Topic - Travel Trends

U.S. Airlines Prepare to Accommodate Nearly 46 Million Passengers over the 18-Day Holiday Travel Period continue reading →

After-tax net income $3.8 billion in 3Q 2018 (22nd consecutive quarterly after-tax net profit) continue reading →

Expedia.com analyzed thousands of data points this year to identify the top trends in travel for 2018, and the results show that American travelers are increasingly interested in unique and novel experiences. Highlights from the report include the rise of secondary destinations like Chiang Mai, the Azores and Cartagena, and non-traditional lodging options such as tentalows and houseboats. continue reading →

IATA announced global passenger traffic results for October showing that demand rose 6.3% compared to the same month last year. continue reading →

Agoda reveals Las Vegas, Bangkok and London as the top city destinations among Agoda travelers across the world in 2018. continue reading →

Travel to and within the U.S. grew 3.2 percent year-over-year in October, according to the U.S. Travel Association’s latest Travel Trends Index (TTI) marking the industry’s 106th straight month of overall expansion. However, according to the Leading Travel Index (LTI), there is continued cause for concern looking ahead to the new year. continue reading →

Over Two-Thirds of Business Travellers Book Air And Hotels Directly or Through an Online Travel Agency continue reading →

In September 2018, marketing carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 81.9 percent, up from the 75.2 percent on-time rate in August 2018. On-time numbers for marketing carriers were not reported in previous years. continue reading →

Data analysed and published by Airports Council International (ACI) World has found a 5.4% increase in global passenger traffic on a year-on-year basis in July. continue reading →

U.S. airlines carried an estimated 75.3 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers, seasonally-adjusted, in October 2018, up 0.1 percent from the September estimate, according to a Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) first estimate. continue reading →