Tourism Trends News
Holidays in developing countries - 22% of Germans would like to meet the local people
A challenge for the travel industry: 22% of the German population would like to meet local people on holidays in developing and newly industrialised countries. That is almost 14 million Germans aged 14 and over.
Loco Over Local: Four Trends Reshaping Tourism
The travel industry has a pretty good handle on many aspects of its marketplace.
New tourism figures confirm Australia’s resilience in 2009
New tourism figures released today show international visitors to Australia during 2009 remained steady despite the tough conditions for tourism globally.
Check Safety First calls for UK hotels to take guests’ welfare seriously
Eighty-eight per cent of tourists would not return to the same hotel where they had contracted an illness or had an accident.
Flight searches to warmer climes up 26%
The reversal of the Met Office’s prediction from a “barbecue summer” to a summer of “near or above average rainfall” could trigger a late rush for sun, travel search site Skyscanner reports.
Vacation.com predicts babyboomer travel boom
The leisure travel industry is about to boom thanks to the Baby Boomers coming of age and having more free time and the desire to travel, according to Lauraday Kelley, CTC, MCC, vice president Education & Training for Vacation.com.
Online travel sales continue to rise
The trend for booking travel and holidays online continues to rise and themajor travel groups are reporting double-digit growth figures in passengernumbers.