The Top 14 Travel Stats to Start Your New Week

Our daily @skiftstats Twitter feed continues to send out byte-size data points every weekday about the global travel industry, serving as a great companion to the more in-depth stories we do here on Skift.

Below are 14 of the best data nuggets from the last week, to start your new week in travel:

Accessible tourism: If Europe were to cater to needs of special needs travelers, it would be huge economic bump: pic.twitter.com/aKUm3D1w3s

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 7, 2014

Key point: Researching for trips, Singaporean travelers employ both online & offline resources, like elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/YaaeXHHgMu

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 7, 2014

Here are largest hotel chains/groups in the world in 2014, IHG is still #1 by # of rooms. Source: @HospitalityON pic.twitter.com/S1MMLfuOiI

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 7, 2014

These are the top hotel groups in Europe, Accor far outstrips others in # of rooms. Source: @HospitalityON pic.twitter.com/9RV7snG5rP

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 7, 2014

Here's how airlines are valuing mobile services investment. Mobile check-ins are working, they think. @SITAonline pic.twitter.com/q98t2PuBon

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 8, 2014

Ancillary fees for airlines are v small on mobile currently, but growing fastest. Source: @SITAonline pic.twitter.com/F9wFkeQOg6

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 8, 2014

By 2017, 75% of airlines will have added mobile ecommerce/shopping for smartphones. @sitaonline. pic.twitter.com/9RWkHP5198

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 9, 2014

Ticket booking thru airline websites is now 30% globally, check-in using a
mobile, kiosk & web has reached 38% of all checkins. @sitaonline

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 9, 2014

Not surprisingly, low cost carriers have been most successful in driving up self-service adoption. @sitaonline pic.twitter.com/mxfwHlcaQK

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 9, 2014

Airlines get most media noise about digital devices, but least usage amongst all transport options. DePaul LAS. pic.twitter.com/e6SdmzoL5Q

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 11, 2014

Here's how passengers are using digital devices during various modes of transport. Source: DePaul LAS pic.twitter.com/2tlzwmg0Y9

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 11, 2014

New relaxed airline rules on using digital devices seems to be having no major effect on usage! Source: DePaul LAS pic.twitter.com/9PMhlMJvM6

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 11, 2014

Greatest proportion of tablet/e-reader users are travelers on airlines, then Amtrak & commuter rail. DePaul LAS. pic.twitter.com/IckmeqFJAh

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 11, 2014

World cup and increase in Brazil tourism spending. Up 169%. Source: mastercardnews pic.twitter.com/2MbiAuNQmi

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 12, 2014