Trends

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025

Braztoa’s Perspective at WTM: what we see for the present and future of tourism

Blog, Trends

*By BRAZTOA (Associação Brasileira das Operadoras de Turismo ) WTM Latin America is always a time for connection and important provocations for the sector. This year, Braztoa brought to the event ... Read more

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025

How connectivity is shaping the future of global tourism

Arabian Travel Market, Aviation, Blog, Responsible Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends

Connectivity defines travel and tourism’s very purpose – to connect people with places, cultures, and experiences. It brings friends, family, and colleagues together, forges new relationships, and expands our knowledge ... Read more

December 4, 2024June 4, 2025

Community-Based Tourism and the Necessary Shift in Tourism

Blog, Community Based Tourism, Trends

By Mariana Aldrigui We often find ourselves surrounded by new expressions—sometimes not so new, but chosen to shape discussions—and tourism is no exception. For many years, academia has debated the ... Read more

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024

Afrotourism: Reality, Trend, and Opportunity

Afrotourism, Blog, Trends

Sector Sparks Urgent Debates, Expanding Since 2018 with Room for GrowthBy Guilherme Soares Dias “Challenges for Valuing African Heritage in Brazil” was the topic of the 2024 ENEM, the main ... Read more

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024

Innovation in Tourism Strategy is within us and is ancestral

Blog, Trends

*By Carolina Stolf, International Markets Coordinator of Embratur Innovation is not just an external tool that we acquire, but something intrinsic that resides within us. This perspective is fundamental to ... Read more

March 26, 2024March 14, 2024

Coming back down to earth: the rise of flight-free travel

Arabian Travel Market, Aviation, Blog, Responsible Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends

The global aviation industry currently contributes about 3% of global carbon emissions, but this impact could triple by 2050 due to the sector’s rapid growth, with more than 10 billion ... Read more

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024

Quality over quantity: strategies for mitigating overtourism

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Destinations, Overtourism, Resilience and Recovery, Responsible Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends

The global tourism sector has bounced back vigorously with the UNWTO anticipating the sector’s full recovery by the end of 2024 as remaining pent-up demand is unleashed. While this is ... Read more

February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

From experiential to transformational: capitalising on travel’s new chapter

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Medical Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends, Wellness

Experiential travel, once a niche, has now surged into the mainstream, reflecting a profound demand for immersive and authentic travel encounters. From culinary delights to cultural immersions, adventurous escapades to ... Read more

February 1, 2024February 20, 2024

How are We Shaping the Future of Travel?

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Halal Tourism, Trends

By Hafsa Gaher, Founding Partner and Director at Archer & Gaher Adventures Travel has always been about discovery. From the out-of-the-box package holiday to the seasoned backpacker, there is always ... Read more

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

Seasonality in Tourism: How to Adapt Your Marketing Strategy

Blog, Destinations, marketing, Travel Industry, Trends

Travel and tourism is one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing industries in the world. As such, much like any sector, it is faced with its own challenges. One ... Read more

November 1, 2023October 31, 2023

Identifying the Traveller of the Future through Consumer Segmentation

Blog, Economy, Travel Industry, Trends, WTM London

The mantra ‘travel is back’ is no longer resonating with consumers, who are demanding personalised experiences that suit their values and lifestyles. To connect authentically with these travellers, travel players ... Read more

October 9, 2023October 11, 2023

Over 60 tourism and its role in the travel industry

Blog, Trends

Population aging is a global reality. According to projections by the U.N. Population Division, in 2022 the elderly (60+) represented 13.9% of the world’s total population, and will tend to ... Read more

September 4, 2023September 29, 2023

Why bet on experience tourism?

Blog, Trends

*By Marta Poggi A change in consumer behavior, which reduces goods purchase to invest in experiences has gained strength in recent years. This trend has began with Millennials and, in ... Read more

August 28, 2023September 1, 2023

Why Local SEO is Important for Travel Brands

Blog, Destinations, marketing, Travel Industry, Trends

In today’s digital landscape, establishing a strong digital presence has become imperative for businesses across all industries. However, this is especially important in the travel sector which is built upon ... Read more

August 14, 2023September 8, 2023

The new generation of tourists from emerging markets

Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry, Trends

For many destinations, 2023 and 2024 will mark a return to business as usual when it comes to tourism. China’s re-opening following Covid has heartened many; prior to Covid it ... Read more

June 8, 2023June 7, 2023

Building a Community with your Travel Brand: Why is it Important?

Blog, marketing, Social Media, Travel Industry, Trends

By Tom Mcloughlin, Founder, SEO Travel Community building is a marketing approach that has been getting more and more attention in recent years. Consumer priorities and values are changing, and ... Read more

April 26, 2023April 25, 2023

Why NFTs will boost brand loyalty among travellers

Aviation, Blog, Trends

By Jenny Southan, Editor, Founder and CEO, Globetrender This spring, Argentinian low-cost airline Flybondi announced that it would be issuing tickets as NFTs (“non-fungible tokens” – or “digital vouchers”), allowing customers ... Read more

April 18, 2023April 11, 2023

ATM – fueling growth of the regional tourism boom

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Events, Hospitality, Travel Industry, Trends

Following a second showing in Bahrain in 1995, Arabian Travel Market moved back to Dubai the following year and set out to burnish its credentials as an essential element on ... Read more

April 11, 2023April 12, 2023

Why the world has opened its arms to digital nomad visas

Blog, Social Media, Travel Industry, Trends

By Steve Keenan, Co-Founder, Travel Perspective DARREN Cronian is currently in Kuala Lumpur. He’s been a digital nomad since 2015 and Malaysia is his favourite of the 25 countries this Yorkshire ... Read more

March 28, 2023August 1, 2023

China makes welcome return to Arabian Travel Market, Middle East on the cusp of a surge in Chinese tourists

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases, Travel Industry, Trends

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 March 2023: Chinese exhibitors and travel professionals are making a welcome return to Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023 which is being held at the Dubai ... Read more

March 22, 2023March 20, 2023

The future of travel and tourism in the metaverse

Adventure, Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Destinations, marketing, Technology, Travel Industry, Trends

It’s fair to say the metaverse has generated a lot of hype, although in 2023, it’s certainly been superseded by AI chatbot ChatGPT. While it’s not currently the talk of ... Read more

February 23, 2023August 1, 2023

ATM 2023 witnesses 20% year-on-year increase in exhibitors from India, with the country’s outbound journeys expected to hit 27 million by 2024

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases, Travel Industry, Trends

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 23 February 2023: Thanks to a significant uptick in annual outbound journeys predicted over the next two years, the Indian tourism sector will represent a key ... Read more

February 6, 2023August 1, 2023

ATM launches ‘Exhibitor Environmental Checklist’ and ‘Most Sustainable Stand’ award

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases, Responsible Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends, Wellness

The organisers behind Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023 have implemented an ‘Exhibitor Environmental Checklist’ and introduced a brand-new ‘Most Sustainable Stand’ award as part of their commitment to ensuring the ... Read more

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

Giving Back With Positive Impact In The Travel Industry

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Destinations, Responsible Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends, Trends, Wellness

As we start a new year, full of good intent, the travel industry is looking at what it can ‘do better’ in 2023. The trends of 2022 that continue to ... Read more

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

Wellness travel demand: How can travel brands offer value to wellness-seeking customers?

Blog, Food Tourism, Medical Tourism, Travel Industry, Trends, Wellness

I think that we can all agree that the biggest lesson here is one that we’ve often heard long before the pandemic: that health is indeed our greatest wealth. Often, ... Read more

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Will Travel be Sustainable in the Face of a Cost of Living Crisis?

Blog, Economy, Travel Industry, Trends

By Caroline Bremner, Senior Head of Travel Research, Euromonitor International One question that we get frequently asked at Euromonitor International is will consumers pay more for sustainable travel products and ... Read more

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

Travel: the key moments of 2022

Blog, Travel Industry, Trends

By Lisa James, Co-Editor, Travel Gossip It’s been another eventful year in the travel industry and, as the world looks forward to 2023, Travel Gossip has been looking back at ... Read more

October 26, 2022November 3, 2022

Tourism & Tech: Developing an innovative solution

Blog, Technology, Travel Industry, Trends

The chaotic period that the tourism industry has overpassed during the past few years made us rethink our travelling habits and adapt to new ways of travel. The triumphant return ... Read more

October 14, 2022October 17, 2022

The Return of Business Travel: trends, changes and recovery for 2022 and beyond

Blog, Business Travel, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry, Trends

The summer season has paved the way for the return of leisure air travel. The US Travel Association’s latest travel data for September 2022 showed that after four straight months ... Read more

September 9, 2022September 5, 2022

From famine to feast

Aviation, Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry, Trends

With agents and operators back in business in a big way, the challenge is to keep pace with demand, says Gemma Greenwood, Director, Content Inc. The travel trade has risen ... Read more

September 2, 2022August 30, 2022

6 Ways to Use Virtual Tourism in Your Marketing Strategy

Blog, marketing, Technology, Travel Industry, Travel Technology, Trends

By Tom Mcloughlin, Founder, SEO Travel Virtual reality is a topic generating a lot of hype at the moment, with the majority of industries considering the ways that this technology ... Read more

August 25, 2022August 23, 2022

How should the travel sector deal with the aviation industry crisis? A Q & A with aviation recruitment leaders

Arabian Travel Market, Aviation, Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry, Trends

Let’s throw back to a year ago when the prospect of travel returning to pre-pandemic days seemed to be an elusive possibility on the horizon. Plenty of fearless predictions foresaw ... Read more

August 19, 2022August 22, 2022

Scotland aims to be Europe’s leading travel tech hub

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Technology, Travel Industry, Trends, WTM London

By Steve Keenan, Co-Founder, Travel Perspective Scotland is making a bold bid to become Europe’s leading travel technology laboratory and boost the country’s tourism industry. Travel Tech for Scotland (TTfS) ... Read more

August 3, 2022August 15, 2022

Why more of us are travelling solo

Adventure, Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Trends, World Travel Market London

By Steve Keenan, Co-Founder, Travel Perspective There are more people travelling solo than ever before, with the pandemic accelerating a thirst for adventure after lockdown. Google searches for solo travel ... Read more

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

A new flexi future for hotels

Blog, Hospitality, Resilience and Recovery, Responsible Tourism, Trends

By Gemma Greenwood, Director, Content Inc. The role of hotels has fundamentally changed. It was once cut and dried – they provided a bed for the night – or a ... Read more

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022

Is off-peak season the new peak season to travel?

Blog, Travel Industry, Trends, Uncategorised

The past couple of years certainly has not been short of drastic changes: major lows, eventual, and in some cases, short-lived highs. But one thing remains true: life goes on. ... Read more

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

Employability and the future of work in tourist activity

Blog, Trends

*By Dario Luiz Dias Paixão, Ph.D. The term employability began to be used in the first years of the 20th century in Great Britain and, soon after, it entered the ... Read more

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021

Brazilians revisit their travel plans to satisfy their pent-up demand for travel

Blog, Trends

*By Marília Borges, consultant at Euromonitor International The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Brazil’s economy is evident, with the permanent shutdown of players from a myriad of sectors, including ... Read more

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

Types of travellers emerging in 2021

Blog, Travel Industry, Trends

New kinds of travellers willing to explore and discover the world emerge in a reshaped travel sector that keeps reinventing itself on its way to recovery.

August 10, 2020August 20, 2020

Travel and Tourism: Embracing Transformation to Move Beyond Coronavirus

Blog, Travel Industry, Trends

Travel and tourism have transformed beyond recognition since Coronavirus (COVID-19), going from a juggernaut of constant growth to a shadow of its former self.

February 19, 2020November 18, 2020

Low-Cost Carriers to boost Middle East aviation market

Arabian Travel Market, Aviation, Industry Report, Press Releases, Reports, Trends, Trends and Forecasts

Low-cost carriers share of total seat capacity across Middle East increased from 14.9% in 2018 to 16.5% in 2019 Aviation to feature heavily in Arabian Travel Market programme, including ... Read more

February 7, 2020November 18, 2020

Travel trends for Boomers, Gen X, Y & Z in focus at ATM

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases, Trends, Trends and Forecasts

Activities and experiences tie all generations together, but preferences disrupt broad-based offerings for a global market worth $183 billion up 35% over last 5 years Travellers from across the globe ... Read more

November 15, 2019November 22, 2019

Generation Alpha: How the World’s Youngest Generation is Already Influencing Travel

Blog, Trends, Trends and Forecasts

Our industry is growing up (literally!), and it’s no surprise that Gen Alpha, those born after 2010, are taking the attention away from their Millennial and Gen Z counterparts, with ... Read more

September 2, 2019September 11, 2019

Ecotourism: the What, Where and How

Adventure, Blog, Trends

The International Ecotourism Society defines ECOTOURISM as the following: “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, sustains the well-being of the local people, and involves interpretation and education”. ... Read more

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019

Smart Tourism Destinations

Blog, Technology, Trends

By Marta Poggi The Smart Tourism Destinations project was created in Spain in 2002 with the aim of improving the positioning of Spanish destinations globally by making them “smarter” and ... Read more

August 15, 2019September 11, 2019

Saving the Rhino – a worthy campaign close to all our hearts

Blog, Trends

If this is news to you, you must have been living under a rock for the last 6 years or so! Saving the Rhino’s has become a ubiquitous phrase for ... Read more

August 7, 2019August 18, 2020

We’re in 2019 and blogs haven’t died

Blog, marketing, Social Media, Technology, Trends

Search the web and it’s not difficult to find articles announcing the end of blogs. Texts from times as far away (in internet times) as 2008 were already claiming that ... Read more

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019

Digital transformation in tourism: how to begin?

Blog, Technology, Trends

By Marta Poggi We’re experiencing a digital transformation in tourism, as are many sectors in the economy, and there’s no turning back. We know that this transformation goes far beyond ... Read more

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

Marketing to the modern Muslim traveller

Halal Tourism, Trends

While some Halal tourism networks showcase outstanding promotional services to their audiences, many travel professionals still struggle to address their Muslim travellers’ needs. A panel of thought leaders in the ... Read more

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019

Halal Tourism Becomes Mainstream

Halal Tourism, Trends

Halal tourism is amongst the fastest developing sectors in the travel industry, gradually becoming more conventional. Global travel companies are thus implementing business models to be included into this growing ... Read more

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019

Shaping the Luxury Travel Experience for a New Generation

Halal Tourism, Trends

As current children under the age of 18 are capable of booking holidays on their own, the access to digital technology has made children sharper and more advanced than ever ... Read more

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019

Marketing to Female Travellers in the Middle East

Halal Tourism, Trends

Upon the recent news that women make 80% of all travel decisions, the future of travel certainly appears to be female. But how do travel professionals speak up and get ... Read more

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

Muslim travellers of the future

Halal Tourism, Trends

Gemma Greenwood, Director of Content Inc. panelled a discussion to gain insight into pivotal market trends and how the industry is going to evolve and move on from the Muslim ... Read more

March 7, 2019March 18, 2019

Popular metrics to increase sales in the travel industry

Trends

Day by day the travel industry is improving and people are learning about more features and innovations that they didn’t know before. Technology makes the daily technical processes easier, but ... Read more

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

The Middle East Travel Landscape of the Future

Business Travel, Halal Tourism, Trends

Raymond Vrijenhoek, Vice President of the Sabre Travel Network caught up with Antono Fellino, Vice President of Retail and E-commerce for Dnata, to hear about his observations of the future ... Read more

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019

Popular honeymoon destinations in the Middle East & Asia

Destinations, Halal Tourism, Trends

They say that love is the food of life, and travel is the dessert. If that is to be believed, then it means that honeymoon (the dessert after the wedding) ... Read more

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019

The importance of native language reviews and trusted sites for Middle Eastern travel consumers

Destinations, Halal Tourism, Trends

The world of travel content is as vast as the globe itself. Newspaper and magazine articles, blogs and vlogs, influencers’ social media posts, TV documentaries, radio podcasts – and not ... Read more

November 7, 2018November 28, 2018

Megatrends Shaping the Future of Travel

Trends

Travel is booming, with international trips expected to grow by 5 percent in 2018. We live, however, in an ever-changing world, and the travel industry needs to adapt continuously. Euromonitor ... Read more

July 13, 2018

The search for more travel experiences and fewer material goods

Blog, Trends

by Marília Borges, Research Analyst for Euromonitor International The Experience More megatrend indicates that consumers are spending more and more on experiences in detriment to spending on material goods, ... Read more

June 26, 2018January 11, 2019

Mexico, Brazil and Argentina are the most visited countries in Latin America

Blog, Trends, WTM Latin America

by Marília Borges, Research Analyst for Euromonitor International Over the last five years, Latin America has been the scene of sporting mega-events, such as the Summer Olympics in Rio de ... Read more

April 4, 2018May 10, 2018

Comparing the Middle East travel market to other regions

Technology, Trends

Phocuswright has been tracking the size and growth of total and online travel markets for over two decades. In 2017, we sized the total market globally at US$1.6T. While online ... Read more

March 29, 2018

Opening doors

Trends

According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN), world tourism in 2017 registered a 7% increase compared to 2016. It was the highest ... Read more

March 26, 2018April 3, 2018

Healthy outlook for wellness tourism

Spring 2018 Magazine, Trends, Wellness

A new report by the Global Wellness Institute sheds light on the spa trends of the future. Charlotte Cullinan asks the experts how these will change the industry The wellness ... Read more

March 21, 2018May 10, 2018

Millennials, mobile fuel soaring online bookings in Middle East

Destinations, Technology, Trends

The Middle East’s relatively young population (38% below 20 years old and 27% millennials) and high Internet penetration (74%) are helping to driving double-digit growth in the region’s online travel ... Read more

March 9, 2018April 3, 2018

Cape Town’s Big Five tourism trends

Destinations, Responsible Tourism, Spring 2018 Magazine, Trends

Here are five ways that Cape Town, host city of WTM Africa, is at the forefront of tourism trends, writes Katherine Lawrey. 1. Investment in Halal training Cape Town Tourism ... Read more

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018

Overview of the trends for 2018

Blog, Trends

There can be no doubt whatsoever that 2017 was an atypical year for the travel industry. Between setbacks such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, crises and overtourism, the travel industry ... Read more

February 8, 2018May 10, 2018

Digital travel is travel and how the Middle East stacks up

Technology, Trends

Phocuswright has been tracking the shift of global travel bookings from offline to digital for over 20 years. Today, while only about half of travel is booked online in the ... Read more

February 1, 2018

Why there’s never been a better time to sell cruise

Trends

This year will see a record 27.2 million passengers take a cruise and more than 27 new ocean, river and specialty ships make their debut, the latest statistics from Cruise ... Read more

October 30, 2017October 13, 2022

How to arrange a good ‘marriage’ with a good customer

Blog, Trends

By Ricardo Pomeranz Concerned that her daughter was still single at the age of 30, the mother decided to help her with a tip. “Put on some nice clothes and ... Read more

October 27, 2017

The rising demand for experiential consumption and the examples of Mozambique and Tanzania

Trends

There is a fundamental shift in consumer values towards experiences over things that bring happiness and well-being, with spending on experiences like travel, leisure and foodservice to rise to US$8 ... Read more

October 20, 2017October 20, 2017

The struggle for hotels to hold onto loyalty

Trends

Before diving specifically into hotel loyalty, let’s examine if business travelers are interested in loyalty at all. Business travelers are the main users of loyalty programmes, 78% belong to hotel ... Read more

October 13, 2017

The long-term survival of the Travel Agent

Blog, Technology, Trends

They say you cannot serve two masters, but in the old days, travel agents did. Our transactional role as the “agent” between the supplier and customer saw many of ... Read more

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017

Technology and the Future of Travel Loyalty

Trends

The State of Loyalty in 2017 In 2017, there are expected to be 70 billion digital purchases by consumers online, the majority of which are in retailing followed by other ... Read more

October 11, 2017February 6, 2018

The human element in the travel industry

Blog, Events, Trends, WTM Team

We can book a flight via an app and we can check in using our cell phone, but without the pilot, the flight attendants or even the people who are ... Read more

October 6, 2017October 6, 2017

Travel 2018: What the Data Tells Us

Trends

Euromonitor International is excited to share new insights about the travel industry. Travel and tourism continues to remain on track, outperforming the global economy, with arrivals set to grow by ... Read more

August 25, 2017January 11, 2019

Infrastructure in tourism

Blog, Disability, Trends, WTM Latin America

by Fedetur There is lot of talk nowadays about the transformation of the tourist, who is a product of the incorporation of technology and the growing awareness of sustainability, both ... Read more

July 27, 2017July 27, 2017

Transform your business, transform the industry at #SATSA2017

Blog, Trends

Transformation is at the forefront of the debate of the current political economy. The focus is often on how to carve up the pie and then distribute the pieces equally. ... Read more

June 28, 2017June 28, 2017

An inside look at the golf tourism industry in France

Blog, Trends

France is preparing to showcase the quality and diversity of its golf heritage and golf courses over the next eighteen months, when it will stage the 20th edition of golf travel’s premier ... Read more

February 23, 2017May 17, 2017

Top Travel, Tourism, & Hospitality Trends For 2017

Blog, Hospitality, Trends

Many travel and hospitality professionals closed it doors on 2016 with a sigh of relief. Low oil prices, dramatic political changes, and unstable geo-political factors have all had a significant ... Read more

February 14, 2017September 18, 2017

Will Transformative Tourism be more than the latest travel trend?

Development, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing, Trends

Industry leaders are discussing why ‘Transformative Travel’ will be the travel trend of 2017 after Vogue released this article in January. While 2016 was all about experiential travel, this year ... Read more

November 4, 2016June 22, 2017

Trips to festivals are a promising niche market for the travel industry

Trends

by Priscila Brito There are those who travel in search of history, of flavours or of adventure; and then there are those who travel to music festivals. Because of music-driven ... Read more

November 3, 2016January 23, 2017

Euromonitor International – Future Travel Trends: Two Predictions from last year that came true

Trends

Euromonitor International and World Travel Market (WTM) London collaborate for the eleventh year to predict future trends shaping the travel industry in the annual WTM Global Trends Report. In 2015, ... Read more

October 21, 2016January 23, 2017

The Long-Term Impact of Brexit on the UK Lodging Industry

Trends

The World War II slogan “Keep Calm and Carry On” regained popularity in the UK’s popular culture in the years after the economic crisis. After the Brexit vote, government leaders ... Read more

October 17, 2016January 23, 2017

On the Other Side of the Fence: Brexit – Implications for the Airline Sector

Trends

The news of the Brexit vote took the UK, Europe and the world by surprise, bringing instability and high uncertainty to the airline industry, reminiscent of the financial crisis of ... Read more

September 29, 2016January 23, 2017

Why Short-Term Rentals Will Change the Business Travel Landscape

Trends

Last week, Travel Leaders Group released its results from a survey undertaken amongst 354 members, constituting travel agent owners, managers and frontline agents providing services to business travellers. The survey ... Read more

September 28, 2016June 22, 2017

Brazilian tourism gains with an income tax rate of 6%

Destinations, Trends

by Magda Nassar, Braztoa’s President On July 21, 2016 Brazilian tourism entities celebrated the fact that the rate of 6% for income tax deducted at source (IRRF) on remittances abroad ... Read more

September 19, 2016January 23, 2017

Online and Mobile Channels are Driving Growth of Travel Industry

Trends

Technological changes are disrupting travellers’ consumer behaviour, with travel companies required to provide personalised travel experiences and mobile assistance to meet consumers’ expectations in the data economy. Travel companies need ... Read more

September 2, 2016January 23, 2017

UK Travel and Tourism in the Aftermath of the Brexit Vote

Trends

The referendum result brought a period of uncertainty with many unknowns, leading to a period of shock and soul-searching across the UK. Euromonitor International’s macro model predicts a 2% fall ... Read more

August 31, 2016June 22, 2017

The Economic Crisis Tests the Resilience of Brazil’s Tourism Industry

Destinations, Trends

by Marília Borges, Research Associate, Euromonitor International Brazil is currently undergoing a strong recessionary cycle, with soaring inflation rates, volatile exchanges rates and retraction in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – ... Read more

August 1, 2016May 24, 2017

Travel Agents are fundamental for cruises

Trends

by Marco Ferraz, President of CLIA ABREMAR BRASIL Investing in a specialization and professional qualification for selling cruises is fundamental to the success of the work of a travel agent. ... Read more

July 24, 2016June 22, 2017

The possible impacts of ‘Brexit’ on tourism

Trends

We all have our own opinions about the decision taken by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, the so-called ‘Brexit’. It’s not our place to make any type ... Read more

June 24, 2016September 18, 2017

Foreign exchange and the resilience of tourism

Disability, Trends

by Jeanine Pires The years 2015 and now 2016 have been particularly difficult for Brazil and this has been reflected in both the economy of the continent and in various ... Read more

May 26, 2016June 22, 2017

We need to invest in travel promotion, but planning for the long-term

Trends

We’re currently going through a complicated economic moment both in Brazil and the rest of the world. The European economy is slowly recovering, with Spain, the country that is leading ... Read more

May 2, 2016June 22, 2017

Trust and Security

Trends

I’ve decided to talk about trust and security, words that are closely linked to the world of travel and its professionals, whether they are directly or indirectly involved. Whenever anyone ... Read more

November 26, 2015May 26, 2017

MENA trade media and the tourism industry

Trends

by Tony Fields, General Manager at TTG MENA 1) How important is the role of a travel trade media publication in the motivation of the tourism industry? The role of ... Read more

April 16, 2014September 18, 2017

Why the growth of Wellness Tourism is good for the responsible tourism market

Responsible Tourism, Social Economy, Trends

A new report showing the scale and potential for growth in Wellness Tourism makes good reading for anyone trying to market tourism responsibly.