Travelers from the United States increased tourism spend on their Visa accounts by 7 percent, those from Canada by 11 percent, and Mexico by 19 percent. Most notably, travelers from Brazil increased international travel spend on their Visa accounts by 32 percent in 2011 – 43 percent of which was in the United States.
Americans are more positive about the number of days they intend to travel this spring but they are not as positive about their spending according to a national survey by D.K. Shifflet & Associates.
As the end-of-year holiday countdown continues, Americans are making final plans for travel and taking to the web for advice. According to the third annual Access America Vacation Confidence Index released by Mondial Assistance USA, 60 percent of consumers say they factor other travelers’ online reviews into their plans when booking a vacation.
According to the November ALTOUR Index, the luxury travel expert's bi-monthly survey of hundreds of their leisure agents, autumn travel is a perfect time for non-traditional vacations, particularly among high-end travelers.
Having surveyed 15,124 Brits from September through end of October, Cheapflights.co.uk finds travel is still a priority despite recession and budget cuts in other areas.
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) released its 2012 Travel Price Forecast, which projects supplier prices for airlines, hotels, ground transportation providers, and meetings and events (M&E) spend.
Learn from the hotel industry on how brands need to be more vigilant about protecting their bottom lines and their customer relationships on the Internet.
