The rise of resort day passes are offering holidaymakers luxury on a budget.
The holiday hack means travellers can cut down their expenses as they don’t pay for a night in the hotel.
Instead, savvy tourists are opting for day passes in luxury hotels and enjoying the amenities just for the day.
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This typically costs less than a stay at the hotel and gives visitors the option to relax at the hotel’s resorts.
This often includes access to day beds, pools and saunas.
It has been reported that the rising cost of living has had an impact on the public’s travel plans.
In a survey conducted in July 2023 by Booking.com, the largest selection of hotels, homes, and vacation rentals, more than 60% of respondents said their cost of living will determine their travel planning in 2024
Hotels and third-party partners are making day passes more readily available to help bridge the gap between consumers and luxury prices.
The same survey found that more tourists were interested in booking day passes to use the amenities in a five-star hotel without staying there.
A typical luxury hotel room in the U.S., between January 1 and April 6, costs roughly £313 ($400) per night, according to CoStar.
According to the luxury travel company, Virtuoso, these rates are about 1% higher than the same period a year ago.
Luxury hotel room rates in July are expected to be 85% higher than the same month in 2019, before the Covid pandemic.
In a bid to make luxury stays more accessible, day-guest platform, ResortPass have teamed up with many hotels across the globe.
This includes the Waldorf-Astoria, JW Marriott, and Fontainebleau, as reported by Need To Know.
ResortPass say their company holds a 95% share of the day-guest market.
It has 3 million users and has rolled out day-pass access in more than 250 cities.
According to the company, prices are as low as $25.
ResortPass, CEO Michael Wolf said. “What we are really able to do is enable people a more local way of getting away without going away.”
“I think it complements other types of travel and serves potentially in lieu of it.”
They added: “The average ResortPass customer purchases all-day access at a cost of about $165.
“Customers who buy day passes through ResortPass often splurge on poolside or other hotel amenities more than overnight guests do, Mr Wolf said.
“Our guests on average spent over $250 on the premise of the property, and often quite a bit more than that.”
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