WTTC: France to keep its crown as most popular destination for international visitors

Latest flight booking data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and its knowledge partner ForwardKeys, shows France is set to keep its pole position as the world’s most popular destination for international arrivals this year. The research reveals a positive outlook for France’s inbound travel, with arrivals set to almost reach pre-pandemic highs […]

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Rhodes, Greece revealed as best city for solo travellers

–A report from Wizz Air has ranked European cities based on solo-traveller TripAdvisor reviews to determine which cities are the best destinations for those travelling alone. Solo travelling is the latest travel trend that is growing exponentially.  As with any travel plan, the destination plays a vital role and requires a lot of thought to […]

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New Travel Motivations in Europe: Trending Destinations in 2024

Mabrian presented the latest update of our travel motivation analysis, focusing specifically on the evolution of trends in motivations to visit Europe. The study is based on active listening methodology on social media to identify trends in tourist interests. Covering the period between January and October of this year, compared to the four previous years, […]

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Luxury and experiential trips lead HBX Group’s 2024 travel trends

As we look ahead through 2024, demand for travel remains undiminished. But what is evolving are the expectations of travellers. Demands on the technology used by holidaymakers and business travellers is accelerating, while the personalised experiences travellers seek continue to advance. Last year, topics front of mind for global hospitality included, “trip stacking” with many […]

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Global Travel Now Pay Later Market Size To Exceed USD 103.5 Billion by 2032

According to a research report published by Spherical Insights & Consulting, the Global Travel Now Pay Later Market Size is to grow from USD 45.6 Billion in 2022 to USD 103.5 Billion by 2032, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 8.6% during projected period. Travel now pay later services are financing options that […]

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Mabrian: New Travel Motivations in Europe: Trending Destinations in 2024

Mabrian presents the latest update of its travel motivation analysis, focusing specifically on the evolution of trends in motivations to visit Europe. The study is based on active listening methodology on social media to identify trends in tourist interests. Covering the period between January and October of this year, compared to the four previous years, […]

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Heraklion revealed as the second-biggest tourist hotspot in Europe 

-A recent study from the airline, Wizz Air, has revealed that Venice is the European city with the largest number of tourists compared to locals. With the Christmas holidays fast approaching, Wizz Air wanted to find out which European city has the highest and lowest concentration of tourists. To do this, they analysed the number […]

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easyJet survey reveals that holidays have increased in importance for Brits with more likely to travel abroad in 2024

Research by easyJet conducted with 2000 UK consumers this month (November 2023) showed that over two thirds (67%) are more likely to travel abroad in 2024 than they did in 2023 Protecting holiday spend remains a priority for over three quarters of Brits (77%)  –  up from 70% last year, with the majority even more […]

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ForwardKeys: Israel-Hamas war slows the recovery of global air travel

ForwardKeys, the leading travel analytics firm, with several unrivalled datasets, has revealed that the Israel-Hamas war has not only had a negative impact on aviation to and from the Middle East; the effect is global, with the whole market slowing by 5 percentage points (p.p.) in the three weeks since Hamas’ attack on Israel on […]

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Peak summer months at Europe’s airports drive strong recovery amidst challenges

ACI EUROPE releases its air traffic report for September and the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 – a peak period for European air travel. Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +12.1% in Q3 compared to the same period last year. Despite persistently higher air fares and enduring pressures from rising inflation, the […]

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