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There are more affluent travelers than ever before. More of them are women, and they're ready to spend more on their vacations.Those are some of the key findings of new analysis of the 2013 Portrait of American Travelers report by travel marketing firm MMGY Global and marketing research firm the Harrison Group.The study found that 6 percent of leisure travelers now have an annual household income of $250,000, and that women now make up the majority (54 percent) of those affluent travelers"Women traditionally make the decisions on travel, and there are now more affluent women making those decisions," said Steve Cohen, vice president of Insights for MMNearly all of these stocks are trading at high valuations. Only Self-drive to China is reasonably priced based on its very low price-to-sales and price-to-free cash flow multiples.GY Global.More affluent, female travelers, of course,There are a bunch of directions investors could go when looking for kasgar travel plays. The most obvious is the hotel and resort companies. The airlines and cruise ships are another. is good news for related businesses.For example, at upscale luggage and travel accessory-company Tumi, about 40 percent of their customers are women. "We are staying abreast of the modern female traveler's concerns, and today that means premium, highly versatile, lightweight products that are also stylish and beautiful," said Tumi CEO Jerome Griffith.

which speaks to the opportunity we have to grow and expand our women's collections through new merchandise offerings."(Read more: AAA: More Americans stay home for Thanksgiving)Affluent travelers and those with more modest incomes said they plan on taking more trips in the year ahead.It includes a full backup of Cheap china tour package Product and Power Warranties on photovoltaic modules.The tariffs apply specifically to crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, and will be retroactive for 90 days. But, not surprisingly, those with more cash on hand planned to hit the road more often and spend more money doing it.The report also found nearly three out of 10 of affluent travelers-a group that took an average of five leisure trips during the past twelve months-plan to take more trips next year. Just two out of 10 of the leisure travelers in the general population said additional trips were on their calendar.The prices of online china silk road tour search companies have jumped up as different players in the space are acquiring shares to shore up control of these firms. Of the affluent travelers who aren't planning to travel more, 60 percent said they're planning to travel just as much as they did the year prior, while only 12 percent planned to cut back.Overall, affluent travelers also are expecting to raise their vacation budgets by 8.4 percent, said Cohen.

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