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While Russia and Eastern Europe's travel market lags more developed regions in terms of online travel penetration, its technological maturity is advancing rapidly. This growth includes metasearch, an area where multiple brands are thriving in this fragmented marketplace. This Analysis examines the travel metasearch landscape in Russia and Eastern Europe, including prevailing market conditions, key players and trends driving the evolution of the category.
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Compared to their counterparts in the U.S., hotels in Europe lag significantly in terms of revenue generated from ancillary sales - either directly through their own facilities, or via third parties. This Spotlight examines the state of ancillary hotel sales in Europe, including the types of available add-ons, distribution channels, technology drivers and growth potential.
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PhoCusWright's U.K. Online Travel Overview Eighth Edition provides data, analysis and insight into the U.K. travel industry, and projects future performance through 2014. The report covers U.K. travel market dynamics, and contains detailed information on key segments, including air, hotel, car rental, rail, tour operators and online travel agencies.
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PhoCusWright's Italian Online Travel Overview Eighth Edition provides data, analysis and insight into the Italian travel industry, and projects future performance through 2014. The report covers Italian travel market dynamics, and contains detailed information on key segments, including air, hotel, car rental, rail, tour operators and online travel agencies
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PhoCusWright's German Online Travel Overview Eighth Edition provides data, analysis and insight into the German travel industry, and projects future performance through 2014. The report covers German travel market dynamics, and contains detailed information on key segments, including air, hotel, car rental, rail, tour operators and online travel agencies.
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PhoCusWright's Spanish Online Travel Overview Eighth Edition provides data, analysis and insight into the Spanish travel industry, and projects future performance through 2014. The report covers Spanish travel market dynamics, and contains detailed information on key segments, including air, hotel, car rental, rail and online travel agencies
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In 2011, Europe's total and online markets continued their recovery from the recession and enjoyed healthy overall growth. Despite this success, however, slowed growth is expected in the next several years as the debt crisis nips at the economy's heels. PhoCusWright's European Online Travel Overview Eighth Edition provides comprehensive analysis, sizing and forecasts of the region's total and online leisure and unmanaged business travel markets, breaking them down by segment and channel and giving special attention to the six major markets: France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain and the U.K.
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The Benelux region – comprising Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg – is frequently viewed as a homogenous geographical area rather than separate countries with unique travel-specific characteristics and trends. This Spotlight examines the online and total travel markets in this small but dynamic region, identifying key similarities and important differences between the individual country markets it includes.
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The second quarter of 2012 was challenging for U.S. public online travel agencies (OTAs) – Expedia, Orbitz and Priceline. While domestic business was resilient for most, relatively weak travel demand in Europe meant that growth from overseas operations was muted across the board.
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With uncertainty still lingering over many of the world's economies, consumers have grown increasingly careful about their travel spending. A range of influences and information sources impact how consumers decide where to go, and travel behavior varies considerably across different markets. This report explores how the process of destination selection is evolving, and in particular how this process differs between travelers in the U.S., France, Germany and the U.K.
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