Tourism Trends News Page 17
Traveller interest in Japan hits highest levels for 2011
Following reports this week of economic growth for Japan after the devastating earthquake and tsunami earlier this year, there’s more good news for the country: tourist interest in Japan is at its highest levels so far this year, according to TripAdvisor research*.
Online vacation rental industry poised for growth
DepositGuard, a web-based platform designed to increase security and transparency for online vacation rental transactions, conducted a survey of travelers to determine the reasons behind existing hesitation to select vacation rentals when choosing accommodations.
Cruisers see quadruple the countries non-cruisers do
As part of ongoing research into the holiday habits of Britons, an online cruising travel agency conducted a study of UK adults aged 40 and over in a bid to discover how many different countries across the World they have visited in their lifetime so far.
U.S air ticket sales up 6 percent
ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 6.24 percent* year-over-year in the first ten months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, and 26 percent over the same period in 2009.
Britons still plan to spend on 2012 travel despite economic woes
TripAdvisor today reveals the results of its 2012 Travel Trends Survey - now in its fifth year. While the troubled economy is the most significant concern for Britons planning their 2012 holidays, travel budgets look set to remain healthy and tourism generally will be buoyant with two thirds (66%) of Brits planning to take between two and four leisure trips in 2012.
Growing number of holidaymakers want environmentally rated holidays
One in three holidaymakers believe that holidays should have an environmental rating – much like a star rating, ABTA’s 2011 ABTA Consumer Trends Survey has found. ABTA estimates that this represents over 10 million people taking foreign holidays.
95% slump in leisure bookings for London Olympics
Leading inbound tour operators to the UK have revealed revised figures to those released earlier this week indicating that they are experiencing an average 95% downturn in bookings during the London Olympic period next year with some reporting plummeting sales of nearly 100% for August 2012.
Fifth of cruisers loyal to one operator
New research from an online cruise travel agency has revealed that half of British cruisers are loyal to cruise operators, a fifth of which have only ever cruised with one operator.
Businesses flying high to success with flexible, affordable air travel
UK Businesses are flying high to greater productivity and profitability thanks to flexible and affordable air travel from aircraft lease and travel company MPS Aviation.
1 in 10 men base holidays around sporting events
A new poll by a leading online independent travel agency in the UK has revealed what men most like to base their holiday decisions on, with a tenth claiming that sporting events at various locations around the world often sway their choice of destination.
Lack of runway capacity could lead to £47 billion being drained from the UK economy
New research published today by leading economists, FTI Consulting, claims that the ‘do nothing’ approach to runway capacity expansion in the South East “will stifle UK growth” and could result in lost benefits of up to £47 billion over the next 30 to 50 years.
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