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Eastern Europe's travel market is a sleeping giant just beginning to wake up. The market experienced healthy growth in 2010 and 2011, and while options and demand for travel are improving, cultural barriers and the European debt crisis still hinder development. PhoCusWright's Eastern Europe Online Travel Overview sizes the total and online leisure and unmanaged business travel markets in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and the Czech Republic. The report also compares trends across product segments, provides analysis of the primary online booking channels, and highlights the key players influencing the market.
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As it treads along the path to recovery from the global economic crisis, the European airline industry is undergoing a major transformation. Consolidation is becoming commonplace, cash-poor airlines are exiting the market, and strong low-cost airlines carriers are continuing to grow and consolidate.
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Intensified competitive pressures in a dynamic marketplace, combined with changing consumer behavior, continue to shape European tour operator strategies – especially with regard to technology. This article examines recent travel technology trends driven by the German divisions of major pan-European tour operators.
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Heads up, travel companies: 2012's host of technology trends – including new developments in social e-commerce, business intelligence and content fragmentation – will have huge effects on the future of travel distribution.
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Despite the economic difficulties of 4Q11 – rising fuel prices and airfares, a stronger U.S. dollar, and ongoing financial drama in Europe – online travel agencies delivered mostly strong performances, with solid growth in international markets. The outlook for 2012 is exciting but uneven, with OTAs fighting hard for U.S. share and making gains in Europe.
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Data, analysis and insight into the U.K. travel industry, with projections of future performance trends through 2013. The report covers U.K. market dynamics, and contains detailed information on individual segments such as air, hotel, car rental, rail, tour operators and online travel agencies.
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Data, analysis and insight into the Spanish travel industry, with projections of future performance trends through 2013. The report covers Spanish market dynamics, and contains detailed information on individual segments such as air, hotel, car rental, rail, tour operators and online travel agencies.
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Data, analysis and insight into the Scandinavian travel industry, with projections of future performance trends through 2013. The report covers Scandinavian market dynamics, and contains detailed information on individual segments such as air, hotel, car rental, rail, tour operators and online travel agencies.
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Data, analysis and insight into the German travel industry, with projections of future performance trends through 2013. The report covers German market dynamics, and contains detailed information on individual segments such as air, hotel, car rental, rail, tour operators and online travel agencies.
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Data, analysis and insight into the Italian travel industry, with projections of future performance trends through 2013. The report covers Italian market dynamics, and contains detailed information on individual segments such as air, hotel, car rental, rail, tour operators and online travel agencies.
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