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Skyscanner: travellers are turning to 80-90 day bookings | Athens sees the biggest increase in travel duration

The shift of travellers towards early planning and booking windows of 60-89 days and 90+ days is seen in Skyscanner’s new Horizons report for the June-August 2024 summer quarter, which also reveals that well-known Greek destinations dominate the most popular destinations searched on Skyscanner by EMEA travellers. While Athens shows the largest increase in the […]

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ETC: Europeans still optimistic about Travel

European travellers are eager to resume travel, but anxiety over a rising number of coronavirus cases and stringent travel restrictions may cause many to put their anticipated journeys on hold, according to a new study released today by the European Travel Commission (ETC) in the framework of a project co-funded by the European Union. This […]

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Expedia: Same-State Stays, Road Trips and Flexibility Pave the Way to Recovery

Summer travel inarguably looks different this summer, and the latest report from Expedia sheds light on the emerging priorities and behaviors of Americans looking to get away. Leveraging search and demand data and a national poll of 1,000+ Americans, results from the report include: 85 percent of U.S. travelers are likely to take a road […]

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Study on the re-use of hotel towels: Force of habit saves laundry and cuts pressure on the environment

Who hasn’t seen those little signs in hotel bathrooms urging us to re-use our towels for the sake of the environment? The appeal tends to sound a bit threatening: “Every day tonnes of towels are washed in hotels around the world, consuming huge amounts of detergent that pollutes our water.” But the invitation to use […]

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China business travel market emerges as global leader in business travel spend

China’s business travel market has overtaken the United States as the number one business travel market in the world. This is one of the key findings from the GBTA BTI Outlook – China 2016 H1, a report by the GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), sponsored by […]

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