17 Travel Data Nuggets to Start Your Work Week
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Our daily @skiftstats Twitter feed continues to spit out byte-size data points every day about the global travel industry, serving as a great companion to the more in-depth stories we do here on Skift.
Below are 17 of the best data nuggets from the last week, to start your new week in travel:
3 largest travel GDS/booking systems in world compared: Amadeus vs Sabre vs Travelport. Source: @businesstravelnews pic.twitter.com/AeXsCTRIjT
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 9, 2014
The largest corporate travel agencies in 2014, source: @businesstravelnews pic.twitter.com/WfEeMim7jr
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 9, 2014
The luggage buying habits of Americans, in numbers of units sold. Source: Travel Goods Association. pic.twitter.com/0qrfPc73TA
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 9, 2014
While cruises is still a U.S. heavy passenger crowd, it is beginning to change & diversify. Source: CLIA. pic.twitter.com/0YhU5H8ZHX
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 10, 2014
Car rentals brands' market share at U.S. airports, Hertz leads, Enterprise not far behind. BusinessTravelNews pic.twitter.com/zT6jrhf9Ri
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 10, 2014
Starwood most profitable global hotel co, followed by Marriott, then Hilton, Wyndham & Shangri-la. BusinessTravelNews pic.twitter.com/KSo89cPjnn
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 10, 2014
The world's largest hotel companies, by the number of properties globally. Source: BusinessTravelNews pic.twitter.com/WFev6oMUwq
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 10, 2014
World's largest hotel companies, by number of rooms they have. Source: BusinessTravelNews. pic.twitter.com/MWDZM9DRbG
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 10, 2014
The top international meetings destination countries in the world in 2013, US tops. Source: @iccaworld pic.twitter.com/ZMugY5glmH
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 11, 2014
The top cities where international meetings happened in 2013, Paris is #1. Source: @iccaworld pic.twitter.com/WZdondokXF
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 11, 2014
Gulf/Middle East travelers are majority family/VFR travelers, 68% overall! source: @amadeusnews study. pic.twitter.com/tBl997DyQV
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 11, 2014
Booking patterns of business travelers in Gulf/Middle East, on a big upswing there. Frost & Sullivan/Amadeus pic.twitter.com/hHCFnL134Q
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 11, 2014
20% of apps are used only once, and that's an improvement of 6% over 4 years! See more at: http://t.co/i9fGy4koVW pic.twitter.com/0nt07jrQ9B
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 12, 2014
India's pretty pathetic when it comes to travel & tourism's contribution to GDP, lower than Pakistan! Source: @wttc pic.twitter.com/SCek38WjsJ
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 12, 2014
Tiny Singapore has more visitors per year than giant India. Lots to be done. @wttc. pic.twitter.com/OzZvDDU31b
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 12, 2014
Here's how key Asian countries rank on ease of visas for tourists. Malaysia has it figured out. @wttc pic.twitter.com/JgyeTMkIFM
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 12, 2014
Android has surpassed iOS in app engagement, overall. Source: @localytics http://t.co/3vIv8i5T05 pic.twitter.com/NECsfhum67
— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) June 12, 2014
Photo Caption: 20% of apps are used only once by users of smartphones!
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