GlobalData Travel & Tourism
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7 Feb
Hotel booking sites reborn as ethical standard bearers
An investigation into the online hotel booking sector may present an opportunity for booking sites to reposition themselves in an ethical light.
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23 Jan
Gatwick drone chaos cost easyJet £15m, but revenue up 13%
Despite having to pay out £15m as a result of the drone chaos at Gatwick airport in the run-up to Christmas, easyJet’s trading outlook for 2019 remains positive.
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3 Dec
Marriott data breach is a disaster but presents an opportunity to change data security for the better
How Marriott reacts to a mass data breach from here on will affect not only the company, but shape how travel companies treat data.
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27 Nov
Hot summer and heavy discounting weigh heavily on Thomas Cook’s results
Thomas Cook today issued an unscheduled update on its expected 2018 results in what essentially constitutes a profit warning.
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16 Oct
Thai Maya Bay closes indefinitely indicating a need for overtourism solutions
Thailand received over 35 million international tourists last year, equivalent to more than half the country’s population, according to GlobalData.
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31 Aug
Culinary sharing economy goes global as traveller appetite grows
In recent years, the number of food and drink enthusiasts around the world has risen rapidly giving way for verity of culinary experiences from fine dinning under the sea to the more authentic sharing economy like dinning experiences.
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24 Aug
What do people really want from air travel?
Air travel satisfaction is dropping despite airports’ and airlines’ numerous attempts to improve overall passenger experience Satisfying air travellers has been bothering airlines and airports since forever.
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14 Aug
Is the digital detox of holidaymakers becoming travel companies’ problem?
Players in the travel industry have been chasing high technology and fast connectivity for years—from Wi-Fi on cruise ships in the middle of the ocean, or on planes at 10,000 feet above the ground, to using latest tech in hotels.
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11 Jul
French tourists are flocking to Portugal: Here’s why
Portugal is one of the fastest growing destinations in terms of departures from France, as French tourists visit the country in ever greater numbers.
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29 Jun
Saudi Arabia family travel on the up, but is the tourism industry ready
Family travel is dominating international travel from Saudi Arabia, one of the largest source markets in the Middle East and the largest market of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), presenting lucrative business opportunities for tourism players willing to target this cohort.
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9 May
The tourism industry must heed the warnings of Boracay Island and Maya Bay
The Philippines Government has shut down Boracay Island for six months from April over environmental concerns that the area had turned into what President Rodrigo Duterte called a “cesspool” due to the high influx of visitors over the past decade.
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27 Apr
Chinese tourism is booming but domestic travel is the real driving force in the country
Chinese tourism is already big and it’s still growing.
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16 Apr
British Airways basic economy fare sign of no-thrills economy travel boom
British Airways has become the latest airline to offer a so-called basic economy fare on their long-haul flights in a bid to compete with their low cost airline competitors as well as addressing traveller demand for cheaper way to get to their destination.
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27 Mar
Airline consolidation could mean flying is about to get more expensive
People aren’t happy about hidden fees pushing the cost of air fares upwards when booking flights.
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9 Mar
Why Saudi Arabia is likely to be a slow burn for tourism
Saudi Arabia’s plans to transform its economy have been ramped up, with it issuing the first tourist visas from 1 April.
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20 Feb
Airbnb still has a lot of growing up to do before its users trust its service
Airbnb is evolving as a company, aiming to be involved with all aspects of the travel experience.
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15 Feb
Big musical festivals are money making machines and they’re spreading around the world
The popularity of music events and festivals is increasing globally and opportunities exist not just in hosting events, but in incorporating them into national tourism strategies.
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9 Feb
As you book your Valentines’ city break, spare a thought for the locals
Europe has numerous cities that are considered romantic and are consequently popular among tourists who take a city break to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
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1 Feb
What the Netherlands can teach us about the future of pot tourism
Recreational marijuana is gradually being legalised across a number of countries worldwide — decriminalising cannabis in an attempt to generate new economic activity, not least in the tourism industry.
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25 Jan
Space tourism is coming. These are the companies that are making it happen
A number of companies are competing to be the first to make space tourism a reality, namely Virgin Galactic, Boeing, SpaceX, and Blue Origin.
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18 Jan
The Trump Slump has knocked the US down the tourist charts — and Spain’s on the rise
Spain is expected to become the second most popular tourist destination in the world, overtaking the US, as the so-called Trump Slump is causes tourism to the US to dip.
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11 Jan
Losing the Commonwealth Games 2022 might be the best thing to happen to a city
Hosting large sporting events is often seen as a win for city officials.
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4 Jan
Asia’s mountains are the ideal place for transformative travel
Transformative travel through mountain climbing and trekking is very popular around the world and especially in the US, Germany, France, and Switzerland.
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20 Dec
In 2021 there will be over 200m Chinese tourists travelling the world — and they’ll do it through WeChat
China is the largest outbound tourism market in the world, with international departures from the country growing rapidly.
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13 Dec
Skiing holidays are under threat and they may not survive
Skiing is expensive; convincing people it’s worth the cost is important for the future of the sport, but, loss of snowfall due to climate change is the industry’s biggest challenge.
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8 Dec
Here’s how Trump moving the US Israel embassy to Jerusalem will affect the region’s tourism industry
US president Donald Trump has recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and officially presented his plans to relocate the country’s US embassy from Tel Aviv.
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1 Dec
What can other countries do to benefit from the royal engagement hype?
The UK’s tourist industry will undoubtedly be the main benefiter of the royal wedding.
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29 Nov
Saudi Arabia wants to become a tourist hotspot but it’s got a long way to go
Saudi Arabia seems ready to open its doors to tourists, hoping to rival Dubai as a tourism hotspot.
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16 Nov
Airbnb needs to act now to prevent being strangled by regulation
Airbnb this week revealed it had taken $1bn in revenue for the third quarter of 2017.
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10 Nov
Sustainability and technology dominate discussion at the World Travel Market trade show
At the World Travel Market international trade show at London there were two obvious themes: the need to promote sustainable tourism, and to embrace technology.