Consumer

For many, modern day train travel may not conjure up images of elegance and luxury. The daily rail commute to the city probably doesn’t compare with the golden age of train travel… but that might be changing. Both rail lines...

The recently released 2019 U.S. Travel Trends Report from WEX and Mastercard reveals recent trends in the accommodation preferences of American travelers. According to the report, hotels continue to be the preferred choice of accommodation when traveling. 74% of those...

Package holidays, or package vacations, are making a major comeback. As proof, big players in online travel are noticing and adjusting their product offerings with an eye to serve travel package shoppers. TripAdvisor, while officially vague on the subject, seems...

2018 will soon come to a close, and several groups recently released reports on the year’s trends as well as deep dives into 2017 year-end data. There is much to celebrate—the volume of travelers, and the revenue they generate, is...

The travel industry has long operated on a fee-for-product or fee-for-service basis. Consumers purchase an individual airline seat or a hotel room, and pricing strategies are built around getting the highest possible payment for that particular product. But as other...

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...

“81.1% of visitors to travel booking websites left without completing a booking” in the first quarter of this year. Dave Cruickshank, chief executive of ATCORE Group, shared this startling statistic in a post for travolution.com. He adds, “Travel sites have the...

For more than two years, the uncertainty around Brexit has led to fears about how the referendum will impact the travel habits of the British. But even as many details still need to be worked out, one thing is starting...

There’s a new breed of online hotel deals generating considerable buzz. How do these “twists on traditional practices” work and what do they mean for hotels’ relationships with online booking sites? We’ll look at two new programs—one rewards travelers for...

Hotels and OTAs are offering short-term rentals and Airbnb is listing hotel rooms. Why? This spring, Airbnb’s managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Jeroen Merchiers, told a Skift Forum Europe audience,  “The concept of home sharing and staying...