Travel Still Feels the Effect of COVID-19 The outlook for travel remains positive as the market is poised to finish off 2024 at or above pre-pandemic levels which is good news for travel businesses and providers. The bad news is that staffing along the frontlines still remains a critical challenge in the industry. An American […]
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Leisure Travel Makes Its Comeback For the travel industry, 2024 marks the year that many categories are finally surpassing 2019 volumes, suggesting consumers are ready to shift their spending on trips and experiences. The comeback for leisure travel may be slower than other categories but is positioned to reach pre-pandemic levels by the end of
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The cruise industry continues to see positive forward momentum as demand for all-included cruising experiences grows. The category itself is a bright spot in the travel industry seeing 31.7 million seaborne passengers in 2023, surpassing pre-pandemic levels by 7%. The outlook is even sunnier with cruise capacity expected to grow 10% through 2028 (CLIA). One
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Technology has always played a key role in the travel industry and businesses will be adopting new innovations and layered solutions to help continue to drive business and create efficiency as the market is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2024. Capital also continues to flow into travel technology startups at a
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Sustainable travel is a growing category as more travel consumers are becoming reflective of the environmental impact they create.The market was valued at $3.15 trillion and is expected to more than double to $7.74 trillion by 203 (XXX). The potential for the market is much higher as the trend faces ‘trust’ issues from consumers. A
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A recent report from UN Tourism paints a bright picture for the travel industry. Over 285 million people traveled internationally in the first quarter of 2024, a 20% increase over the same period the year before. Volume and traffic pushed to 97% of pre-pandemic levels during the January – March period, suggesting a strong and
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Speaking of busy international airports, most would think of cosmopolitan cities such as New York, Paris or London as being the busiest but in fact, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was by far the busiest in the world, seeing over 104 million passengers in 2023. Dubai was next in line with almost 87 million passengers but
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Working from home has become a controversial topic in the business world. Some CEO’s publicly vent about the dangers to productivity, efficiency and competitiveness with remote working while others tout and praise the benefits of a hybrid or fully working from home structure. While the efficiency and productivity numbers are debated, there is no doubt
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PRESS RELEASE 8.19.24 (NO EMBARGO): The mobile travel app market continues to grow even in the face of softening demand for leisure travel. Mobile travel apps generated $629 billion (USD) in 2023, a 13% increase of the previous year and a record 850 million people used travel apps last year (Business of Apps). Actual usage
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A quick Google search will show that the sharing economy was established in 1995 and was most likely created by companies like eBay. That fact is debatable since classified ads have been around since Gutenberg invented the printing press but popularity of the sharing economy steadily powers ahead and is forecasted to be valued at
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