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Travel Trends

Skift Originals

LGBT leisure travel is an untapped gold mine, says LGBT marketing specialist Out Now

Although the source should be taken with a grain of salt, destinations and brands that tap into this branding power are sure to see the benefits.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

LGBT leisure travel is an untapped gold mine, says LGBT marketing specialist Out Now

Tourism

The number of UK tourists visiting the states dropped for the past four years

“Just once is enough,” seems to be the thoughts of British tourists who are dipping their toes in USA tourism and then turning around to explore their more exotic neighbors to the east.

Skift | 12 years ago

The number of UK tourists visiting the states dropped for the past four years
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Hotels

Trend Alert: Luxury car brands make inroads in Asian hotel industry

Asian travelers are seeking out the luxury brands they recognize in all aspects of travel, and the hotel industry offers an exceptional opportunity to expand a brand and connect with consumers.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

Trend Alert: Luxury car brands make inroads in Asian hotel industry

Skift Originals

Trend alert: Shopping tourism to drive growth as east invades west’s shopping malls

The key to shopping tourism is making spending as easy as possible for incoming tourists by breaking down cost and cultural barriers and creating an entire experience centered around stores.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

Trend alert: Shopping tourism to drive growth as east invades west’s shopping malls

Tourism

Brands roll out the red carpet to earn loyalty of Chinese tourists

The brand that’s the first to earn Chinese loyalty on the road is on its way to long-term success as the high spending demographic is growing and new enough to still pick favorites.

Lola Pedro, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Brands roll out the red carpet to earn loyalty of Chinese tourists

Hotels

Pop-up hotels: they exist and they’re a big hit

Pop-up hotels offer a quick ROI with the ability to change location should instability sour a destination and the opportunity to tailor hotel themes to match special events.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Most of the $5 million spent on hotel improvements this year went to lobby renovations

Spending is up again as rates and occupancy levels are the highest they’ve been in years, but the focus on lobby design means hotels are most concerned with their first impressions and brand identity.

Skift | 12 years ago

Most of the $5 million spent on hotel improvements this year went to lobby renovations

Airlines

Air traffic grows in Middle East and Latin America despite global stagnation

Both global and domestic air travel growth remained weak this August with exceptions for Middle Eastern carriers in the international market, and domestic market growth in both China and Brazil.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

Staycations dying off as pre-recession travel habits return

Staycations was a terrible term for local travel. And local travel as a trend, the engine of local development, isn't going away, it is just morphing in various ways.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

New trend sees music festivals moving from land to sea and sky

Coachella on a cruise and DJs dancing on a Virgin flight is just the beginning of a trend where promoters team up traditional travel companies to offer loyal festival-goers a new spin on their favorite events.

Skift | 12 years ago