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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The increasing cost of healthcare in Western countries is driving a niche category of travel, medical tourism. A recent survey by the International Trade Commission suggests that 0.6% of all outbound travelers from the US were heading out on healthcare related trips, valuing the market at approximately $47 billion worldwide. The prospects for medical tourism
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Anyone who works with internet marketing has heard all about cookies. When it comes to web development and internet sites, a cookie is simply a small text file that may contain data that reflects a personal preference or information unique to the user, Another valid label is ‘tracking cookie’ and these little flies have become
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Pandemic related shutdowns turned the travel industry upside down and only until recently, have certain categories of travel returned to pre-pandemic levels. While volumes and traffic inch back towards growth, one area still remains a challenge, hiring staff. Covid-19 not only ground travel to a halt, it decimated the frontline workforce that travel providers depend
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Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) play a crucial role in the world of business and are essentially the backbone of most modern economies. In the United States alone, 99.9% of businesses are considered small (less than 1500 employees) and providing business services and solutions to this demographic can be lucrative. Strong performances from this category
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Question marks in the global economy may be contributing to a slowdown in leisure travel spending but business travel continues to roar ahead and is expected to top $1.52 trillion (USD) in 2024, considerably surpassing 2019’s pre-pandemic volume. Corporate and group travel continues to have a rosy forecast and businesses are looking at ways to
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Travel technology acquisitions continued at a sustained pace with key deals highlighting the need and demand for certain technologies that could help drive market growth. Statistics from the US Travel Association indicated that air passenger volume grew at a subtle 6% for the first part of the year, falling well short of the double digit
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