Wellness Travel Trends – A Niche Category With Broad Appeal?

What are the key wellness travel trends of 2019 to date? “Wellness” likely means something different to each of us. Luckily, the options for travelers who want to focus on health and wellbeing are growing. There truly is something for...

Once seen as a seemingly insignificant part of the travel industry, the tours and activities sector continues to grow (and experience growing pains) as it follows its own path. The annual tours and activities global market is estimated at $150...

It’s clear that social media and travel are in a long-term relationship, and it benefits travel companies to be a committed partner—and to keep the romance alive. A recent post on Medium.com might have been hyperbole just a couple years...

“The errant child of the industry,” is how a recent Phocuswire post describes metasearch. “Its inherent usefulness as a consumer tool was purely, some argued, to compare prices.” Adding, now we’re at a “fascinating point in its evolution.” In a...

In 1989, just 3% of the US population possessed a passport. And, as Sally Peck writes for The Telegraph, while that figure has grown to 42%, it’s still the minority.  This means the majority of Americans travel domestically.  Expedia surveyed...

Three thousand miles coast-to-coast with forests and deserts, mountains and prairies, and small towns in between, combined with unique regional flavors and culture, equals countless possibilities for the quintessential US road trip.  More and more Americans are doing this each...

The travel industry isn’t necessarily a predictable one, even in a good year. While some trends have lasting power, others come and go. This year has shown us that major events like the World Cup in Russia, the heatwave in...

More and more travelers are ditching trips filled with too much food and drink for trips that allow them to maintain or restart a healthy lifestyle. In fact, Global Health and Wellness Tourism 2018 finds that “wellness tourism is growing...

In this second post looking in detail at the Mastercard and WEX 2018 Travel Trends report, we take a look at US travelers’ booking behavior and preferences. The survey of 1,500 American travelers ranging in age from 18 to 70,...

Destinations are turning to sporting events as a way to revitalize themselves. With technology keeping us connected to these events, it’s no surprise international sports events have grown in appeal. Decades of research find that these events can impact economic...