THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMING TOURISM

Tomas Haupt -
Travel technology promises more efficient adventures to explore an increasingly connected but equally amazing world. The travel industry emerges from the pandemic more convinced than ever of the impor ...

CRUISE INDUSTRY FACING THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN ITS HISTORY

Andrea Hausold -
Before the pandemic, the global cruise industry had been growing for years, culminating in a preliminary peak of 30 million passengers worldwide in 2019 – up from 25 million in 2015. Around 450 cruise ...

A WAVE OF LAYOFFS IN TRAVEL TECH COMPANIES

Gary Diskin -
Several travel tech companies across the Atlantic have announced layoffs since the summer. Expedia, TripAdvisor, Navan, and now Sojern, a digital marketing platform for the tourism industry, have anno ...

AIR TRAFFIC IN SAUDI ARABIA INCREASED BY 26% IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEA

Anna Luebke -
According to the Saudi Arabian Air Navigation Services, Saudi Arabia's air traffic has experienced significant growth. In the first half of 2023, flight movements increased 26 percent, totaling 403,22 ...

HOTEL INVESTMENT IN SPAIN FOCUSES ON THE LUXURY SECTOR, WITH 52% OF TRANSACTIONS

Larry Brain -
During the first six months of the year, the 5-star and 5-star GL categories made up more than 50% of hotel investment volume. This totaled 717 million euros out of the 1,383 million euros invested in ...