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Campspot Publishes the Top Outdoor Travel Trends for 2023

2022-11-09 by Argophilia Travel News

RV

Nature is in high demand as Campspot’s second Outdoor Almanac reveals travelers finding ways to hit the road more often in 2023.

Tags: camping, camping trends, RV, RV camping, RV camping Crete, travel 2022, travel 2023, Travel Trends, trends

ETC Report Shows Traveler Finances as Main Barrier Long-Haul Travel

2022-10-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Eiffel Tower

According to the European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail BV, demand for travel this fall may decline over budgets.

Tags: American tourists, Brazilian travelers, Canada tourists, ETC, Europe flights, Europe tourism, Europe travel, long haul travel, travel markets, Travel Trends

GlobalData Says Ryanair Capacity Bump an Indicator of Things to Come

2022-05-22 by Phil Butler

Ryanair

GlobalData says Ryanair’s move to increase capacity reveals a trend toward low-cost carriers in the wake of pandemic woes. 

Tags: air travel 2022, airfares, budge travel, budget airlines, budget carriers, flights, Ryanair, Travel Trends, Wizz Air

Does Greece Brand Even Need a Tourism Ministry?

2021-05-24 by Phil Butler

Greece travel poster

Greece’s tourism ministry had dozens of media outlets pimping the country’s reopening to tourists this month. But is the hype necessary?

Tags: Clayton Bartolo, Croatia tourism, Google, Google Travel Trends, Greece 2021, Greece coronavirus, Greece demand, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greek City Times, Greek Reporter, Greek vacation, Harry Theoharis, Malta tourism, National Herald, Nikolina Brnjac, Peggy Antonakou, top travelers, tourism demand, Travel Trends, vacation in Greece

A WTTC Report Says 174m Travel & Tourism Jobs May Fall to COVID-19

2020-10-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Covid-19

According to recent data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) as many as 174 million jobs in the tourism sector will be lost this year on account of the negative effects of the coronavirus outbreak.

Tags: COVID-19, travel, travel industry, travel news, travel restrictions, Travel Trends, world travel, WTTC

Sojern Releases Latest COVID-19 Travel Impact Insights

2020-09-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Portugal

According to Sojern, travelers are responding to regulations to combat the spread of the coronavirus based on things like travel corridors set up to renew tourism.

Tags: COVID-19 advisory, destinations, Europe travel, Greece flights, Greece tours, Greece travel trends, portugal, Portugal corredor, Portugal tourists, Sojern, travel corredors, Travel Trends

Airbnb Reports On the New Travelers Post-Pandemic

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Airbnb Graffiti

According to a new report from Airbnb, the longer we are forced by the pandemic to remain at home, the more we want to get out.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb rentals, domestic travel, local travel, travel agents, travel experiences, Travel Trends, vacation rentals

Agoda Reveals Travel Trend Expectations for 2020s

2019-12-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Agoda research

Agoda says single apps for all travel needs, passport free travel, and app check-in are the top three ‘new travel norms’ of the next decade.

Tags: 2020 travel, 2020 Travel Trends, 2020 trends, Agoda, Agoda travel, Agoga research, Bookings, travel, Travel Trends

More Americans Visiting Europe: Via SquareMouth 2019 Traveler Trends

2019-08-07 by Argophilia Travel News

American tourist at Oia village

According to a travel trends report from SquareMouth released late last month, a lot more Americans are choosing to spend their vacation days in Europe this season.

Tags: American tourists, American traveler, Americans in Greece, Europe travel trends, European tourism, Greece travel, Greece visitors, Portugal travel, SquareMouth, Travel Trends

Mobilemoon: The Latest Travel Rage – Solo Trips With Your Phone

2019-08-06 by Argophilia Travel News

phone girl

Data from Expedia’s first Solo Travel Report reveals 60% of travelers plan to take a solo trip within the next two years.

Tags: Expedia, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, mobilemoon, solo travel, Solo Travel Report, Tourism in Greece, travel abroad, travel companion, travel tech, Travel to Greece, Travel Trends, trips

dnata Invests in AI by Aquiring Majority Stake in bd4travel

2018-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

dnata

One of the world’s biggest air services providers, dnata has announced having acquired a majority stake in bd4travel (Big Data for Travel).

Tags: AI, air services, arilines, artificial intelligence, bd4travel, data, dnata, dta, OTA, OTA's, passenger data, travel data, Travel Trends

Digi.travel EMEA 2018 Brings Fugure of Hospitality Into Focus

2018-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Digi.travel EMEA Conference & Expo 2018

The Digi.travel EMEA Conference & Expo 2018, scheduled to take place on December 11, in Athens.

Tags: Athens events, conferences, Digi.travel, digital marketing, digital travel, EMEA, hospitality, hotels, travel, Travel 2018, travel experts, travel meetings, Travel Trends, Wyndham Grand Athens

The European Travel Commission Reports Summer Months Growth

2018-11-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Paris skyline

European destinations reported healthy growth this summer despite rising political risks and less relaxed financial conditions posing a threat to the global economic outlook.

Tags: China, Europe travel, Europe trends, European Travel Commission, Summer 2018, Travel 2018, Travel Trends, Turkey Travel, visa-free

Skyscanner and ForwardKeys Team-Up On Behavioural Analytics

2018-06-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Skyscanner logo

Skyscanner is excited to be partnering with ForwardKeys to deliver two new behavioral analytical techniques within ForwardKeys’ Flight Searches tool, branded ‘Travel Willingness’ and ‘Catchment Area’, which aim to provide insights into macro traveler trends.

Tags: behavioral analytics, Behavioural Analytics, Big Data, data, ForwardKeys, Laurens van den Oever, Skyscanner, tourism tools, travel technology, travel tools, Travel Trends, traveler analytics

TripAdvisor Releases Experiences, Tours, and Activities Trends 2018

2018-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

tourism trends

TripAdvisor shares its top travel trend report for the experiences segment. TripAdvisor bookings data revealed that iconic sites remain wildly popular, while travelers are expanding their horizons and bringing growth to new, non-traditional and experiential categories.

Tags: reports, tour, tour trends, tourism reports, travel experiences, Travel Trends, traveler reports, trend report, trends, TripAdvisor

Smartphones Trump Tablets in Mobile Booking This Summer

2014-07-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

travel booking trends

Nucleus, a London-based brand consultancy with focus on travel and hospitality, released a series of mobile web browsing metrics on Tuesday. According to a survey, mobile traffic grew to 43% of all travel website traffic in June 2014. The survey revealed that Apple continues to retain a leading position, with 77.9% OS share and 87.8% […]

Tags: Bookings, Smartphone Bookings, travel technology, Travel Trends

Europeans Proclaim: “Central America or Bust This Summer”

2013-05-09 by Phil Butler

Josefina

As far as world beaches go, apparently many out there choose Cancun as the choice of beach getaways for Summer 2013. According to Orbitz the No. 1 international Summer beach hotspot is the legendary Spring Break destination in Mexico. Mexico and Central America are not only heating up temperature wise this Summer, but visitation wise.

Tags: 2013 travel, beach travel, Belize, Cancun travel, Central America, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Europe travelers, Florida, mexico, Nicaragua, Orbitz, Panama, Travel Trends

Travel Trends 2013: Sharm El Sheikh, More Popular than Ever

2013-01-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

African resort with luxury swimming pool

Cosmos Holidays have a few fabulous deals for travelers to Sharm El Sheikh, with packages starting at as low as £273 per person on January 13. Prices tend to get higher in the following months, culminating at £395 in May.

Tags: Sharm El Sheikh Hotels, Sharm El-Sheikh, Travel Trends

Trends: Travel Industry to Grow Strong in 2013

2013-01-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

GO Group logo

The travel industry can expect a healthy upswing in the coming year, at least in the US. A survey that covered some 374 shuttle passengers from around the US, and found that 23% of respondents will travel more in 2013 than in 2012.

Tags: The GO Group, Travel Trends

HomeAway.co.uk’ Travel Trends 2013 Revealed

2012-12-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

travel habits

According to UK’s leading holiday rentals website, HomeAway.co.uk, contemporary travelers are becoming more willing  to organize their own holidays in order to achieve desired results. Photo courtesy Wikipedia The era when travel agents were taking care of our vacations seems long gone. Nowadays, more and more holidaymakers prefer to do their own research, book accommodations directly […]

Tags: holidaymakers, HomeAway, online travel booking, top destinations 2013, Travel Trends, travel trends 2013, vacation rentals

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