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Boomerang Vacationers Return to Familiar Fun Year after Year

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Friday, 09 May 2008

(ARA) - A growing number of Americans are enjoying the comforts of returning to familiar places when they vacation. If you're a "repeat guest" - as the travel industry calls boomerang vacationers - you stand to reap social and even financial rewards that may be missed by those who go somewhere new each year. Repeat guests have always been a significant percentage of the traveling public, but their numbers seem to be increasing. Travel experts and repeat travelers themselves say the main reason to return to the same vacation spot year after year is the unique experience of engaging in some activity or recreation outside their everyday actions, yet still have the comfort of familiar surroundings. Of course, certain destinations, like national parks and dude ranches, lend themselves to repeat vacation experiences. Deen Buttorf of Colorado has visited Rainbow Trout Ranch annually for the past 12 years, first as the father of two young sons, and later - after his marriage ended - as a single. While the variety of activities are a plus, what draws Buttorf back year after year, he says, is the camaraderie among repeat guests and the familiarity of staff who know his name. To learn more about a dude ranch vacation or to find a ranch that's right for you, visit www.guestranch.com.

 

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