Yachting Tourism - International

Published by: Mintel International Group Ltd.

Published: Jul. 1, 2009 - 63 Pages

Table of Contents

Introduction

Data Sources

Overview

Definition of a yacht

Categories of sailing yachts

Categories of motor yachts

Yachting and its relationship with tourism

Yachts and their employment in tourism

Bare and crewed boat charters

Cruising

Day excursions

Racing

Sailing courses

Yachting tourism players

National associations

Royal Yachting Association

Figure 1: RYA membership and clubs, 1997-2007

Yachting Australia

Tour operators

Yachting-specific commercial enterprises

Yachting tourism events

Cowes Week

The Louis Vuitton Cup and The America's Cup

The Rolex Fastnet Challenge Cup

The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

The Vendée Globe

Trade fairs and consumer shows

Gauging the Status of International Yachting Tourism

Figure 2: US participants and participation rates, US marine recreation, 2000 and 2010

Economics of yachting tourism

Yacht production

Yacht sales

Interview: Nick Ryley, brokerage director, Ancasta International Boat Sales, and president, UK Association of Brokers and Yacht Agents (ABYA)

Yacht tourism arrivals

Figure 3: Yacht vessel and visitor arrivals to Antigua, by month, 2008

Figure 4: Yacht tourist arrivals to Antigua and Barbuda, April-June 2006-08

Figure 5: Annual totals, yacht throughput at Rodney Bay Marina, St Lucia, 2005-08

Figure 6: Month-by-month comparison, yacht throughput at Rodney Bay Marina, St Lucia, Jan-April 2008-09

Yacht charter tourism and other yacht fleets in tourism

Figure 7: Annual Internet traffic to specialist yacht charter search engine, 2005-08

Figure 8: Monthly Internet traffic to specialist yacht charter search engine, January-April 2009

Figure 9: Monthly Internet traffic to specialist yacht charter search engine, January-April 2008

Scuba-diving operators

Figure 10: Number of PADI diving centres in selected popular diving destinations, 2007

Attendance at boat shows

Yacht tourists’ spending

Yachting tourism markets

Overview of the boating market

Super-yachts

Figure 11: Growth in the numbers and financial wealth of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI), 1996-2005*

Markets in primary source countries

Figure 12: Size and segmentation of the UK wealth market based on investible assets, 2003 and 2008

The retirees market

Figure 13: Projected size of the UK population by age band, 2008-46

Figure 14: Five-year spending plan areas over-65s want to spend more on, May 2008

Figure 15: Value of savings and other investible assets, by gender, age and socio-economic group, UK, January 2009

Figure 16: Lifestyle situation of 65+ adults, by wealth type, April 2008

A UK domestic yacht tourist’s profile

The tour operators’ experience, interview with Pip Tyler, overseas director, Neilson

Emerging markets - the BRICs and the Middle East

Figure 17: Comparison of GDP* growth across advanced and emerging economies, 2006-09

Figure 18: HNWI financial wealth forecast, by region, 2003-10

Figure 19: Countries with the fastest growth in the number of High Net Worth Individuals, 2004-05*

The Geography of Yachting Tourism

Yachting routes

Destinations overview

Africa

North Africa

Egypt

Indian Ocean

South Africa

Asia

India

Indonesia

Singapore

Thailand

The Middle East

The Philippines

Australasia and the Pacific

The Caribbean & Central America

Europe

North America

South America

Brazil

River yachting

What Next?

Berthing shortages and Middle Eastern advantage

Piracy

The next credit crunch squeeze on spending power

Sustainability in yachting tourism

Yachting and marine statistics

INDEX TO TTI DESTINATION REPORTS

Country reports

City reports

INDEX TO TRAVEL & TOURISM ANALYST

Index grouped by geographic area

SPECIAL REPORTS INDEX

2003

2004

2005

2006

Abstract

In the developed world there can be few greater iconic escapes or lifestyles to aspire to than yachting. This is partly a function of what yachting is ie a leisure activity that can - for the very lucky - be lived permanently, but perhaps more importantly because yachting probably conjures up a greater level of idyllic images and notions than any other sector of tourism.

This report examines and analyses the international yachting sector. The objective is to describe what is encompassed and meant by yachting tourism; to offer an analysis of yachting tourism’s current and future market and economic performance; to identify trends in yachting tourism in terms of economics, destinations, and markets; and to identify key factors and changes that yachting tourism is, and will in future be, subject to.

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