Travelling is one of the most loved activities for most people across the world.
The travel and tourism industry has been growing and expanding with each passing year and the amount of money that one spends of travelling these days has also increased as compared to what people spent on this a decade ago.
There are many factors which have influenced the way we travel today and some of them are internet and mobile technology. Travelling has been made simpler and much more fun due to these aides.
1. How Mobile Technology Is Changing World Travel
Mobile technology has changed travel forever and this can be estimated from the fact that 17% have research a trip on a mobile app or a mobile website. Infact 3 out of every 4 people use a mobile device while on the move and 12% people have downloaded an app related to travel.
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2. Popular Travel Destinations
UK is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world and it is followed by Istanbul because of its cultural and historical importance. Qatar too is becoming one of the most popular travel destinations in the world today and India too is on the list due to places like Goa and Kerala.
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3. Taking Off
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans planned to take a vacation in 2007 but that was before the recession. 30% people like to take a beach vacation while 20% prefer a romantic holiday. There are about 42% employees who have cancelled or postponed their vacation plans due to work.
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4. Travel Connections
Google+ is a growing global community which has seen a growth of 821% one month after its launch. The top 10 countries represented on this platform are US, India, Brazil, UK, Canada, Germany, France, China, Spain and Taiwan. Google+ has 250 million projected users by the end of 2012.
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5. Travel Industry Trends And Statistics
International arrivals are forecasted to exceed one billion by the end of the year 2012 and the Middle East experienced a decline of 8% in international traveler arrivals due to the Arab Spring. The top reasons for people to travel are leisure, holidays, work, health treatments and others.
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6. Travel Insurance
In the year 2010, the total US population was 309 million and the number of Americans insured for travel was 124 Million. It is a fact that 17% of the people who buy travel insurance have a claim at some point or the other. Most people buy travel insurance for trip cancellation coverage.
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7. The Travel Guide To Up Selling And Cross-Selling
All trips aren’t created equally and travelers also have varying levels of up sell and cross-sell interest based on the type of trip or mode of transportation that they are booking. Shifts in technology have shifted the marketing strategy as well and therefore Smartphones and tablets also impact traveler’s interest in up sell and cross-sell offers.
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8. The Rise Of China’s Social Traveler
The 5 traveler’s typologies in China are business travelers, self drive travelers, package tourists, luxury shopping travelers and backpackers. Some of the most popular travel related sites are vertical travel sites, search and booking sites, lifestyle sites and travel and e-commerce sites.
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9. How Travel Marketers Calculate ROI On Social Media
Facebook is the preferred social media platform for airlines followed by YouTube, LinkedIn and Flickr. On the other hand, customers prefer Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Foursquare and Gowalia etc.
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10. Winter Travel
The top airlines for travelling are Delta, Virgin, JetBlue, Southwest and American Airlines whereas the top trains are Amtrak, cta, mta and Septa. Starwood, Hilton, Marriott, IHG and Choice hotels are the most preferred hotels for travelers.
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11. 50 Most Popular Travel Destinations
As of the year 2011, some of the most popular travel destinations in terms of public places are New York City, Las Vegas, California, Mexico City, and New Orleans etc. For heritage, Paris, China and New York City are quite popular whereas for Amusement parks, Florida, California and Tokyo top the list.
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12. Travel-Facts About Mobile Search
There has been a 450% increase in use of mobile devices for travel information since 2009 and by 2017, 50% of online direct bookings will be made on mobile devices. Of all the travelers who own a mobile device, 61% made a purchase on a tablet in the last 6 months.
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13. Travel And Expense Management
The top ten international most visited cities are London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. The top ten most expensive cities for small business travel are London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Toronto and Vancouver.
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14.Online Travel Barometer
57% people purchase holidays online, 16% of all travelers use mobile devices to book trips and 23% book via travel agent which is down from 28%.The fastest growing destinations by visitor numbers are Rio De Janeiro, Tokyo, Quito, Abu Dhabi and Tunis.
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15. The Social Travel Revolution
1.6 Billion Tourist arrivals will take place by 2012. Of all the travel companies, 69% saw traffic growth from Facebook while 46% of all travel companies saw traffic growth from Twitter. The top 5 airlines have 2566000 fans on Facebook.
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16. Holidate: Love And Travel
Love and travel go hand in hand and the most romantic cities in the world are Paris and Venice. Travel is infact the topic which is most likely to be talked about on a first date, followed by work and music. Italians lie about places they’ve been to nearly 300% more than Germans.
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17. US Q3-2013 Travel Trends
Within US, the top travel destinations in Q3-2013 were New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver and Las Vegas. Females travelled more than males for the first time in 2013. Out of all the travelers, most travelers booked hotels in the same week of stay.
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18. Where Australian Travelers Died Oversees
A total of 995 Australians died whilst travelling in 2013 and 91% of these deaths occurred in 50 countries including US, Greece and Thailand. The major cause of these deaths was illness followed by natural causes, accidental deaths and murder and suicide.
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19. Travelling, Trips And Trends
3 out of every 4 vacation trips taken are for vacation purpose. The top vacation activities for US domestic travelers are for visiting relatives, shopping, visiting friends, rural sightseeing and for beaches. Bus is the most affordable means of transport for travel in US.
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20. Amazing Travel And Vacation Destinations In The US
The most expensive room in US is the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa whose price per night is $40000. The award for the all around amazing resort goes to The White Barn Inn for which you have to pay a price of $600 per night. The Drake Hotel gets the most historic hotel award whereas the Jules Undersea Lodge is the most unusual hotel.
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