Vol. XXIII, No. 4, April 2023

  1. Editor's corner
  2. Are Dave & Buster's same store sales really increasing?
  3. The Big Mac index
  4. Satisfaction with attraction visits is down
  5. How much is time at your venue worth? Understanding the money value of time
  6. Gen Z slang
  7. Industry veteran still going strong at 90
  8. Human contact is becoming a luxury - The rise of participatory social eatertainment
  9. Possible explanation for declining births
  10. Who will pay extra fees for the ideal seats in a movie theater?
  11. More about the weekday daytime leisure economy

[ Index of Previous eNewsletters ]

More about the weekday daytime leisure economy

Last month's issue included an article about how the millions of people working from home (teleworkers) have increased (and shifted from Saturdays) the number of visits to out-of-home leisure and entertainment destinations during afternoons on weekdays.

We have newly released information from the U.S. Department of Labor on the percentage of private business workers who are full-time and part-time teleworkers. Overall, a little over one-quarter (27%) are teleworkers. Before the pandemic, only 5% of workers were remote according to research by Nicholas Bloom, William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University.

The information sector has the highest percentage of remote workers at two-thirds (67%). Many business sectors with a high percentage of teleworkers have high employment by college graduates, professionals, and higher-income workers. This is positive for the location-based entertainment venues (LBEs) and FECs, as higher socioeconomic people and their households account for the lion's share of spending at those venues.

Subscribe to monthly Leisure eNewsletter

Vol. XXIII, No. 4, April 2023

  1. Editor's corner
  2. Are Dave & Buster's same store sales really increasing?
  3. The Big Mac index
  4. Satisfaction with attraction visits is down
  5. How much is time at your venue worth? Understanding the money value of time
  6. Gen Z slang
  7. Industry veteran still going strong at 90
  8. Human contact is becoming a luxury - The rise of participatory social eatertainment
  9. Possible explanation for declining births
  10. Who will pay extra fees for the ideal seats in a movie theater?
  11. More about the weekday daytime leisure economy

[ Index of Previous eNewsletters ]