Travel Industry

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

March 8, 2023March 3, 2023

Blimps and Balloons: a new era of silent aviation

Aviation, Blog, Development, Responsible Tourism

By Jenny Southan, Editor, Founder and CEO, Globetrender There has been a lot of talk in the press recently about UFOs and Chinese spy balloons, but in the coming years, ... Read more

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

Growth with a sustainable mindset in the travel & tourism sector over 46 years

Blog

Al Rais Travel is responsible when planning your trip, looking for accommodation and activities that have sustainability certifications, use renewable energy sources or support local communities. Their packages have the ... Read more

March 1, 2023February 27, 2023

Back of the net! Qatar tourism scores post World Cup

Blog, Destinations, Economy, Travel Industry

By Steve Keenan, Co-Founder, Travel Perspective IN retrospect, the World Cup was just the beginning. When, in 2010, Qatar was named as the venue for the 2022 tournament, it gave ... Read more

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

Leading from the heart, in travel, and beyond

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Economy, Professional Development, Travel Industry

By Gemma Greenwood, Director, Content Inc. In my last ATM blog I promoted the virtues of ‘giving back with positive impact in the travel industry’ and how I hoped it ... Read more

February 18, 2023February 17, 2023

The dawn of the tourism industry in the Middle East

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Travel Industry

In the beginning … Thirty years ago, when the Arabian Travel Market was conceived by Reed Exhibitions, the travel industry in the Middle East looked very different, writes Kathi Everden, ... Read more

February 3, 2023February 27, 2023

What is Content Repurposing?

Blog, marketing, Social Media

By Tom Mcloughlin, Founder, SEO Travel We all know the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling when it comes to waste. But what if we explained that a similar concept ... Read more

January 6, 2023September 1, 2023

A Guide to Marketing Sustainable Tourism Services

Blog, marketing, Travel Industry

By Tom Mcloughlin, Founder, SEO Travel Sustainability is making an impact across a range of different industries, affecting everything from the cosmetic products we buy to the suppliers we buy ... 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 26, 2022October 25, 2022

Airlines – it’s still a long climb for women in leadership positions

Aviation, Blog, Women in Travel

The airline industry is slowly beginning to recognise the need to improve its credentials with respect to diversity and inclusion and leading this effort is to reduce the disparity between ... 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

October 12, 2022October 13, 2022

Airlines move from a torrid summer to an uncertain winter

Aviation, Blog, Economy, Resilience and Recovery

The Covid pandemic has taken the airline business through the worst nightmare imaginable over the last three years and whilst things looked up for the summer, circumstances conspired to make ... Read more

October 7, 2022

New exhibitors descend on World Travel Market London 2022

Press Releases, Reed Exhibitions, WTM London, WTM Portfolio

World Travel Market London (WTM) 7-9 November, is expecting to facilitate a record number of deals this year as the growing number of new and returning exhibitors grows, making the ... Read more

October 4, 2022October 1, 2022

Ministers’ Summit challenges sector to rethink tourism industry at World Travel Market London

Press Releases, Travel Industry, WTM London, WTM Portfolio

Ministers’ Summit challenges sector to rethink tourism industry at World Travel Market London Tourism leaders from across the globe will convene again for the Ministers’ Summit at World Travel Market ... Read more

October 3, 2022October 1, 2022

EasyJet holidays boss to speak at WTM World Responsible Tourism Day

Aviation, Press Releases, Reed Exhibitions, Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism Spotlight, Travel Industry, WTM London, WTM Portfolio

The head of the first major UK tour operator to offset carbon emissions from package holidays will share his vision for making travel more sustainable at World Travel Market ... Read more

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

Dragon’s Den icon Steven Bartlett to hit the stage at World Travel Market London

Press Releases, Reed Exhibitions, Uncategorised, WTM London, WTM Portfolio

Dragon’s Den star and international brand guru Steven Bartlett has been unveiled as a headline speaker at World Travel Market London. Steven will share extracts from his rapid rise to ... Read more

September 21, 2022September 16, 2022

Burnout expert Kelly Swingler to speak at World Travel Market London

Press Releases, WTM London, WTM Portfolio

World-renowned executive coach, burnout expert, inspirational speaker and author, Kelly Swingler, will be sharing her experience on how to have a successful career without jeopardising wellbeing at this year’s World ... Read more

September 6, 2022

Registration opens for World Travel Market London 2022

Press Releases, WTM London, WTM Portfolio

Registration is now open for the foremost global event of the international travel industry – World Travel Market London – taking place at London’s ExCeL on 7-9 November 2022. This ... Read more

July 15, 2022July 18, 2022

Industry staff shortages – it’s about more than just pay

Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry

Our industry is fundamentally archaic in its approach to talent management and welfare, says Gemma Greenwood, Director, Content Inc. Now is the summer of our discontent, nowhere more so than ... Read more

July 5, 2022July 13, 2022

Europe is leading the Global Travel Recovery and sets the stage for World Travel Market London

Press Releases, WTM London

Global air travel is set to reach 65% of pre-pandemic levels this summer, according to the summer Travel Outlook Report 2022 produced by World Travel Market London (WTM) and analytics ... Read more

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Travel Insights Report

Blog, Travel Industry

ATM Dubai 2022 was great in helping the industry come together and determining the current state of travel. One of the great things that came out of the show was ... Read more

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

Why we need a renaissance of travel and tourism worldwide

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Travel Industry

Everybody is looking forward to leaving the pandemic behind. We all wish for the devastating consequences of the virus to become ancient history so we can all start living the ... Read more

May 13, 2021May 14, 2021

Vaccine Passports Ready to Fly Despite Layers of Complexity

Blog, Travel Industry

Thanks to the pharmaceutical industry’s phenomenal success in developing a vaccine against COVID-19, the travel industry is restarting again. There are reasons to be realistically optimistic for a decent summer ... Read more

April 30, 2021April 29, 2021

UK tourism’s crumbling structure has been exposed by the crisis – how do we fix it?

Blog, Travel Industry

The coronavirus crisis has accelerated a root and branch review of how tourism is organised and funded in future.

April 29, 2021April 27, 2021

Travel Insurance and COVID-19

Blog, Travel Industry

As the UK’s restrictions on travel are slowly beginning to relax, many people are starting to plan their first trips abroad in over a year. Given the complexity of travel ... Read more

April 28, 2021April 27, 2021

Insights that the travel sector should take from ‘Seaspiracy’

Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Responsible Tourism, Travel Industry

Although as an industry we may be focussed on more current crises like COVID, for which we are coming up with innovative solutions already, we must not forget the pressing ... Read more

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021

Business Revolution: The rebirth of the Membership Economy and why it is more relevant than ever in the travel industry

Blog, Travel Industry

The shift from ownership to recurring payments is no longer reserved for Amazon Prime, Spotify, or Netflix. Infiltrating all aspects of consumer life, the recurring revenue model accelerated in lockdown ... Read more

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

4 tips to get the most out of Arabian Travel Market 2021

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Events, Travel Industry

A thrilling event with all the health and safety measures in place and an innovative hybrid format is back to support the global tourism industry and travel businesses.

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021

The fundamental role of buyers in the recovery of the travel industry

Blog, Events, Travel Industry

Buyers and senior travel industry decision makers with direct purchasing responsibility, have always been an integral element of Arabian Travel Market. They have always been a fundamental part of the ... Read more

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021

The future of events is going to be hybrid

Blog, Events, Travel Industry

Many events that were cancelled in 2020 due to COVID, or happened only virtually, are now taking steps back to normality by offering a combination of in-person and virtual experiences.

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021

The expansion of travel and tourism in the Middle East

Blog, Destinations, Travel Industry

The Middle East represents the present and the future of global travel and tourism thanks to its approach in developing the industry throughout the years and during the COVID-19 era.

March 26, 2021March 25, 2021

How travel businesses can combat the threat of cyber security attacks

Blog, Technology, Travel Industry

Hospitality and tourism firms are being warned to beef up their cyber security with a warning that attacks on businesses is rapidly on the increase.

March 19, 2021March 18, 2021

Vaccines, tests…and travel passes

Blog, Travel Industry

We are getting closer to enjoy traveling again. Despite the catastrophic aura that COVID issues, there is hope for both travellers and for the tourism sector thanks to the vaccination ... Read more

March 12, 2021March 11, 2021

Tickets, money, passport, vaccine passport

Blog, Travel Industry

After the past year, many in Britain are fed up with three part phrases like “hands, face, space” so it is perhaps inevitable that old holiday mantra of “ticket, money, ... Read more

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

Tourism’s recovery plan for 2021

Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry

The Roadmap out of coronavirus, unveiled by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, prompted the rush to book, with consumers understandably wishing to have a holiday to look forward to this summer.

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

Travel Industry Reacts To Boris Johnson Announcement on 2021 Travel

Blog, Travel Industry

How can the industry adapt to the new normal this summer?

February 24, 2021February 23, 2021

The comeback of leisure travel: key roles and responsibilities

Blog, Travel Industry

51% of travellers are planning a relaxing vacation for 2021. Although travelling remains constricted in most of the global regions, there are ways to get travels going and new leisure ... Read more

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

Timing is everything for travel marketing in 2021

Blog, marketing, Travel Industry

Timing is everything in travel marketing at the moment. Trying to keep a step ahead of restrictions, guidelines and lockdowns, plus matching that with consumer sentiment and confidence in booking ... Read more

February 12, 2021February 15, 2021

How to Include Casual Travellers in Tourism’s Recovery Process

Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry

Casual travellers are the backbone of the tourism industry, and they shouldn’t be left behind in developing plans for recovery.

February 10, 2021February 9, 2021

How destinations can use social media to encourage travel once restrictions lift

Blog, marketing, Travel Industry

In an hyperconnected digital world, social media sites offer massive chances and tools for destinations to engage with travellers and help them travel safely again.

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021

What does business travel look like during a pandemic?

Blog, Travel Industry

Despite lockdowns and border restrictions, some business travel associations have reported a better 2020 than most. They are also experiencing some green shoots for 2021.

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.

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

What if Tourism…?

Blog, Travel Industry

“What if Tourism becomes a platform for deep connection and understanding between humans and nature?”

What if we did that?

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

How purposeful travel will speed the sector’s recovery

Blog, Destinations, Travel Industry

The travel industry faces an opportunity to embrace a sustainable, authentic, and inclusive way of travelling beneficial from locals, to travellers, to the tourism industry.

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Five strategies you need for your travel business in 2021

Blog, Resilience, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry

As we begin the New Year in a UK-wide lockdown, where they’re might be jetting off to next is likely far from consumers’ minds. But as the COVID-19 vaccines begin ... Read more

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

2021: what to expect for global travel and tourism

Blog, Travel Industry

As 2020 is left behind, key factors such as critical geopolitical changes, health developments, or new trends in traveller behaviour are set to shape the sector and bring exciting challenges ... Read more

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

This is why people are being encouraged to keep travelling right now

Blog, Travel Industry

Travel specialists The Latin America Travel Company are encouraging would-be holidaymakers to continue travelling right now, where current rules and restrictions allow.

December 2, 2020November 27, 2020

This year WTM went virtual, here’s what we learnt from our most popular sessions

Blog, Travel Industry

Close to 20,000 meetings took place during WTM Virtual, and our sessions were viewed by 10,000 people across the three days.

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

Re-starting the tourism economy in Central Asian countries

Blog, Destinations, Travel Industry

As the impacts of COVID-19 continue to be felt across the globe, the Central Asian trade forum took place in November to discuss and determine how this region could bounce ... Read more

November 18, 2020November 17, 2020

How can cruise and airlines reinvent themselves post-COVID to win back consumers

Aviation, Blog, Travel Industry

While the global travel industry keeps striving to cope with the disruption caused by COVID, airlines and cruise lines need to undertake an innovative approach to be ready to attract ... Read more

October 28, 2020October 27, 2020

From crowd-free cities to adrenaline-pumping adventure: Poland’s tourism plans for 2021

Blog, Destinations, Travel Industry

From the buzzing capital city of Warsaw, to the winding waterways of ‘The Land of a Thousand Lakes’, Poland is a European destination with a rich variety of unique experiences.

October 16, 2020October 15, 2020

How travel risk is changing in the COVID era

Blog, Travel Industry

From younger travellers to the aviation sector, to the hotel industry. Travel risk continues evolving and shaping the global travel sector during the COVID era, a time where the industry’s ... Read more

October 8, 2020October 22, 2020

How to make the most of WTM Virtual

Blog, Travel Industry

We’re excited to be able to offer everything you would usually expect from us in virtual form. From insightful conference sessions, to the opportunity to meet with people ‘face-to-face’, read ... Read more

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Why Should Travel Brands Get Both a WTTC Stamp and a Certification?

Blog, Travel Industry

The travel sector is proving to be ever hardy and resilient. Six months into the pandemic, and after worldwide lockdowns have taken place, destinations and certain travel and tourism brands ... Read more

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

‘Workations’: A new frontier for hybrid tourism

Blog, Travel Industry

A new tourism economy could emerge that focuses on travelling less and staying longer, whilst avoiding overcrowded locations. It’s time for the industry to launch new packages and ideas.

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

How to attract travellers in the current market: a tailored approach

Blog, Travel Industry

New trends within the global travel market are rising at a fast pace while others keep decelerating amid the current uncertain environment. From customers’ demographics to the way vacations are ... Read more

September 17, 2020September 15, 2020

Why improving the customer journey and user experience is the new priority for travel organisations

Blog, Travel Industry

Companies within the global travel sector have identified the improvement of these two digital elements as their main priority for the next 12 months.

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

What can we do to revive the travel industry?

Blog, Travel Industry

As travel restrictions slowly begin to be lifted, and traveller’s confidence rebuilds, there’s one question that needs to be answered: what can we do to revive the travel industry?

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020

8 best places to enjoy autumn in the UK

Blog, Destinations, Travel Industry

If you’re planning a staycation for the next couple of months, here’s eight places you can visit to make the most of autumn…

August 26, 2020August 25, 2020

What can we learn from Sicily as they invest in tourism?

Blog, Destinations, Travel Industry

COVID has been a ‘total disaster’ for tourism to Sicily, as it has been for many destinations. But now the Italian region is investing millions of euro to incentivise international ... Read more

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

The set of skills needed by travel professionals after COVID-19

Blog, Travel Industry

New abilities are required for the ultimate professional within the travel and tourism sector. While the industry focuses its efforts on adapting to the new normal, knowledge remains the most ... Read more

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.

June 22, 2020November 18, 2020

Ultra high net worth individual travel post-COVID-19

Arabian Travel Market, Blog, Luxury, Travel Industry

While commercial aviation giants are facing unprecedented times as a result of the COVID-19, the private aviation industry is anticipating a boom.

June 20, 2020November 18, 2020

Future Travel Booking Habits

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

ForwardKeys, the world’s leading travel analytics company, latest air bookings data shows the road to recovery is plausible for the Middle East to kick-start this year, despite the imminent drop ... Read more

June 19, 2020August 17, 2020

How can luxury brands respond to post-coronavirus behaviour?

Blog, Luxury, Travel Industry

With some countries now starting to ease their lockdown regulations due to COVID-19, there have already been signs of revenge spending with luxury brands.

June 17, 2020August 17, 2020

What’s in the future for tour operators?

Blog, Travel Industry

Travel has gone from a position where it represented more than 10% of global GDP, employing or supporting more than 300 million people, to a virtual standstill with only limited ... Read more

June 16, 2020June 26, 2020

Key Affluent Post-COVID Travel & In-bound luxury travel into the Middle East

Video, Webinars

Speakers Joining Reed Travel Exhibitions as head of ILTM in January 2012, Alison has an extensive global background and over 25 years’ experience in the premium travel and lifestyle sectors. ... Read more

June 15, 2020October 13, 2020

Domestic tourism to the rescue

Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Responsible Tourism Spotlight, Travel Industry

As international travel comes to a standstill with closed borders and struggling airlines, experts around the world are looking up to domestic travel as a means to kickstart the recovery ... Read more

June 12, 2020June 23, 2020

Catch-up – Destination Europe: Where do we go from here?

Video, Webinars

Speakers Rajan Datar is an award-winning, broadcaster, journalist and conference moderator whose career has spanned three decades of current affairs, arts, business and documentary presenting, reporting and producing for the ... Read more

June 11, 2020June 23, 2020

Catch Up – Flipping the Narrative: Composing Tomorrow’s Destination Strategy

Video, Webinars

Speakers After being an engineer for the French space agency and a member of the general management at Microsoft EMEA and Deutsche Telekom, Alban co-founded in 2006 the first Open ... Read more

June 5, 2020June 16, 2020

Catch Up – Tourism’s Ground Zero: How Tour Operators now Need to Adapt to Change Quickly

Video, Webinars

Speakers Mark Frary is a regular contributor to national newspapers, magazines and websites on travel. Over his career, he has worked as the Sunday Times’ travel agony uncle and ski ... Read more

June 2, 2020June 12, 2020

Catch Up – Why now is the best time for social media marketing for tourism and how to do it

Video, Webinars

Speakers Lizanne founded Eco Africa Digital so that she could live out her two passions – ecotourism and online marketing. Her team has helped numerous tourism businesses grow their online ... Read more

May 15, 2020May 29, 2020

Catch up – Tourism post-COVID: the challenges and opportunities for sustainable travel

Video, Webinars

Speakers Jeremy Smith is the editor of sustainable tourism news site Travindy.com. Author of recently published Transforming Travel – realising the potential of sustainable tourism (2018). As well as writing ... Read more

May 5, 2020August 13, 2020

How travel organisations are thinking creatively during the crisis

Blog, marketing

Destinations and other travel organisations are embracing Zoom, Spotify and voucher schemes during the coronavirus crisis as they try to stay relevant and, in the case of some, maintain viable ... Read more

April 30, 2020June 1, 2020

Catch up – Airlines in Crisis: What is the Prognosis for the Aftermath of Covid-19?

Video, Webinars

Speakers John Strickland has 37 years of experience in the air transport industry, embracing all the major airline business models and holding senior positions with airlines including British Airways and ... Read more

April 22, 2020May 29, 2020

Webinar – Developing resilience in the face of Covid 19

Video

The Global Travel & Tourism Resilience Council has partnered with World Travel Market to provide the travel industry with insights and thought leadership during this time of crisis and uncertainty. ... Read more

March 23, 2020August 12, 2020

Keeping teams motivated during a crisis

Blog, Travel Industry

When it comes to your business, keeping teams motivated and customers engaged is crucial. We believe there are three key things to do to ensure morale is kept high: communication, ... Read more

October 29, 2014June 2, 2020

World Travel Market’s 35 Years at the Top

Press Releases, Reed Exhibitions, WTM London

A timeline charting the rise and rise of WTM World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, is this year celebrating its 35th event. Over the past ... Read more

October 28, 2014June 15, 2020

WTM Portfolio Facilitates $6.5 Billion in Travel Industry Deals

Press Releases, Reed Exhibitions, WTM London, WTM Portfolio

The World Travel Market Portfolio facilitates more than $6.5 billion (£3.9 million) in travel and tourism industry deals. The WTM Portfolio consists of the four leading business-to-business travel trade events ... Read more

October 27, 2014June 15, 2020

World Travel Market Welcomes Its First North Korean Exhibitor

Press Releases, WTM London, WTM Portfolio

It has a notorious reputation as the most secretive state in the world under the dictatorship of Kim Jong-Un. But now leisure trips to see the isolated communist country of ... Read more

August 16, 2014February 12, 2015

The Evolution of Loyalty Programmes in the Travel Industry

City Travel Briefings, Reports

Key Findings Airline loyalty programmes in transformation: To better cater to their highest paying passengers, airlines have made moves to reward these lucrative travellers better, including switching to a ... Read more