Category: Travel

November 21, 2023

ACI World today at Airports Innovate releases the newest edition of the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Global Traveller Survey report revealing positive intention to travel despite impact of the global economy. For the fourth year, ACI World’s Airport Service Quality’s […]

September 27, 2023

World Tourism Day takes place each year on September 27. It was established by the United Nations in 1980 to commemorate the same day in 1970 when the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) Statues were adopted. The annual day […]

September 25, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), today shed light on the substantial resurgence of China’s Travel & Tourism sector. According to WTTC’s latest Economic Impact Research, China’s Travel & Tourism sector is predicted to contribute $1.48TN to the national […]

August 21, 2023

Amidst a backdrop of challenging market conditions, various industries have grappled with subdued deal activity during January-July 2023. The travel and tourism industry is no different and saw deal activity decline by a massive year-on-year (YoY) 35.7%, reveals GlobalData. An […]

August 2, 2023

According to a Market Analysis Report by Grand View Research, the global wellness tourism market size was estimated at $814.6 billion USD in 2022 and is expected to reach $923.6 billion USD in 2023. (Some other agencies estimate this value […]

July 14, 2023

Laura S. is a travel planner who often finds herself in unfamiliar cities in the US and abroad on hotel site inspections and destination FAMs. “I always ask for a room between floors 3 and 7—not ground floor and not […]

June 30, 2023

Guests are invited to stay in Barbie’s Ken-ified DreamHouse, the LGBTQ+ community marches in New York City’s Pride Parade in defiance of political attacks, and The New Yorker makes the case against travel. All this and more in this week’s […]

June 15, 2023

Nearly 5,000 attendees from more than 60 countries gathered in San Antonio, Texas, May 20 – 24 for the 54th annual IPW – the travel industry’s premier international marketplace and the largest generator of inbound travel to the United States. […]

May 30, 2023

Trip.com data reveals that global travel bookings for the summer (June 1 – August 31) have already surpassed 2019 levels, with intra-regional travel leading the way. Overall, bookings on the Trip.com platform this summer have increased by 170% when compared […]

May 23, 2023

Whether they are making up for lost time, spending their savings, or placing higher priority on experiences and memory-making, some Americans continue to find reasons to prioritize travel — even as their financial concerns persist. In its new report, “The […]

May 9, 2023

A niche B2B portal, Travepic is go-to source for all the business travel needs. With access to a vast database of hotels worldwide, one can easily search and compare rates to find the best deal for their budget. “We are […]

May 8, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council says the global travel and tourism sector won’t fully recover this year — but it will get close. The sector is forecast to reach $9.5 trillion in 2023, just 5% shy of its gross […]

April 19, 2023

As far as unique experiences go, Las Vegas has a surplus. After walking out of the hotel lobby, it doesn’t take long to run into something you’ll find interesting. Beyond the endless entertainment and insanely vast guest room selection along […]

April 18, 2023

April 20th is known as the informal national cannabis celebration day, yet it is no longer a day only celebrated by fringe society. With cannabis gaining momentum in state legislations and shedding its stigma to be more visible in mainstream […]

March 9, 2023

As hospitality entered a new era of travel, we witnessed a continuous and encouraging recovery in 2022. With travel restrictions being relaxed or even lifted completely, the pandemic was no longer a primary concern when planning and heading into a […]

March 8, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Saudi-based Sustainable Tourism Global Center have unveiled groundbreaking new data detailing the climate footprint of the Travel & Tourism sector in Germany. In one of the largest research projects of its […]

February 23, 2023

One year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ForwardKeys, which has access to the freshest and most comprehensive flight booking data available, has analysed the impact of the war on travel. It reveals a number of trends, some expected and […]

February 23, 2023

The European Travel Commission (ETC) has released a new study that says European destinations are “on their way to recovering pre-pandemic tourist arrivals.” The report compared year-to-date data compared to 2019 and showed that about one in two reporting destinations […]

February 22, 2023

The business travel industry in Europe continues its progress towards full recovery to its pre-pandemic spending levels of USD $392 billion, but the divergent recovery in business travel continues across the region. Europe’s business travel spend now accounts for approximately […]

February 15, 2023

As travel aspirations became more of a reality in 2022, the travel accessories market in the U.S. grew 16%, year over year, generating $7.6 billion in 2022, according to The NPD Group. The travel accessories market, including luggage, backpacks, duffle […]