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Thursday 1, July 2010
International Tourism: Recovery confirmed, but growth remains uneven
International tourist arrivals grew by 7% in the first four months of 2010 according to the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This growth confirms the recovery trend beginning in the last quarter of 2009 and comes despite the challenging conditions of recent months.
Thursday 1, July 2010
Skyscanner flight trends June 2010 - Crete, Sydney and Jo-burg up, Malta, Madrid and Venice down
With souring temperatures heating up the UK, the growing US oil slick and the World Cup all influencing travel patterns this month, Skyscanner investigates the flight trends for June 2010.
Wednesday 30, June 2010
France Online Travel Report 2010
In 2009, the percentage of online bookings for both business and leisure travel increased slightly to 33% relative to the total travel market. In addition, French based internet travel sites generated 25% of all online revenue. These numbers are expected to increase further in 2011.
Wednesday 30, June 2010
Travel trends of individual countries reflect economic recovery following the crisis
China's exports have already acquired for it the title of the new world champion. In addition the current year, 2010, will see the Chinese capturing a another new record: according to the latest predictions from ITB Berlin.
Tuesday 29, June 2010
European Cities Marketing Benchmarking Report 2010: Figures from 101 European Cities
European Cities Marketing (ECM), the leading network of city tourism organisations in Europe, launched the sixth edition of the European Cities Marketing Benchmarking Report on Friday 11th June, during its Annual Conference in Las Palmas.
Monday 28, June 2010
Rise in European hotel searches
Hotels.com has revealed in its latest survey that there has been a significant rise in the number of searches for European countries compared with this time last year.
Monday 28, June 2010
Joe Public is a man of simple pleasures
Free toiletries, clean robes and being able to find the loo in the dark - all rated highly in Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts’ new survey on what people miss and enjoy about being away.
Friday 25, June 2010
Airlines to sell the majority of tickets direct to passengers by 2013: Survey
A survey has indicated that airlines are investing in IT to provide richer functionality to their online customers and creating additional channels to market in order to increase the level of direct sales now that online distribution is almost universal.
Thursday 24, June 2010
Hostelworld.com reveals emerging travel hotspots and summer travel trends
Hostelworld.com, the provider of online reservations to the budget, independent and youth travel market has announced the biggest growth markets in the travel industry during the past year.
Thursday 24, June 2010
British holidaymakers book well in advance: study
Britain has been described as a “scrupulous nation of Organised Explorers”, as the Brits book their holidays at least three months before departure, according to the latest Expedia Travel Bookings Report.
Tuesday 22, June 2010
The five key trends in revenue management for Hoteliers Worldwide
New report from Travelclick and HSMAI provides insights for improved financial performance.
Thursday 17, June 2010
UK Cruise Markets Continue to Grow
An increase in cruise ships, free airfare and amazing vacation deals available, have made Britons fall in love with the cruise vacation reports CruiseLineFans.
Thursday 17, June 2010
Global travel industry to experience “multi-speed” recovery
The global travel and tourism industry will experience a “multi-speed” recovery taking up to a further four years to fully recover to pre-global downturn levels, reveals a report launched today at the WTM Vision Conference.
Wednesday 16, June 2010
Site International Foundation Announces German Market Study
The Site International Foundation Board of Trustees is pleased to announce a new research initiative: the 2010 Study of the German Motivational Experiences Travel Market. In harmony with the mission of the Foundation, this study will focus specifically on buyer perspectives and behaviors of the motivational experiences and incentive travel market for Germany.
Wednesday 16, June 2010
New study stresses on the importance of speed and usability of travel websites
A new research study, examining consumer response to travel site performance, has indicated that there is a direct correlation between consumer satisfaction and site performance.
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