Tourism Trends News
Pound for pound, Black Sea Coast in Bulgaria ranked top beach holiday for UK travellers
The ‘Kelkoo Beach Index’ released today, ranks 20 of the world’s most popular beach destinations based on the factors that matter most to British holidaymakers.
UK travellers try out new sports on holiday
Research has revealed 7.1 million UK travellers have learnt a sport or hobby on holiday in the past three years.
Travel figures still substantially down against last year, but beginning to recover
Following the release of today’s ONS UK Travel Statistics, please consider the following comment from Mike Saul, Head of Hospitality and Leisure, Barclays Corporate:
Holiday searches up 25%
Figures out today from the ONS show the number of Brits travelling abroad last year dropped 15%.
Travel industry expects short term pain but long term gain; New Survey
The UK travel industry is bracing for another year of relatively low growth and subdued consumer confidence next year, but travel companies remain optimistic that Government spending cuts will have minimal impact on their operations and 2012 and 2013 will offer increasingly positive operating conditions, according to the annual Barclays Corporate Travel Forum Survey.
Quality growth is instrumental to the travel management industry
Increased demand for high calibre specialised business travel management has seen Wings® Corporate Travel grow rapidly in recent months, culminating in the launch of their third operation in the UK, located in Manchester.
73% of consumers interested in annual membership packages are getting away
Half of all consumers recently surveyed are interested in buying annual membership packages that provide insurance, travel and lifestyle benefits, when informed that these would be priced significantly below market value compared to purchasing the individual benefits alone.
NCR Survey Finds Today’s Travelers Want More Control Managing Their Trip from Departure to Arrival
Results show travelers seek greater convenience and flexibility, including ability to manage itinerary changes and travel preferences via self-service channels
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to Release Measure of Travel and Tourism Output
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will release quarterly estimates of tourism spending for the 1st quarter of 2010.
A quarter of UK holidaymakers go over budget overseas
Post Office Travel Money advises how travellers can avoid overspending when abroad
Confidence in travelling abroad falls
With BA due at the High Court in a bid to stop the strikes and continued disruption caused by the ash cloud, Confused.com highlights a fall in confidence when it comes to foreign travel.
International trends expert Daniel Levine bringing travel and tourism future trends to the Caribbean
Caribbean travel industry leaders looking to cash in on the “Next Big Thing” will discover powerful answers at the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)’s Caribbean Marketing Conference, when international trends consultant Daniel Levine unveils his ground-breaking revelations on how travel businesses can prosper by embracing ascendant social trends.