Articles tagged “euromonitor”

Even as CEOs of major hotel chains argue that Airbnb doesn't threaten their bottom lines, the projection that some short-term rental companies will have higher room sales than some hotels by 2020 makes their footing less secure.

Cities are the focus of future travel trends and can offer travelers diversified experiences. Some of the planet's fastest-growing cities are in China and India.

The buzz around Chinese travel spend is certainly warranted but let's not forget the Americans and Germans, to name a few.

China has driven urban tourism growth worldwide for several years, but an overall strengthening global economy will make other markets -- including established and growing ones -- equally important moving forward.

Travelers' unstoppable move towards mobile booking and planning provides companies an enormous opportunity to stay in contact with customers on a real-time basis during every stage of a trip.

So domestic visitors in UK will really have to save the day for the London Olympics, this analysis says. But they're the ones most frustrated with all the traffic, security and other snarls across London and elsewhere.