Douglas Quinby, senior vice president, research, kicked off Center Stage on Wednesday, Nov. 8, with a deep dive into the state of digital in travel and the key themes driving global travel, tourism, hospitality and innovation. Find out what’s hot, what’s hype, the size of the pie, and where you fit in. This extended data deck is now available exclusively to Phocuswright Research Subscribers and Conference Attendees.Analyst: Douglas QuinbyTopic: Technology InnovationResearch Type: Report
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The new French government, led by president Emmanuel Macron, has committed to supporting the country’s travel sector, with ambitious plans to grow international arrivals. However, a series of crimes against visitors and high-profile terror attacks have hampered efforts to attract tourists. Despite this significant challenge, the French travel market will return to growth in 2017, with gross bookings expected to rise 2%. This report presents findings on the French leisure travel market, including sizing and projections from 2015-2021, analysis of key travel segments, distribution dynamics, major players, trends and more.Analysts: Peter O'Connor, David Juman, Cathy WalshTopic: Market Overview & SizingSegments: Air, Hotels & Lodging, Online Travel AgenciesRegion: EuropeResearch Type: Report
The Asia Pacific region is blossoming with digital travel startups vying to disrupt the status quo of incumbent intermediaries that have been around for more than a decade. APAC startups are garnering astonishing investor attention and implementing viable strategies to bolster local market adoption. This report takes a comprehensive look at the APAC travel startup ecosystem from 2005-2017, with a focus on key investors and acquisitions, and the vertical and horizontal categories that are generating the most interest and activity.Analysts: Chetan Kapoor, Michael ColettaTopic: Technology InnovationRegion: Asia PacificResearch Type: Report
Tours, activities and attractions is one of TripAdvisor’s fastest growing segments, and the company’s CEO has stated that “Things to Do” could be TripAdvisor’s next billion dollar category.Analyst: Douglas QuinbyTopic: Destination & Activities MarketingResearch Type: Report
Public online travel companies increasingly tried to be everything to everyone in the first half of 2017 (1H17), no longer satisfied with just sticking to the business of processing travel transactions or driving clicks. Eyes were on metasearch as newly public Trivago set off to pursue global ambitions, and Priceline’s Kayak gobbled up international players Momondo and Mundi. The biggest online travel agencies (OTAs) went full speed ahead integrating vacation rental options into their booking engines to keep their accommodation businesses competitive amidst private accommodations’ rising popularity. The online travel world remained resilient and optimistic as collective gross bookings by nine publicly reported companies rose.Analyst: Alice JongTopic: Market Overview & SizingSegment: Online Travel AgenciesResearch Type: Report
With mobile ownership still on the rise in Europe, European travelers continue to evolve in terms of how they use mobile devices – particularly smartphones – before, during and after their trips. And as technology advances in terms of the travel-related functionality available to consumers at home and on-the-go, European travelers are embracing a range of websites, apps and services to facilitate their trip planning, purchasing and sharing. This special collection of reports explores how technology is impacting European travelers’ attitudes and behavior.Analysts: Mark Blutstein, David Juman, Cathy Walsh, Brandie Wright, Claudia UngerTopics: Consumer Trends, Mobile, Social & Search, Technology InnovationRegion: EuropeResearch Type: Report
Social media provides a 360-degree platform for the entire trip life cycle – from providing trip inspiration and deals during the dreaming phase to sharing travel experiences post-trip. But as technology progresses and travelers expect more visual allure on their social feeds, travel marketers must up the ante to break through the social clutter. This Spotlight highlights the social networks that are most popular with French, German and British travelers, and examines the impact of social on travel planning, shopping and sharing.Analysts: Brandie Wright, Mark BlutsteinTopic: Social & SearchRegion: EuropeResearch Type: Report
After years of rapidly rising adoption, mobile has become nearly ubiquitous for travelers. Mobile plays a role in every phase of trip life cycle, but data around the app landscape has been elusive. This report – in partnership with Apptopia – takes an in-depth look at the lay of the travel app land, analyzing more than 100 apps across the travel ecosystem. Topics covered include:Top travel apps by downloads and monthly active usersDynamics across the Android and iOS platformsCompetitive analysis within and across travel segments: hotels, airlines, intermediaries and car rental/ground transportationTop apps across different segmentsMobile is poised to become the primary traveler touchpoint for travel brands. Purchase this report now to keep in step with this increasingly critical piece of the online travel puzzle.Analysts: Coney Dongre, Douglas QuinbyTopics: Mobile, Technology InnovationSegments: Air, Car Rental & Ground Transportation, Cruise, Hotels & Lodging, Online Travel AgenciesResearch Type: Report
A sound economy, low airfares and a strong appetite among its people to see the world are responsible in large part for Australia’s healthy travel market. In New Zealand, where tourism is the largest employer, visitor arrivals grew 10% in the first half of 2017 over the previous corresponding period, while the number of international trips by New Zealanders rose 11%. This report provides market sizing and projections for ANZ's total and online travel markets from 2015-2021, along with analysis of key segments, trends and dynamics that are shaping the market.Analysts: Martin Kelly, Deepak Jain, Maggie RauchTopic: Market Overview & SizingSegments: Air, Hotels & Lodging, Online Travel AgenciesRegion: Asia PacificResearch Type: Report
When Apple first introduced iBeacons (later just called beacons) in 2013, these small short range wireless transmitters were hailed as the foundation of new age of micro geo-targeting. Retailers were going to use beacons to automatically notify consumers of exclusive deals while passing by a store in the mall. In the travel space, beacons would help travelers navigate the airport, check security wait times and take advantage of special deals. Now, four years later, the use of beacons has become common place impacting the enroute and in destination travel experience.Analyst: Norm RoseTopic: Technology InnovationResearch Type: Report