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It used to be true that a vacation meant getting away from one's day-to-day surroundings for the promise of leisure and relaxation. While that's still true Cheap Andrea Ranocchia Jersey , today's travelers expect more from the promise.
For previous generations, leisure and relaxation often meant being idle. When the World War II generation wanted to get away, some could afford to be pampered, but most did not do much more than eat, drink, and be merry. It was a generation that was content to spend a weekend camping at a local lake, gamble in Las Vegas or Lake Tahoe, or take a cruise in the Caribbean. Leisure activity was to them Cheap Andrea Pinamonti Jersey , essentially, an unheard-of oxymoron.
Not so anymore. According to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), baby boomers have, in recent years, embraced greater willingness to travel, and have the resources to do it. But while that much is true, adventure has become a big part of their travel plans.
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You can bet that the travel industry is capitalizing on this trend. In fact, a recent relationship between AARP and Travelocity has resulted in Passport, a travel service site aimed at the baby boomer market. There are over 81 million people in the United States 50 or older, which equates to roughly 28% of the U.S. population. It's a segment that controls 67% of the nation's wealth, has more than 750 million dollars in discretionary income Cheap Inter Milan FC Jerseys , and owns more than 28 trillion dollars in assets. Baby boomers also want to spend that hard-earned money wisely, knowing that self-gratification means eating well, drinking moderately, getting in a good hike or a few good ski runs, and earning a good night's sleep while away from home.
Boomers know how to use the Internet, too, with nearly 40% of them booking their travel on the worldwide web. And, like much of the younger generation Wholesale Inter Milan Jerseys , they are looking for ways to streamline their lives, favoring e-commerce sites that allow them to quickly and easily pay for their vacations instantly via credit card, without writing checks or hassling with follow-up phone calls to book tours.
While good diet and exercise is uppermost in the travel plans of baby boomers, they also want intellectual or cultural stimulation, many having identified community heritage, artisan crafts, local theatre, naturalist-led hikes Cheap Inter Milan Jerseys , and wine education as motivations for booking vacations in a given region.
Today's mature travelers, then, are not content to while away their leisure hours idly. They want to learn, feel, see, and do. And they have the desire, tools, and discretionary income to do it.
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Richard Hamilton promised himself that he wasn't going to cry Wholesale Zinho Vanheusden Jersey , but when the time came to raise his Detroit Pistons' No.32 jersey to the rafters he was overcome with emotion.
The retired former NBA scoring star returned to The Palace arena on Sunday, as the Pistons retired his number at halftime of a 104-98 loss to the Boston Celtics.
Speaking to reporters before the game, Hamilton said it had been a soul-searching day but in a good way.
""I already cried three times, so I'm trying not to cry again today,"" Hamilton said.
It was an honor for Hamilton, not just because of his contributions to the team over the years, but because it reflected a healing of sorts between him and the organization.
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Hamilton was the leading scorer on the Pistons' 2003-04 NBA championship team which also included Chauncey Billups, Ben Wallace, Tayshaun Prince and Rasheed Wallace.
That group was so dominant in the finals that they needed just five games to topple the Los Angeles Lakers who were led by the one-two punch of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.
Those four former teammates were on hand for Sunday's celebration, and so was their coach Larry Brown, who simply filled out the starting roster then watched that -veteran group do the rest.
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Hamilton last played with the Pistons in an acrimonious 2010-11 season. He had a falling--out with coach John Kuester and Detroit decided to buy-out Hamilton's contract at the end of the season. That led to him joining the Chicago Bulls.
""I didn't leave here on good terms,"" Hamilton said. ""Every day I was in that locker room with that Bulls uniform on, it's like, 'This ain't me. I'm a Piston.'""
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