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While the U.S. economy showed clear signs of recovery in 2012, there were enough mixed signals to make vacation decisions difficult for many Americans. Through a longitudinal analysis, PhoCusWright's U.S. Consumer Travel Report Fifth Edition examines traveler behavior along each step of the travel planning process - from the media travelers rely on to make destination and product decisions, to the channels they use to book and share their trip experiences. Key metrics include frequency and duration of trips, travel expenditure and travel component purchases, and travel intentions for the coming year.
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Japan ceded its leadership of the Asia Pacific travel market to China in 2012, and it will remain the regional runner-up for the foreseeable future. But as the country makes slow, steady progress toward recovery from its losses during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the unique characteristics of its travel market - partly mature, partly developing - will continue to attract attention from global online travel agencies and hoteliers.
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PhoCusWright's European Consumer Travel Report Third Edition explores consumer travel trends in three major European markets: France, Germany and the U.K. The study outlines year-over-year changes in leisure travel incidence, trip frequency and duration, travel expenditure, international travel and travel product purchases. Analysis provides an in-depth look at the use of online and offline channels during three stages of the travel planning process - destination selection, shopping and booking - and examines travel-related engagement via the mobile web and social networks.
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On May 30, 2012, PhoCusWright analysts turned their attention to the dynamic Indian travel marketplace and the country's new breed of sophisticated, tech-savvy travelers.
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PhoCusWright's India Consumer Travel Report provides a complete picture of the new Indian traveler: who are they, how they travel, how they shop, and what they want.
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Two new reports from PhoCusWright reveal that despite a slowing economy, rising fuel prices and a troubled aviation sector, India's travel marketplace is expanding rapidly, and is poised for strong double-digit growth for the next several years. Purchase both reports and save 15%.
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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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March 22, 2012 Webinar Recording and Deck With smartphone usage among U.S. travelers surging past the 50% mark, the mobile platform has not only matured, but is now influencing every stage of the travel life cycle. From deciding where to go, to getting real-time directions after they've arrived, travelers are rarely without their mobile devices. The implications and opportunities for travel companies are enormous.
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Smartphone adoption rates among leisure and business travelers have reached a tipping point, and consumers are tapping into the mobile Internet all the time, wherever they happen to be. From researching destinations to navigating the streets in a foreign country, travelers leverage the mobile Web before, during and after their trips. This report examines how travelers use the mobile Internet to plan, purchase and enhance their travel experiences, and outlines the key factors and trends that characterize this dynamic and increasingly influential channel.
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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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