Category: Travel

November 16, 2022

The Mayor of London’s Let’s Do London tourism campaign has brought in £289m additional spending to the capital, expanding the biggest domestic tourism campaign the capital has ever seen to reach international audiences earlier this year Campaign was created to […]

November 14, 2022

If 2022 was the year of the changed traveler, 2023 is the year of the evolved traveler. Today, Hilton released its 2023 trends report, The 2023 Traveler: Emerging Trends that are Innovating the Travel Experience, A Report from Hilton, which […]

November 10, 2022

After two years of smaller celebrations and canceled trips, Americans are looking forward to a more normal holiday season this year. Holiday travel demand is expected to exceed last year’s demand. Nearly six in 10 Americans (59%) plan to travel […]

November 9, 2022

“Our job is to create jobs,” UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili told tourism sector leaders as education, sustainability, and governance took centre stage at the Ministers’ Summit at the World Travel Market. This consolidated platform for public and private sector leaders […]

October 24, 2022

As dynamic travellers evolve, their changing behaviours and preferences are having very real impacts on the hoteliers seeking to attract and engage them. That was the key message from SiteMinder’s recent Changing Traveller Report, the world’s largest accommodation consumer survey, […]

October 11, 2022

ABTA has published its Holiday Habits 2022 report – which looks at how people travelled over the last 12 monthsi and covers the first real opportunity people had to take an overseas break since March 2020, when COVID-19 brought international […]

October 7, 2022

The last quarter of a calendar year can typically be busy and productive for global business travel and travelers. But in a time when so much isn’t back to being typical, where does the recovery of global business travel stand […]

October 5, 2022

Every quarter as part of our ongoing The State of the American Traveler study, we take a deeper dive into topics and trends of critical importance to the travel, tourism and hospitality industry, in collaboration with our friends at Miles […]

October 4, 2022

Navigating natural disasters: Our thoughts are with all impacted by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. Coincidentally, questions about navigating natural disasters were planned for this latest The State of the American Traveler survey, which was fielded September 15-25th. The survey found […]

September 30, 2022

Airline executives say demand for flights to Europe from the U.S. has remained resilient into the fall, well past the traditional peak for trips to the region, as eager travelers make up for lost time and airlines look to boost […]

September 29, 2022

SiteMinder (ASX:SDR), the world’s leading open hotel commerce platform, has today launched its 2022 Changing Traveller Report, revealing that the urge to travel is stronger than rising inflation, and the already popular ‘bleisure’ travel trend – combining business and leisure […]

September 27, 2022

The Travel & Tourism private sector was invited to the G20 Tourism Ministers’ meeting today, when the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) addressed the Group of Twenty in Bali, Indonesia. During her speech at the critical meeting, Julia Simpson, […]

September 15, 2022

Location, location, location… and price Time and time again, our consumer research reveals location is the most important factor when choosing an accommodation. In our July research, more than 80% of respondents who had recently undertaken or booked a trip […]

September 7, 2022

The latest World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Economic Trends Report reveals the U.S. remains the world’s biggest and most powerful Travel & Tourism market. Its top ranking was reaffirmed, despite suffering long and damaging travel restrictions which did little […]

August 30, 2022

Despite being widely regarded as one of the most beautiful places in the US, meeting profs generally dismiss Alaska when it comes to planning conferences or incentive trips. The 49th state is stereotyped as a place that is freezing cold […]

August 8, 2022

Staff shortages, airport chaos and higher fuel costs have caused earnings at U.S. airlines like JetBlue Airways to land below analysts’ expectations while hotel chains including Marriott International are reporting double-digit profit growth. Despite cutbacks in other categories due to […]

July 29, 2022

Members of conservation tourism coalition The Long Run are delighted to launch Impact Statements for guests – clear labels, showing how the cost of each stay benefits people and the environment. The Long Run offers ‘gold standard’ sustainability recognition to ecolodges which support nature […]

July 26, 2022

There’s a temporary capacity crunch at some European airports as a surge in demand meets a labour shortage. Some European airports like Heathrow have taken measures, this week, like capping passenger numbers. Don’t despair. You’ve downloaded the myCWT app for […]

July 18, 2022

This summer was supposed to mark the rebirth of commercial aviation after two years of travel restrictions left the industry nearly in hibernation. Instead, it is turning into one of the most chaotic travel seasons in decades. Flights are being […]

July 12, 2022

As consumers around the world plan a summer of ‘revenge travel’ in the wake of easing restrictions, Trip.com data reflects the global travel recovery trend. Trip.com analysed data from their booking sites across Europe and Asia and the results show […]