Though the cannabis legalization movement in the U.S. has spawned plenty of “bud and breakfasts” and weed-friendly, budget hotels, a handful of boutique hoteliers are targeting the high-end cannabis traveler— no pun intended.
Expansion at the sector’s more premium end comes as the number of Americans interested in cannabis-related travel has swelled, according to Brian Applegarth, founder of the Cannabis Travel Association and Cultivar Brands, a strategic marketing agency specializing in the cannabis industry.
In early 2020, just prior to the pandemic, Cultivar partnered with MMGY Travel Intelligence to analyze the burgeoning cannabis traveler segment. They discovered that 29% of all active leisure travelers in the U.S. could be identified as being part of a growing “cannabis-motivated travel audience.”
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