spontaneous trips, often over the weekend.
Industry Implications
1. Travel and Hospitality - The travel and hospitality industry should embrace technologies and platforms that offer easy, immediate booking options and personalized travel experiences.
2. Peer-to-peer Marketplace Platforms - Business professionals from peer-to-peer marketplace platforms can expand into the travel industry by facilitating connections between travelers or by offering unique, local travel experiences.
3. Mobile App Development - Professionals in mobile app development can leverage the demand for spontaneous travel options by creating apps focused on finding last-minute deals or offering itineraries curated by locals.
