Video game addicts reject holidays, play video games for a week instead

A new report that looks into the future of the travel industry indicates
that video game addicts may well reject holidays in the sunshine and
instead opt to have a full week in front of their consoles. Have you
ever done this or considering it? Gaming is great of course but it's
always nice to have a break, right?

A report looking into the travel industry of the future reveals
video game addicts could reject foreign holidays in favour of a week in
front of their consoles.


The Future of Free Time report, commissioned by lastminute.com, said
the travel industry needs to respond to a new generation of consumers
who are never unplugged from their social networks.


http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/offbeat/stay-at-home-gamers-wont-travel-14769375.html#ixzz0lAbQrDqe


A report looking into the travel industry of the future
reveals video game addicts could reject foreign holidays in favour of a
week in front of their consoles.
The Future of Free Time report, commissioned by lastminute.com,
said the travel industry needs to respond to a new generation of
consumers who are never unplugged from their social networks.Think
tank the Future Foundation helped compile the report and reckons what
the UK could see happen over the next two decades is already happening
in Japan.Consultant Ian Yeoman, author of Tomorrow's Tourist,
explained: "What they've seen in the last ten years – because they've
had deflation and also the Japanese consumer has gone inward - is that
they're spending more now on in-home entertainment and technology rather
than travelling the world. That's an indicator of what could happen."In
Britain, out-of-home leisure contracted during the recession, but sales
of in-home electronics has grown and since 2000, in-home leisure
expenditure has increased by 250 per cent.Looking ahead to 2015,
the report predicts in-home leisure will recover at a faster rate than
out-of-home leisure. Research for the report also reveals that since
2007 it is in-home activities such as playing video games and surfing
the internet which have seen the biggest increase in consumer value
perceptions.The report suggests the travel industry needs to make
experiences more interactive and engaging. For example, it recommends
mobile video devices replacing museum in-ear audio tours and real-time
video hotel tours at the point of booking.Patrick Hoffstetter,
vice president at lastminute.com, said: "Since launching in 1998
lastminute.com has been at the forefront of travel innovation."We
all have a natural inclination to travel and explore, but the industry
must remain innovative and embrace technology to remain exciting for a
younger generation."


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Óbvio...

dependia do destino

destino + consola

É mais barato....so se for pra ir a uma XL party...xD

hahahahha, bem parece-me que há concordâncias: destino + consolas (xl party)

com consola só se for sozinho com namorada ou amigos ainda volto sem ela