Be Careful What You Ask For!

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Well the travel, resort and timeshare industry has survived another “first of its kind” crisis.  Although the Covid stuff did hurt, and hurt badly for some, most survived.  The public companies saw their stock values retreat 50% +.  PE and Hedge Fund owned resorts and developers saw balance sheet shrinkage, loss of top personnel and dwindling receivables while the smaller, independent franchisees and developers hid under their desks for 15 months.  OK-OK, that’s over.  Stock prices have rebound to previous highs, balance sheets are getting stronger and the independents are killing it.  VPGs are higher than before the shutdown.  Full down and cash sales are now common.  Upgrades, referrals and OPC bookings are easier than ever before.  People want to travel.

Yep, as discussed before, humans want to travel.  And now they have plenty of saved up money and desire to do so…and they will.  The low hanging fruit is being picked at a record pace this summer and our bet is that the fall brings more record breaking sales numbers.  According to Dos Mundos Developments, the “current pace of tour bookings and sales volume increases is starting to reach pre-2008 levels, which were records in their own right”.  For developers carrying notes, the much feared increase in defaults never materialized and in fact, more notes were paid in full during Covid that the previous 12 months.  So, be careful what you asked for a year ago.

You asked for it and here it is. Things have bounced back and bounced back fast (as we knew they would), but this has brought to the surface other issues.  The current environment is almost at panic stage for hiring quality people.  Management is stretched thin, sales teams are working over-time to keep up and good sales staff know they can leave any day and get hired twice at other resorts before the sun sets.    Marketing teams and contact centers struggle to find enough quality staff to keep the phones answered.  As government subsidized benefits, of all kinds, dissipate, your marketing and sales folks will be back…and they will be hungry…so get ready.  Our affiliate contact center at TCCS lost and could not replace more than half its agent positions over the last year.   Good timing though. New technology and processes were put in place that makes the booking, package sales and confirming process much more efficient and less “human” intensive.   The best is yet to come for travel, timeshare and resort sales teams.

For mor no-nonsense resort management stuff, contact Chris Bounds directly.

 

 

International Timeshare, Fractions & Travel Clubs

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If there are no pros AND cons in a decision process then no decision is necessary. This is especially true when considering the purchase of a Fractional Resort Home, Timeshare or Travel Club membership that is domiciled outside the US. We have heard all the stories about great deals AND about big time rip offs related to resort stuff around the world. Yep! My favorite story line is; “OMG, they kidnapped us and locked us in a sales meeting and tricked us and gave us food that made us throw up and laughed at us and the contract we signed was not legal and they would not refund our money and THEY DID ALL THIS IN SPANISH!!!”

We have heard this story to many times. Mexico is a third world country. You get that… right? They have different laws. You are a long way from home. You don’t speak the language and you don’t understand the culture or customs. Even in the States you can get hooked up with less than honest timeshare and fractional folks. Don’t blame it on Mexico or on “Those Mexicans”. You got a 6 day vacation at an all inclusive, 5 Star resort right on the beach for the entire family for $299. What were you thinking? How is that possible? Are you stupid? Really, ask yourself, “Why would someone sell me a $2,700 vacation for $299? ” So then you answer yourself, “Well its because I am a SMART gringo and these dumb Mexicans are going to lose money on me because I am not buying their timeshare”.

Well you are the stupid one…admit it. Just like in the States, there are good and bad players in every industry. Although in Mexico & around the world, the laws regarding timeshare and fractional ownership have come a long way in the last 20 years, you still do not have much recourse if something goes wrong. Also, if you are thinking you can go somewhere, sign some papers and put a down payment on your credit card, only to cancel and request a charge back when you get home to Cleveland, think again. You are now the con-artist, liar and “pinche gringo” and will find that it is not that easy. So, just be reasonable. There are many great timeshare & resort club operators on the planet including Real Group, Anantara, El Cid, Azure, and Playa Resorts as well as many large US companies selling and servicing timeshare under foreign branded names or companies. Do your homework. If you are trying to get a ridiculously cheap vacation anywhere you should be prepared to get what you pay for. List and understand the Pros and Cons.

According to Dos Mundos Developments, many large, global banks and other providers, service timeshare notes & stick to GAAP principals and the documentation is fairly standard. You can get some absolutely great values on timeshare and vacation club memberships at truly outstanding and luxurious resorts from Paris to Bora Bora to Venezuela but you have to be smart.

And if you are not smart, don’t also be naive. An easy way to take advantage of the Pros and Cons that have already been vetted by a global leader in the resort business is simply buy points from RCI. (Resort Condo International). Let them do the work and you just enjoy your vacations.

For more no-nonsense resort stuff from Chris Bounds, visit his site.

Rent? Buy? Share?…Timeshare!

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Well, timeshare has been around a long time. Jesus was born in the very first AirBnB that I have ever heard of and it was actually a kind of timeshare arrangement.

When traveling, its obviously more efficient to rent a hotel room while on the road. You would not want to buy a home or condo in each town you stayed in while traveling …makes not sense. Sometimes it is necessary to rent a car for special situations, if yours is in the shop or when traveling. Would not want to buy a car for each of those occurrences. This brings me to my late Father’s old axiom, “Boys, remember the Four Fs and life will be easy”. What are the Four Fs….?

My Dad said this to my three brothers and myself when we were all home from college one summer and I brought up that I was about to close on a small condo in Ruidoso, NM. A humble, mountain cottage but my first “second home”. My older brother then chimed in, “well I am buying a quarter horse and looking for a good riding saddle.” One of my younger brothers then offered that he had just bought a half interest in a ski boat to keep on Lake Austin and the youngest brother then said, “I just finished my pilot training & have found a nice, six seat, Cessna for sale.” Our Father just sat and stared at us for the longest time… then said, “Don’t you ladies remember the Four Fs of life?” He proceeded to remind us that “if you are thinking of buying something that Floats, Flys, Fornicates or is Far away, rent it don’t buy it! ”

Well timeshare solves my Dad’s dilemma for one of the Fs. While planes still need extreme maintenance, boats need constant attention and horses need food, vets and training, timeshare continues to solve the idea of owning a vacation, even in Far away places. And it is efficient, maintained and exchangeable to almost anywhere in the world.

For more no-nonsense resort stuff, contact Chris Bounds directly.

 

#timeshare sales, #resort management, #Chris Bounds Austin

Millennials Vacations & Timeshare

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Mom & Dad, late twenties, two kids….so Disney World is a logical vacation destination. Well, it was. The 30 somethings and younger crowd often see a vacation in a completely different light. So pay attention. The interval ownership, timeshare and fractional folks are coming around slowly but they will get there.

Zip lining, hiking, biking or sitting in a coffee shop at the beach with your smart phone can be a complete vacation for these folks. Does not mean timeshare is out. In fact, these guys timeshare everything from cars via Uber, bikes via most urban areas “share a bike program”, sofas via Air BnB to scooters, lawn mowers via renting from Home Depot etc. No, they get it when it comes to sharing stuff. Don’t forget that Gen Xers say that on average they will spend over $4,000 a year on “vacationing”. Now this might be made up of two night day trips to hike a mountain or see a concert or sky dive somewhere but they are spending money.

Also and importantly, they are getting married much later, if at all, having fewer kids and have less structure overall. So buying an old fashioned, brick and mortar condo overlooking a golf course or marina might be a hard sell for these folks. And buying a bunch of points, well that is so 90s ish. And you don’t have an App that shows my unit on live web cam…well that seems weird.

Its not a perfect call and the fractional business seems poised for more great things but those that figure out how to compete for the GEN X crowd will have cool and flexible Club memberships that update Apps daily and will have a constant string of new activities to try and will have 2 night deals at many locations with drive to options outnumbering fly in destinations. The Covid-19 hoax will accelerate this. They will have a lot of technology stuff around the resorts and will have programs for singles. That’s where we are headed. Recent stops in San Diego, Austin, Nashville and Ft. Lauderdale re-affirmed this trend.

There will always be a market for the high end consumer but the mid-market consumer base is growing. Dos Mundos Developments, , with a 25 year history of resort development and management says, “We are seeing resorts with gaming centers, interactive services including ordering show tickets, shuttle services and beach cabana reservations. It is really amazing to watch these young adults move quickly from activity to activity. No more 18 holes of golf or a pro-longed tennis match or a day of boating…rather, they would prefer a quick Pitch N Put on an eclectic, 3 whole course then an auto-scored electronic ping pong match with someone 3000 miles away, a quick hour on a jet ski and then zip lining….all in one day”

Chris Bounds maintains that “while the tail is wagging, the dog is still in charge.” People are going to travel, PERIOD. The ancient Romans had coastal homes in Pompeii. The 18th Century Londoners had Grand Tours and on the US Western Frontier, a day long picnic was a vacation. Things change but people are going to travel…its in their DNA. So the challenge is to keep up with the trends.

For more no-nonsense resort stuff, contact Chris Bounds directly.

CoronaVirus, Travel & Timeshare

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Well, WISDOM, defined, means that you are old enough to have already learned from your or someone else’s mistakes. Simply put by Chris Bounds, “If you are under 40, you are about to gain a little wisdom. The mistakes you are currently making or are planning to make, will show up later as grey hair and WISDOM.” CORONAVIRUS!! COVID-19!! Sub-Prime mortgage! Swine Flu! Hurricane Katrina! SARS! Gulf War! Legionnaire Disease! 911! Hurricane Harvey! H1-N1! World Series Earthquake! Weapons of Mass Destruction! Pandemic! Great Recession of 2008! Wuhan! etc…. Some of these words were unknown to most until the media outlets kept repeating the exotic sounding phrases, as related to some major Crisis, over and over and convinced many that the sky was falling. Then, this type thing becomes a self fulling prophecy. What follows is that irrational, emotional decisions are effected based on hysteria and the resulting mistakes produce Wisdom. Happens every time.

Back to those of you under 40, likely educated in a Govt School, that did not teach or make you examine, study and understand the importance of Henny Penny and Chicken Little in the great allegorical parable about the dim witted chicken being manipulated by a WISE fox. Don’t make any more decisions until you go read the parable and study the various interpretations of it. The staff at Dos Mundos Developments & their sister company, Texas Call Center Solutions, have been through all of the above listed crisis and more and lived through them, developed Wisdom and can be called on for help.

For the hospitality, timeshare, resort, country club, vacation club and related travel businesses, this Corona Hoax has been devastating….short term. ENTER: Make Good Decisions- by studying other’s Wisdom (mistakes) and the long term results will be much better for your sales & marketing teams, developers and the notes and contracts you are holding.

The underlying economy is Great. Interest rates are low. People still want to travel very soon. We are just now entering our prime, travel season. Think! Yes, displaced workers will travel less or not at all. Ok, I agree. But many of those restaurant, bar and related service industry personnel ARE NOT YOUR MARKET. Get ahead of this now or your competitors will. The sky is not falling.

For more, NO BS, sales and consulting ideas, call Chris Bounds directly.

Manage your Managers!

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Manage your managers! Seems straight forward, right? WRONG. Its not easy. Its hard. Its time consuming. It gets complicated. It can be uncomfortable. But, It has to be done. Goals, accountability, reporting, timelines, budgets etc don’t just happen if not managed. Chris Bounds, Austin, Texas offers the following:

#1 Ethical Sales will cure most other issues.  To be clear, its all about sales. Sure, someone has to decide when to order more copier paper & yes, it is sad that Rick’s father is dying from cancer & that the swim up bar at the pool has a cracked mirror; yeah those things must be dealt with BUT don’t let life’s distractions cloud your vision of what the goal is. Don’t stay busy all day doing things that don’t show up on the bottom line of the quarterly sales report. AND, don’t let your managers do it either. Dos Mundos Developments has actually studied this. Is it coincidental that record setting sales figures seem to make it much easier & more pleasant to deal with life’s issues? They think not! SO & THEREFOR, never, ever let your management team get bogged down in stuff that has nothing to do with sales. NO!, no excuses; just don’t let them do it. Try the following for 3 months & watch what happens.

#2 Shift the focus of the time you spend with managers. With sales reps, you’d (hopefully) spend your time digging into the details of their sales production. But with your sales managers, you must dig into the details of their management. For example; In a review with an individual salesman (Bob), you might say, “Lets review your 30 day sales efficiency on X”. But with a sales manager, you would say, “How are you working with Bob, given his 30 day sales efficiency report, about his X sales”. Or rather than asking, “How could Bob have done Y better?” you instead should ask, “How could you have managed Bob to do Y better?” Make your managers answer these questions. Make them study & be accountable for their answers. This will bind the team & give them ownership of the process.

# 3 Know that you’ll teach by example, whether you want to or not. When you’re managing all phases of a project or development, you’re probably not real concerned that the kitchen staff sees you out of your professional dress when you snitch a cup of coffee on your day off. But when you’re managing managers, you & your behaviors, dress, habits, language etc., matter 24/7. REALLY. What they see, & so perceive of you, is what you are going to get back – that can be good or bad. If you’re delegating effectively, providing useful, regular feedback, conducting surprise check-ins, hiring wisely, & fairly holding all staff accountable, that’s what your management team will do. Conversely, if you tell one of your mangers that he can hold a pender over & close it the next month so he gets his Christmas bonus.. YOU just told him (& his piers) that cheating/ breaking policies is ok.

#4 Feed the tigers, ride the horses & shoot the dogs. It is very important that the sales mangers you manage understand that while all staff are governed by the exact same policies & handbook of rules, that at the end of the day SALES is what we do. We do them ethically, straight forward & do not cut corners or skip any procedures, BUT our job is to sell. When managing a fast paced, high energy sales organization fairly and according to stated goals & budgets, your managers’ recipe must call for: #1. FEED THE TIGERS: give more leads, tours or prospects to the #1 salesman/manager/team. The first seed in a tourney gets the #8 seed for first game. That’s just how it is. Make your rules & policies match. #2 RIDE THE HORSES: We don’t ride pigs or cows. No, we want horses & when you have a horse why would you keep a pig or cow in the stable for riding. Horses are for riding, so when your salesman/manager/team is selling well, do not quit riding. Big mistakes are made when the top team is broken up because of promotions, lateral moves or reassignments. #3 SHOOT THE DOGS: we don’t want dogs in our stable; it creates chaos. When a team/manager/salesman is just not performing & not performing consistently, despite your focused efforts, then you must train your management team to get the dogs out of the stable.

#5 Quick, fair & public trials: Nothing quite like a public hanging to get your attention & help you understand that rules must be followed & that the results of actions will not be dealt with in secrecy or privacy. Not withstanding proper adherence to employment & privacy laws, your mangers should see, know & understand that all matters, good & bad, will be dealt with immediately & in a fair and open forum. Showing managers that it is OK to post the weekly sales reports & comment openly on efficiency numbers is a good thing. There are no secrets in sales numbers. They are exactly what they are. No excuses, no what ifs & nowhere to hide. If you are second place by $0.50 then you are second place. Your management team must have the confidence to openly admonish wrong behavior & reward good behavior. Actively treating managers with this same philosophy will trickle down.

#6 Take it outside. Conference table meetings in the sales room or board room are great. But not really. Want to really get a manger talking or thinking freely & efficiently. Take him (team) outside for a walk or a sit down under a tree. You will be surprised. They will open up, speak more freely, be more honest and be more creative. Humans evolved, over millions of years, by making it happen OUTSIDE. We rose to the very top of the food chain OUTSIDE. It’s a human nature, DNA thing. Being outside lowers stress, it actually loosens you up and it is calming. This is especially true for what will be tense, confrontational or otherwise stress full meeting or conversation.

For more NO BS sales management stuff contact Chris Bounds directly. 

Tiny Resort Cabins! Huh???

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So this Tiny House thing keeps growing. Started out as an efficient way to stack in resort or campground lodging facilities cheaply and quickly. Then the man-bun wearing minimalists who don’t were shoes to work got into the deal with their hipster buddies and the whole Glamping thing evolved. Like life, evolution continues.

Enter Resort Mini Cabins, vacation rental tiny units and Luxury tiny condos. Wow? The evolution continues. As the Gen X and Millennials age into peek buying years, they are driving the market like they did with Segways, Ride Sharing and grab n go scooter rentals. The new look and concept is also catching on with the old folks..40+ fo

lks who are a bit more thrifty than they once were.

So resort, campground, timeshare, hotel and glamping companies are cashing in. It is estimated that there are over 20,000 tiny homes in the Continental US as of 2018, that were build and sold by “Certified” manufacturers. This does not count the non-certified and privately held company units. As the 20+ crowd grows into prime spending years, this number will mushroom.

Chris Bounds of Dos Mundos Developments, when asked about the tiny resort unit craze, had this to say, “Well it looks an smells alot like the Condo & Timeshare craze of the 80s, when a good idea met up with favorable demographic trends and a good economy.” This is going to be really, really big and large players will jump in soon according to Bounds.

We are already seeing large “glamping” companies add this product to their mix as well as some of the largest timeshare companies, such as Bluegreen, ad a “tiny lodge” to their inventory at selected resorts. It is here to stay and will only get bigger. Aside from business travel lodging, many 30 somethings prefer to stay at more earthy and simple lodging and resort locations versus the traditional All inclusive, luxury resorts.

Don’t forget that developers love this concept. They can increase density dramatically, build for much less per square foot and have a much, much broader market to sell to. One developer in the Blue Ridge Mountains has disclosed that one Tiny Lodge, witch cost $60,000 to have delivered and set up, has produced over $1,000,000 in fraction sales and rental income. With numbers like these you can guess what is going to happen.

For more no-nonsense resort development sales stuff, contact Chris Bounds directly at 512-five six five-2616

Resort Amenities: ROI?

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Ok, so the latest studies show that a private golf course closes (net closings) every 9 hours. On average, private golf course cost $375,000 per year to maintain + staff, insurance etc. You might get 20,000 rounds played in a year and so net $200,000. BUT….
So if the land the course is sitting on is valued at $12 a square foot, you have to build something on it! Chris Bounds
Think about how many golf course lots you sold and how many garden homes with a fairway view you sold and how many interior lots you sold and how many weeks of timeshare you sold to people who don’t know anything about golf but know, and so want, the allure and “prestige” of living in a golf course resort or community. Golf courses drive sales and that’s about it these day. Golf is, sadly, a dying sport. Like swimming pools, marinas, fountains, tennis courts and parks, amenities drive sales and hold values. Without them a resort development is immediately labeled “B Team” and can quickly descend to “C Team” status. So, don’t try to line item an amenity as a profit center. You will be sad. They are an expense….like the light bill and new carpet. Now, nothing says (excluding HOA Nazis) you can’t shrink some fairways, reduce the size of the driving range or even cut off 9 holes and then redevelop more lots, fractionals and resort lodging but having a well maintained course can be very profitable when considering other, related sales activity. Lake side, riverfront and ocean front resorts face the same questions when dealing with marinas. They can be costly to maintain. They add liability. They are always to big or to small for certain water craft. So, on a spread sheet all you see is debits….but ad back the value of all the added activity at your resort. Add back how many condo and timeshare sales were made because a couple stopped and had dinner and wine at the floating bar. So, don’t go cheap on amenities. First impressions count. Its hard to sell when everything is perfect….buyers are looking for objections and reasons not to buy. Plus, you competitor has nice amenities. For more no-nonsense resort sales stuff call Chris Bounds directly.

If You Can’t Dance to This Music? Resort Management is playing our song!

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So its TIME to dust this off and get it out there. The current economic environment, regulatory roll backs and corporate tax rates make this, quite possibly, the best environment for the Hospitality industries that we will ever see again in our lifetime. SO DON’T SQUANDER IT. Don’t look back in six years (like you may have done before) and say, “I knew I should have done X”. Don’t be that guy. Get off your ___, put on you big boy pants and do some business. The following may help you focus.

#1 Ethical Sales will cure most other issues. Lets be clear, its all about sales. Sure, someone has to decide when to order more copier paper and yes, it is sad that Rick’s father is dying from cancer and that the swim up bar at the pool has a cracked sink; yeah those things must be dealt with BUT don’t let life’s distractions cloud your vision of what the goal is. Don’t stay busy all day doing things that don’t show up on the bottom line of the quarterly sales report. AND, don’t let your managers do it either. Is it coincidental that record setting sales figures seem to make it much easier and more pleasant to deal with life’s issues? I think not! SO & THEREFOR, never, ever let your management team get bogged down in stuff that has nothing to do with sales. NO, no excuses; just don’t let them do it. Try this for 3 months and watch what happens.

#2 Shift the focus of the time you spend with managers. With sales reps, you’d (hopefully) spend your time digging into the details of their sales production. But with your sales managers, you must dig into the details of their management. For example, in a review with an individual salesman (Bob), you might say, “ Bob, Lets review your 30 day sales efficiency”. But with a sales manager, you would say, “How are you working with Bob given his 30 day sales efficiency” Or rather than asking, “How could Bob have done better?” you instead should ask, “How could you have managed Bob to do better?” Make your managers answer these questions. Make them study and be accountable for their answers. This will bind the team and give them ownership of the process.

# 3 Know that you’ll teach by example, whether you want to or not. When you’re managing all phases of a project or development, you’re probably not real concerned that the kitchen staff sees you out of your professional dress when you snitch a cup of coffee on your day off. But when you’re managing managers, you and your behaviors, dress, habits, language etc., matter 24/7. REALLY. What they see, and so perceive of you, is what you are going to get back – and that can be good or bad. If you’re delegating effectively, providing useful and regular feedback, conducting useful check-ins, hiring wisely, and fairly holding all staff accountable, that’s what your management team will do. Conversely, if you tell one of your mangers that he can hold a pender over and close it the next month so he can get his Christmas bonus, then you just told him (and his piers) that cheating and breaking policy is ok.

#4 Feed the Tigers, ride the Horses & shoot the Dogs. It is very important that the sales mangers you manage, although operating fairly, for everyone, by the exact same policies and handbook of rules, understand that at the end of the day SALES is what we do. We do them ethically, straight forward and do not cut corners or skip any procedures, BUT our job is to sell. When managing a fast paced, high energy sales organization fairly and according to stated goals and budgets, your managers’ recipe must call for: a). Feeding the tigers: give more leads, tours, and prospects to the #1 salesman/manager/team. The #1 seed in a tourney gets the #8 seed for first game. That’s just how it is. Make your rules and policies match. b). Riding the horses: We don’t ride pigs, turkeys or cows. No, because it is much more efficient to ride horses. We want horses in our stable. When you have a horse why would you keep a pig or cow in the stable for riding. Horses are for riding, so when your salesman/manager/team is selling well, do not quit riding. Big mistakes are made when the top team is broken up because of promotions, lateral moves or reassignments. That is stupid…now your riding a pig. c). Shoot the dogs: we don’t want dogs in our stable or anywhere near our horses; it creates chaos. When a team/manager/salesman is just not performing and not performing consistently, despite your focused efforts and are dragging down moral and your numbers….then you must train your management team to get the dogs out of the stable as quickly as possible.

#5 Quick, fair & public trials: Nothing quite like a public hanging to get your attention and help you understand that rules must be followed and that the results of actions will not be dealt with in secrecy or privacy. Not withstanding proper adherence to employment and privacy laws, your mangers should see, know and understand that all things, good and bad, will be dealt with immediately and in a fair and open forum. Showing managers that it is OK to post the weekly sales reports and comment openly on efficiency numbers is a good thing. There are no secrets in sales numbers. They are exactly what they are. No excuses, no what ifs and no where to hide. If you are second place by $0.50 then you are second place. Your management team must have the confidence to openly admonish wrong behavior and reward good behavior. Actively treating managers with this same philosophy will trickle down.

SO START DANCING!!

For more NO BS sales management stuff, feel free to contact Chris Bounds, Austin, Texas.

Travel: Not much change from 33 BC to 2019!

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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.