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A detailed overview of the European travel market with market sizing and growth forecasts through 2013, this report focuses on the European online leisure/unmanaged business travel marketplace. It also includes an in-depth analysis of six individual markets: France, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Spain and Scandinavia.
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Social networks and the mobile Internet have begun to exert a strong influence on how consumers plan, purchase and experience their leisure travel. PhoCusWright's Traveler Technology Survey 2011 delivers the insights needed to stay on top of these dynamic travel technology trends.
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PhoCusWright has followed the evolution of online travel purchasing from its inception. PhoCusWright's U.S. Online Travel Overview Eleventh Edition is the industry standard for sizing and forecasting, providing deep, actionable insights into the U.S. travel market.
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Understanding the similarities and differences among travelers in France, Germany and the U.K. is essential for travel companies building brands in these distinct markets. Gain the consumer insight you need to thrive in Europe's competitive travel marketplace with this report.
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This one-hour recorded PhoCusWright Webinar explores the behavioral trends, motivations and intentions of U.S. travelers. The package includes the audio recording and presentation deck of the July 13 Webinar. Discover the status of consumer travel in the U.S. and insights into key indicators for the upcoming year.
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Hoteliers' concerns for survival have given way to cautious optimism. Economic recovery for hoteliers is fragile. Hospitality ADR improvement is regionally uneven. And overall ADR increases are stubbornly slow. The hotel business recovery is being dampened by continued value-consciousness from both the business and leisure segments.
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Like umbrella sales on a rainy day, OTAs do best when inclement conditions dampen the travel marketplace. But despite the countercyclical boost, the OTA segment as a whole skidded off its growth track for the first time in 2009. The decline was inconsistent across companies, however, and share shifts between the major players concentrated the loss to certain brands, while other brands managed to buck the trend.
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Although 2008 and 2009 were among the worst years for U.S. airlines, 2010 is shaping up to be among the best. The 2008 oil price spike, which led to untenable fuel prices for airlines, was followed by a steep economic recession. The result was a dramatic decline in corporate demand for travel and, for airlines, those precious premium customers.
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The cruise industry is experiencing a modest but welcome recovery in 2010 after a brutal 2009. The recession and subsequent collapse of demand forced cruise lines to slash prices, while the H1N1 crisis in Mexico in the first half of the year effectively killed a major destination market and created itinerary chaos in the Caribbean market. But the crisis has abated.
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PhoCusWright's Canadian Online Travel Overview Second Edition: 2007-2011 provides updated market sizing and projections through 2011 as well as an in-depth analysis of the major trends in online travel and distribution, including consumer behavior, the effects of the global recession, and the dynamics of social media and mobile.
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