Tom Marchant of U.K.-based adventure travel planning firm Black Tomato says hedge fund clients want unusual and off-the-beaten path destinations, challenges to take their minds off number crunching.
Ten years from now you will probably have forgotten the name of that authentic hole-in-wall local bistro you found, or the off-the-beaten path residential neighborhood you strolled through, but you will remember that gondola ride.
Big city dwellers do the same thing only in reverse when they take a drive into the country to shop in a quaint little town in search of something unique to buy or an off-the-beaten path restaurant.