I attended a presentation in April at the 2010 Vermont Travel Expo in Stowe by James Chung of Reach Advisors. The title was Four Macro Trends: Implications for the Travel Industry. While the focus was on the travel industry, I believe the four emerging trends could - and will - affect most, if not all, businesses in the future. If this is a glimpse of what's coming, I hope that it can give CV Chamber members an opportunity to get ahead of the curve. Take a look at the notes I took and the presentation, and see if you agree that we are already beginning to see signs of these trends.

Research shows that there is a shift that replaces luxury with total wellness as the new marker of wealth. Health and wellness spending is the one area where discretionary spending rose in 2009. Fitness-oriented health spending out preformed other discretionary health spending.

This was an exceptional presenter, and for those who have the budget for his services, I would recommend him! For those who can't stretch their budget to that extent, here's my recap.