Top of the most popular city list this Summer is Bangkok, far ahead of the second most searched destination, Paris.
s of 30th May, we are seeing that the trend is set to reverse in July, with the recovery in business travel overtaking the recovery in leisure – as business flight bookings are 14% behind pre-pandemic (2019) levels and leisure are 16% behind.
This week at the Caribbean Marketplace in Barbados, ForwardKeys collaborated on the Caribbean Travel Trends Report with CHTA, featuring a top 20 destinations by country list, and examining key destinations that showed uncanny resilience and travel data mastery during Covid-19: Aruba, Saint Lucia, US Virgin Islands, and Bonaire.
In time for the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) taking place this week in Dubai, ForwardKeys reveals a 36% increase in international arrivals into the MENA region between June – August this year versus the same period in 2022.
In our recent 2022 Most Visited Destinations Report research, the travel demand has not subsided. These latest travel industry trends show that travel intent continues to increase: eight in 10 consumers intend to take at least one leisure trip in the next 12 months and more than half plan to take two.
Now that we have reached 2023, can we expect the year to play out any differently than the previous two? Are we nearer to the light at the end of the tunnel now that masks are no longer compulsory in public transport and travellers do not need to worry so much about travel requirements?
The usefulness and ability to transform business goals of travel data are endless. By reading this article, you hopefully will be inspired to re-think the importance of such data and seek more data-led solutions in the future.
Predictably, sanctions and the ban on direct flights between Russia and most of the EU have dramatically reduced Russia’s air connectivity with the rest of the world. However, the Middle East and Turkey, which have not banned flights to and from Russia, have benefitted from a rise in air traffic to them and through them.
Travel data firm, ForwardKeys, latest air ticketing data reflects a better year for travel retailers and airports as post-covid consumer preferences swing in a more premium direction.
As one of the world’s busiest transit hubs, Dubai now leverages its rich offering of attractions and activities to encourage transferring travellers to spend extended stays there. However, the city aims to establish itself as a complete tourist destination, and it appears on course to achieve that goal.