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While still dealing with the effects of the recession, the travel industry is entering a period of recovery - a renaissance that applauds and sustains new ideas, new approaches and new discoveries. PhoCusWright's technology trend predictions for 2011 reflect both this idea-laden environment and a consumer who is more empowered than ever before, equipped with access to unprecedented amounts of information.
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While U.S. travelers spent nearly $27 billion on travel activities, attractions, events and tours in 2009, these activities have failed to penetrate and participate in the broader travel distribution ecosystem. This report analyzes the travel opportunity for events and activities in the U.S., and identifies opportunities and challenges for travel suppliers, distributors and technology providers.
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This Online Event reviews some of the current general mobile trends and looks to the near future on mobile's impact on the travel industry.
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The ubiquity of mobile phones has set the stage for travel's newest interface for competition. PhoCusWright's Traveler Technology Survey: Mobile, part of the larger PhoCusWright report on trends in traveler technology, investigates who's using mobile devices, which types of phones are big among online travelers, and which mobile activities travelers perform most.
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The majority of online travelers are members of a social network - but what does that mean for travel companies? PhoCusWright's Traveler Technology Survey: Social Networking, part of the larger PhoCusWright report on trends in traveler technology, explores how travelers are using social networks and how their activity affects their travel planning and sharing.
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How do travelers interact with travel companies through social networks? How many travelers are carrying smartphones? PhoCusWright's Traveler Technology Survey 2010 takes a close look at travelers' adoption levels and examines their attitudes toward new travel platforms, features, and functions powered by technological innovations.
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This Online Event recording highlights travelers' adoption of and attitudes toward new travel platforms, features, and functions that have been powered by innovations in technology.
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These 25 companies, most of which presented at PhoCusWright's 2009 Travel Innovation Summit, have created innovative ways to engage travelers at these stages.
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PhoCusWright has isolated ten key travel innovation and technology trends from the plethora of global initiatives in the past year. Together, these trends form a mosaic of interconnected components that set the direction for the future of travel distribution.
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The mobile landscape is continuing to shift. While mobile travel bookings are still in their infancy, demand for travel applications soared in 2009, and the industry responded. Here are the top developments of 2009 and a look at what to expect in the coming year.
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