June 17, 2019 by David Craft
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...
June 3, 2019 by Anant Patel
The Middle East travel market, which once was mostly limited to regional travel or travel to major cities in Europe, like London, has seen a major shift in recent years. The younger generation of travelers is a rapidly growing demographic...
May 27, 2019 by Greg Thompson
Growth and plenty of it have been the cruise line industry’s outlook for nearly 10 years. “There’s nothing I see that suggests any kind of slowdown is on the horizon,” said Frank Del Rio, chief executive of Norwegian Cruise Holdings...
May 13, 2019 by Richard Cogswell
Travel industry news is awash with posts and articles about China, and the influence its considerable traveling population has on global tourism. But, Asia’s impact on travel isn’t isolated to China alone nor is the influence one-sided. Travel inherently brings...
May 6, 2019 by Anant Patel
The overall Europe travel picture is rosy, with continued growth and recovery region-wide according to Phocuswright’s European Online Travel Overview. Areas hit by political and financial crises a few years ago are seeing a recovery in tourism, as well as...
April 29, 2019 by Cynthia Frebet
Travelers flying to less mainstream destinations, or flying into smaller airports on budget airlines, often have a challenge getting directly to their destination. To ease this situation, and for other reasons, airlines have made interline or codeshare deals with each...
April 22, 2019 by Greg Thompson
Can it really be ten years since the end of the last recession for the U.S. travel industry and the start of a “historic burst in travel demand felt by segments across the travel industry”? In the 2019 US Travel...
April 8, 2019 by Bill Cooper (Coop)
More and more, travel companies are choosing to adopt a platform business model that puts the customer left, right and center to keep them coming back for more. A driver behind this approach is the realization that customers want more...
March 25, 2019 by Richard Cogswell
Travel experts are running out of adjectives to describe China’s sustained growth in both inbound and outbound travel. The numbers tell the story. China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI) is forecasting an 11% increase in travel this year, bringing the total...
March 18, 2019 by Natalie Good
Tourism’s steady growth over the past decade has had positive and negative impacts around the globe, with many countries seeking to enjoy the benefits and minimize the challenges. One of those challenges is “sustainable travel,” a term often used for...