Travel Industry Trends - Travel

Results from a new survey of unmanaged business travelers in Best Western’s loyalty program, Best Western Rewards®, provide further indication that the effects of the recession are easing and that more people plan to hit the road for business again in 2010. - More

Changes in Consumer Consciousness about Environment, Culture, and Interconnectedness Are Creating New Modes of Travel - More

When the acclamation has faded should the cheerleaders be reminded that February 2010 is (5.3%) off where it was in 2008? - More

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) halved its loss forecast for 2010 to US$2.8 billion (compared to the US$5.6 billion loss forecast in December 2009). The improvement is largely driven by a much stronger recovery in demand seen by year-end gains that continued into the first months of 2010. Relatively flat capacity translated in... - More

With almost 50% of traffic numbers available, the February pax numbers are down by more than (2.4%) - More

Travel professionals report a confident outlook and see an increased role for service, technology, and specialization to serve the needs of future travelers - More

Online Luxury Hotel Deal Expert's Annual Survey Reveals Preferences, Travel Booking Practices and Most Sought-After Destinations of More Than 6,000 Travelers - More

As the recession sapped demand for travel, hotel operators got creative. They shut down restaurants, closed floors and even cut back on newspaper delivery to ride out the downturn. - More

European Cities Marketing (ECM) represents more than 100 major cities in 33 countries. An analysis of a representative sample of European cities conducted by the association shows that the European city tourism market has experienced a surprisingly fast recovery in visitor flows beginning in the second half of 2009. - More

The industry is beginning to show signs of a recovery, with modest increases in revenue and forecasts of growing demand this year. - More