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    Driver$: Propelling the PGA of America into a new era

    POSTED: November 8, 2024

    New association president Don Rea Jr. joins co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to discuss his enthused and energetic vision for the PGA of America Upon his inauguration as the PGA of America’s 44th president, Augusta Ranch Golf Club owner Don Rea Jr., joins Jon Last and David Klein to share his personal and professional journey, as well […]

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    Driver$: John Bryan’s Commitment to Youth and Player Development

    POSTED: October 22, 2024

    U.S. Kids’ John Bryan has led PGA sections and helped to foster player development for decades.  He joins Sports & Leisure Research Group’s Jon Last and David Klein to reflect on making a difference through golf and where the game needs to go John Bryan, U.S. Kids Golf’s vice president of sales and marketing, has led […]

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    September Vacation Ownership Sentiment Index

    POSTED: 2024

    The Q3 Vacation Ownership Sentiment Index is now available.

    An online survey was conducted by Sports & Leisure Research Group for ARDA Research & Insights in September 2024 among a nationally representative sample of 500 U.S. based timeshare owners and 500 leisure travelers.

    The monthly index is designed to provide ongoing data and insights into travel preferences and attitudes of timeshare owners versus the average leisure traveler and will serve as a helpful tool for measuring the health of the leisure travel space.

    The study aims to track, trend and report out an aggregate and singular consumer driven industry sentiment index metric, alongside other related and trendable component measures including

    • Planned travel and expenditure levels
    • Willingness to travel and make reservations
    • Widening or narrowing of booking windows
    • Recent and anticipated guest experience service delivery and satisfaction
    • General sentiment and perceptions of key category engagement drivers
    • Relative variances in travel engagement levels and behaviors between timeshare owners and the broader travel market

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    Staying Ahead of the Curve in Research with Simon Chadwick, Cambiar

    POSTED: October 21, 2024

    What’s hype and what’s real? Jon Last, President at Sports and Leisure Research Group, talks with industry legend Simon Chadwick, Managing Partner at Cambiar, about what changes and innovations—including AI—are likely to change the insights industry. The reintegration of data and insights across functions (CX, Sales, marketing) is hot now and will be in the foreseeable […]

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    ARDA Inside Look

    POSTED: 2024

    Access to the American Resort Development Association’s 2024 Timeshare Owners Study, conducted by SLRG

    The 2024 Owner Study is Now Available 



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With over 25 years of management experience, Jon Last is founder and President of Sports and Leisure Research Group, a White Plains, NY based full service marketing research consultancy that supports leading brands in sports marketing, travel, media and leisure categories as well as a host of golf, travel and consumer product company clients. Jon’s […]

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