Market Surveys
As of 2009, the experiential gift market is an established, highly competitive multi-million dollar market in the United Kingdom and in Australia and an emerging category in the U.S.A.
A survey conducted in November 2005 by American Express found that experiential gift giving was on the rise (30% of those surveyed planned on giving experiential gifts that year versus 23% the prior year). The survey also found that experiential gifts were particularly popular among consumers aged 18–44. A survey published in 2007 by Mintel estimated the UK gift experience market to be worth £98 million.
According to the same American Express survey, the growth of interest in buying experience gifts in the UK is: Year 2001 : 18% Year 2002 : 20% Year 2003 : 20% Year 2004 : 22% Year 2005 : 23% Year 2006 : 30% Year 2007 : 34% Year 2008 : 35.5%
Experiential gifts also capitalize on consumers' growing comfort with purchasing gifts online. According to a November 2006 survey conducted by TNS on behalf of The Conference Board, 35 percent of all consumers planned to buy holiday gifts on the Internet in 2006.
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