Catégorie : Research

  • The state of the American traveler in January 2025

    A December 2024 Future Partners survey of 4,000 American travelers found that 31.7% feel their household’s financial situation has improved over the past year Jan 16, 2025 American traveler sentiment is expected to drive a strong start for the travel industry in 2025. Travel brands should pay attention to trends shaping travel spending and behavior,…

  • Phocuswright predicts steady growth for travel in 2025

    The company’s latest report, « Travel Forward: Data, Insights and Trends for 2025 » offers a comprehensive look into the future of the global travel market, which is currently valued at $1.61 trillion Jan 15, 2025 The report forecasts continued growth in the global travel market through 2026, with annual growth of 6-9%. Online bookings are expected…

  • 2024 in business travel

    Corporate Traveler’s 2024 Year in Review shows that business travel among small and midsize businesses grew by 9% in 2023 Jan 15, 2025 Based on data from 625,000 trips over the past year, Corporate Traveler’s 2024 Year in Review dives into customer booking trends, numbers, and expert insights that share what matters most to small…

  • Chinese travel agents see full outbound recovery by 2025

    The optimism comes as agents explore new sales channels, adapt to changing demographics and respond to the evolving expectations of Chinese travelers Jan 15, 2025 Travel agents are optimistic about the recovery of China’s outbound tourism, predicting a full recovery by 2025, according to Dragon Trail’s latest Chinese Outbound Travel Trade Survey. More than half…

  • Google Cloud Skills Boost

    Google Cloud Skills Boost

    04 Prompt Design in Vertex AI book Course access_time 3 hours 45 minutes show_chart Introductory Complete the introductory Prompt Design in Vertex AI skill badge to demonstrate skills in the following: prompt engineering, image analysis, and multimodal generative techniques, within Vertex AI. Discover how to craft effective prompts, guide generative AI output, and apply Gemini…

  • OTAs caught overcharging travelers from Bay Area

    An investigation shows that hotel booking sites charge San Franciscans up to $500 more per night for the same rooms than travelers from less affluent cities Jan 14, 2025 SFGATE’s investigation found that booking platforms like Expedia, Hotels.com, and Booking.com routinely raise prices for Bay Area users based on their IP addresses. For example, a…

  • Bots now account for 44.5% of Internet traffic in the travel industry

    The 2024 Bad Bot Report reveals a significant increase in malicious bot activity targeting the travel and airline industry Jan 14, 2025 The report shows that only 51.1% of Internet traffic in the travel and airline sector is generated by humans, while the rest is generated by malicious bots. This is an increase from 37%…

  • The housing theory of everything – Works in Progress

    Try listing every problem the Western world has at the moment. Along with Covid, you might include slow growth, climate change, poor health, financial instability, economic inequality, and falling fertility. These longer-term trends contribute to a sense of malaise that many of us feel about our societies. They may seem loosely related, but there is…

  • Tripadvisor and Perplexity partner for travel planning

    By combining Tripadvisor’s travel expertise and data with Perplexity’s AI search, we’re creating a seamless experience for the modern explorer Jan 13, 2025 The partnership combines Tripadvisor Group’s vast travel resources – including one billion reviews, AI-generated summaries and over 300,000 travel experiences from Viator – with Perplexity’s advanced search capabilities. Together, they deliver personalized,…

  • China’s extended Spring Festival Holiday drives travel surge

    China expects a record 9 billion trips this Lunar New Year, thanks to the holiday extension to eight days, from January 28 to February 4 Jan 13, 2025 The longer eight-day holiday has encouraged many travelers to opt for “traveling for the New Year,” according to a poll done by the Ctrip travel agency and…