First, with a divorce rate around 50 percent, long-term marriages are increasingly rare. But giving up on a marriage is different from giving up on marriage. Eighty percent of those who divorce remarry. Serial monogamy equals more marriages. Second, as our life expectancy continues to grow, it increases the odds that we'll have more than one spouse.
Marriage can be a big part of resorts' future business.
And then there is the honeymoon. And they don't skimp. Honeymoon spending per couple has quadrupled in the last 20 years. We're seeing a number of resorts adding wedding chapels, pavilions and other related facilities to attract this lucrative market. Gaming has exploded in popularity this decade.