Traveller Segmentation: The Expanding Role of Cultural Explorers in Shaping Global Tourism
Christy Tawii
The global travel industry is expected to experience unprecedented growth in 2024, with 1.5 billion international trips forecast to generate a record-breaking USD1.9 trillion in tourism spending. Yet travel dynamics have changed profoundly due to global events such as the pandemic, wellness and sustainability and rapid technological advances.
Top Three Travel Trends: Balancing Growth with Sustainable Transformation
Caroline Bremner
Travel is in full swing as key milestones approach on the path to sustainability. Looking beyond ‘business as usual’ trends, how are travel businesses and destinations embracing transformation to ensure that the current growth paradigm fits with climate targets?
Chart of the Month: Understanding Consumer Trends in Vacation Planning
Paula Ferolla
Understanding consumer behaviour is crucial for travel and tourism players to tailor services, identify emerging trends and adapt to market shifts. From airline to lodging and attraction companies, businesses are evolving in sustainable and digital transformation, and adopting Generative AI.
世界一の「一人旅」国、日本。コロナ禍で一人旅への見方が大きく変化
Euromonitor International
ユーロモニターは、世界各国を対象に実施した消費者調査から、日本と、日本へのインバウンド客の８割以上を占めるアジア太平洋地域の旅行者の最新トレンドを発表しました。当社が実施した「ボイス・オブ・ザ・コンシューマー：ライフスタイルサーベイ」2024年版によると、一人旅をすると答えた人の割合は、調査対象国39か国中、日本が一番大きいことが判明しました。
FinTech Transformation Across Key Travel Verticals
David Zhang
Amid post-pandemic recovery, travel firms have been competing for share of wallets, but many have been trapped by manual operations and cumbersome payment. Financial experience impacts overall customer satisfaction, so partnerships should be formed between travel firms and fintechs to transform internal and external processes, catching the 8% CAGR (2023-2028) opportunities in the USD1.6 trillion world market in airlines, surface transport and attractions.
Reimagining Tourism: Top Three Travel Trends in Asia Pacific 2024
Caroline Bremner
Asia Pacific (APAC) tourism continues to flourish following the reopening of borders. Destinations and travel players are greeting the new faces of post-pandemic travellers, shifting attention from driving volume recovery to value creation for a sustainable future.
Arabian Travel Market
Christy Tawii
Arabian Travel Market is the gateway to truly global travel and tourism growth. For over three decades, there has been one goal - unlocking business potential for the travel trade industry.
World Travel Market Africa
Christy Tawii
At WTM Africa, everyone belongs. We cultivate a culture of inclusion at all our events, where the very things that make each of us unique are celebrated.
Analysing Inbound Travel Payment Experience in East Asia's Key Destinations – Part II
David Zhang
In the first article about inbound travel payment experience, insights in Japan and Taiwan China as well as key partnership developments were discussed. In this second article, the analysis focuses on mainland China and Hongkong SAR (special administration region) China, as well as the key opportunities for travel payment development.