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Smartphones Trump Tablets in Mobile Booking This Summer

2014-07-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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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

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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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