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This week we launched a new Twitter data feed, SkiftStats, a collection of daily travel stats, charts, and curio, curated by Skift’s editors, and 10 odd tweets a day later, it has been a big hit among the early adopters of it so far.
Here are the top 10 tweets out of those, and for more: Follow Skift Stats on Twitter
Visa-on-arrival is the new currency in global travel, circa 2013. Source: @UNWTO pic.twitter.com/D5JdyLMkSY
— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) March 24, 2014
Follow the money: Africa to Middle East is fastest growing business/first class traffic in airlines. Source: IATA. pic.twitter.com/ywQGRUVjt5
— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) March 23, 2014
Direct brand website bookings for La Quinta Inns is now bigger than OTAs. Source: LQ SEC filing. pic.twitter.com/tPcemM4Lx6
— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) March 27, 2014
We think of Europeans as global travelers, but almost half really just care for sun-sand. Source: Flash Eurobarometer pic.twitter.com/Jq2C8Qrgyl
— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) March 23, 2014
While we all equate travel as foreign & exotic travel, worldwide 71% of it is actually local tourists. Source: @wttc pic.twitter.com/g0RLzYGgAb
— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) March 23, 2014
76% of Americans travel alone. Millennials, here is your chance to change the world. Source: BTS. pic.twitter.com/2j3AV4lFJu
— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) March 24, 2014
Fascinating: Things Travelers Can’t Live Without — Asians Need their Phones, Americans Need CCs. Source: Agoda pic.twitter.com/H4h8eB5LRv
— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) March 25, 2014
21% of your $300 U.S. domestic round trip air ticket goes to taxes, and it could go up to 26% soon. Source: @Natl_Ai… pic.twitter.com/QcP2tjSE0o
— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) March 26, 2014
The largest airlines in U.S., and their 2013 income. Delta's largest. pic.twitter.com/PRAYp1ItBp
— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) March 27, 2014
The top 40 airports worldwide by seat capacity, on international departing flights. Source: OAG. pic.twitter.com/Lj6Y9rvakX
— Daily Travel Stats (@skiftstats) March 26, 2014
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