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The millennial multi-country tripper

Jul 22, 2019 | 2019, Activities and tours, Consumer, Reports categories

News Young travellers planning multi-country trips are valuable visitors for destinations to attract since they tend to travel longer and spend more in destination than other types of tourists. Based on data from WYSE Travel Confederation’s New Horizons Survey of...

Tourism tax about to hit New Zealand

Dec 10, 2015 | Consumer

It has been suggested that a new tax on visitors entering and leaving New Zealand is set to discourage tourists from coming to the country. The tax that will pay for the costs of border control will have a negative impact on economic growth, according to the New...

Airbnb's data reveals impact of the sharing economy

Dec 4, 2015 | Accommodation, Consumer, Trade

More than 3 million people in the UK used Airbnb accommodation for their travels this year in a boost to the sharing economy, the site has revealed. There were 2.2 million travellers who used Airbnb to visit the UK in the year to November. A total of 52,500 hosts...

'Poshtel' trend continues as Euro Hostel completes £6m investment

Nov 16, 2015 | Accommodation, Accommodation, Consumer, Youth Travel

Budget brand Euro Hostel has completed a multi-million pound investment across its estate in the year in which ‘poshtels’ were predicted to become one of the most dynamic sectors of the UK hotel market. Read the full story here. ...

Study finds Airbnb has USD 2 billion negative impact on lodging industry and NYC economy last year

Nov 3, 2015 | Accommodation, Accommodation, Consumer, Reports categories

Airbnb’s operations had a negative impact of USD 2.1 billion on the lodging industry and the broader economy of New York City over the course of the last year, according to a report released by the Hotel Association of New York City, an industry trade group that...

International tourist arrivals up 4% driven by strong results in Europe

Oct 30, 2015 | Consumer, Country, Reports categories, Youth Travel

International tourist arrivals grew by 4.3% in the first eight months of 2015 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, fuelled by strong results in Europe and consolidating the trend of recent years. International tourists (overnight visitors) travelling...