The Top 16 Stats to Start Your New Week in Travel

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:

Iberia was the most on-time international airline in June, followed by Saudia & Aeroflot! @flightstats pic.twitter.com/QduWshz3nN

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 14, 2014

Hawaiian was most on-time U.S. airline in June, followed by Horizon & Alaska! @flightstats pic.twitter.com/vYcmVR4uzm

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 14, 2014

Bike lanes in U.S. cities have doubled since 2011 & may again by 2016 http://t.co/oxGgHzmONw

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 14, 2014

China special today: Red tourism on rise in China, 786mn tourists visited revolutionary sites, generating $32bn. http://t.co/WZLTie9XuS

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 15, 2014

Rise of Chinese indie travelers: 2/3rds of Chinese consumers say they
now prefer to travel independently. http://t.co/09kufud9OU survey.

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 15, 2014

Here's what Chinese travelers say reasons for traveling abroad, leisure biggest driver. http://t.co/09kufud9OU pic.twitter.com/QmIdDipEns

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 15, 2014

5 French Travel Brands Adding Friends the Fastest on Facebook pic.twitter.com/S44m9wKZzh

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 16, 2014

More big spending numbers: Total spending by Chinese tourists increased 20% last year after tripling between '09-'12. http://t.co/UJn7HUy2iO

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 16, 2014

The top 10 global shopping tourist nations. Source: @GlobalBlueBiz pic.twitter.com/tNsJIStUdr

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 16, 2014

Shopping tourism: Thailand, fastest growing shopping destination in 2013. Source: @GlobalBlueBiz pic.twitter.com/hEQJfy6kfu

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 16, 2014

Main reasons why people booking with OTAs/booking sites: price is #1 reason, still. Source: @JDPOWER pic.twitter.com/79VcM178QW

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 18, 2014

Travelocity has highest customer satisfaction rating among OTAs, too bad it may not exist too long. @jdpower pic.twitter.com/OGySpWwQIQ

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 18, 2014

http://t.co/Gc21h36xI7 & Expedia have most easiest booking/reservation system among OTAs, say consumers. @jdpower pic.twitter.com/pB5lZ4cRNO

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 18, 2014

Marriott Rewards ranks highest among hotel loyalty/rewards programs, then IHG. Source: @jdpower pic.twitter.com/CXhpNMmPvB

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 18, 2014

http://t.co/fFGd5RAPfa wins in pricing competitiveness in OTAs, Orbitz, http://t.co/09kufud9OU worst. @jdpower pic.twitter.com/HJG45Za0W9

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 18, 2014

Best Western, Hyatt & Red Roof Inn have a problem: least liked hotel rewards programs among all. @jdpower pic.twitter.com/MbCaO19iv6

— Skift Research (@skiftresearch) July 18, 2014