Why airlines keep creating even more types of fares Many airline executives insist that their so-called New Distribution Capability, or new method of sharing data for selling tickets, will hit a major target next year. Source: Hotel Marketing Why airlines keep creating even more types of fares
US expects Indians to be its fastest growing int’l visitors by 2024 The US Department of commerce’s “Forecast of International Travellers to the US by Top Origin Countries” sees the number of Indian visitors growing from 13.8 lakh (actual) in 2018 to 14.3 lakh in 2019, and to 18.8 lakh in 2024. Source: Hotel Marketing US expects Indians to be its fastest growing int’l visitors by 2024
The digital travel dilemma Thomas Cook is a prime example of how digital travel ended the once iconic travel company. Yet, the entire ecosystem of travel will be as vulnerable as Cook was. Source: Hotel Marketing The digital travel dilemma
A NEW ERA OF TRAVEL IS UPON US Have you felt it? A new era of travel is upon us. We might only see some external signs, from the use of technology to the evolved preferences of the traveller, but the hidden undercurrent is more powerful than ever — it grows stronger. A shift in behavior and, more importantly, in values of the customer has been sparking here and there for a few years, now accelerating, with the tipping point closer than ever. Mega-trends, from the rebalance of the world’s wealth epicenter, of the planet’s age dynamic, are meeting a nearer uncertain economic horizon, strong environmental concerns, and new expressions […]