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Up And Coming Destinations |
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Research reveals that nearly half of global travelers (47%) want to take more trips in 2018, including city getaways full of history and culture (41%) to foodie havens (41%) and beach breaks (50%). Read more |
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UNWTO World Tourism Barometer |
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Destinations around the world welcomed 1.1 billion international tourists between January and October 2017, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This represents a 7% increase on the same period of last year, or 70 million more international arrivals. Strong demand for international tourism across world regions reflects the global economic upswing. Read more |
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U.S. Air Ticket Sales Trends |
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Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) reported today that the average U.S. roundtrip ticket price for November 2017 was $484, unchanged from October 2017. Average November 2017 ticket prices are down .5 percent compared to November 2016. Read more |
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Disruptive Forces Are Striking The Hotel Industry |
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From the likes of Airbnb to growing competition in the food and beverage space, disruptive forces are striking the hotel industry from all angles. Read more |
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Hotel Investment Trends |
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With both macro- and micro-trends supporting fixed-income hotel investments, here are five reasons why there has never been a better time to structure hotel leases in decades. Read more |
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U.S. Airline Employment Trends |
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The four network airlines that collectively employ 64.7 percent of the scheduled passenger airline FTEs reported 2.1 percent more FTEs in October 2017 than in October 2016. Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines increased FTEs from October 2016. Month-to-month, the number of network airline FTEs rose 0.3 percent from September to October. Read more |
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Cashless Transactions |
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The burger chain Shake Shack recently made headlines when it announced plans to open its first completely cashless restaurant in New York. Read more |
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Alcohol Trends For 2018 |
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In our new Whats Hot Culinary Forecast, we asked 700 chefs to give us their thoughts on the top alcoholic beverage trends for 2018. Here's what they said. Read more |
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Hotel Online Distribution |
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When we think about Airbnb, its easy to see how theyve become such an incredible success story. For dreamers and movers alike, Airbnb has continually excelled not in selling physical accommodation, but selling a destination. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of visiting a number of the worlds most beautiful destinations, to meet with and stay at some truly incredible hotels. As a traveller, however, I know my first destination was not, in fact, at any of those places. Read more |
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