TrendSpotting 2010

2010 brings new challenges to the global tourism & travel industry. abouTourism went through the most popular articles & studies and collected the major trends for 2010. Please feel free to send more web links & resources referring to tourism & travel trends.

Latest Trend: Statistical Survey Report on Internet Development in China

A new report recently released by the China Internet Network Information Center reveals that online travel booking in 2009 increased 77.9 percent, a growth rate that exceeds online shopping (45.9 percent), online banking (62.3 percent) and e-mail (29 percent).

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By Sector

Hospitality

• China: cautious optimism and focus on domestic tourism.
• Stronger U.S. Forecast For 2010, 2011
• Hoteliers are considering exciting new Internet marketing formats in 2010: study
• 2010 European Hospitality Outlook Survey
• Mastering Internet Marketing in 2010: Results of the 4th Benchmark Survey on Hotel Internet Marketing
• Lodging experts see U.S. hotel rates falling in '10
• Conference attendees find signs of improved hotel performance
• Why hotels are not recovering any time soon
• Five Green Business Trends For 2010
• Hospitality 2010: Four ‘mega-trends’ to shape the future. Click here for the full article.
• 2010 The Year of Direct Sales and the Independent Hotel. Click here for the full article.
• Travel and Tourism Trends for 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Intercontinental Hotels Group Predicts 2010 Travel Trends. Click here for the full article.
• Key Trends in Tourism: Predictions for 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Top ten online marketing resolutions for hotel marketers in 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Bed&BreakfastWorld/Key Trends in Tourism: Predictions for 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Top 10 Revenue Management Opportunities for 2010. Click here for the full article.

Tourism & Leisure

• Benchmark names its top ten meeting trends for 2010
• Survey: 'parents calling for outdoor play'
• Top Trends in Leisure Tourism In 2010
• Tourism and 2010 – What’s coming?
• The business tourism sector gets some attitude in 2010
• UNWTO World Tourism Barometer: International Tourism on Track for a Rebound
• The Cultural Tourism in 2010: Trends, destinations and business outlook. Click here for the full article.
• ABTA Travel Trends Report. Click here for the full article.
• Tourism Trends in 2010. Click here to watch this video.
• Tourism Marketing Trends. Click here for the full article.
• Top Spa Trends for 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Sports tourism key to destination branding in 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Seven key consumer trends for 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Tourism and 2010 – What’s coming? Click here for the full article.
• e-tourisme en 2010 : les grandes tendances et 9 prédictions pour 12 mois. Click here for the full article.
• Passport to Adventure, Industry Trend Report 2010

Travel

• UNWTO Chief Sees Positive Signs for Travel in 2010
• Virtuoso agents identify destination trends
• Study finds growth spurt in family travel
• First Quarter Report: Adventure Travel Leaders Identify Five 2010 Travel Trends
• Middle-aged travellers leading travel social media revolution
• 10 Travel Innovation Trends for 2010
• Where are U.S. Travelers Heading in 2010?
• US Travel growth expected in 2010
• How the travel industry can thrive rather than just survive in 2010
• Groups Redefining Group Travel
• Poll: Travelers to Return in 2010
• ITB World Travel Trends Report. Click here for the full article.
• Travel gurus predict trends for 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Travel Weekly Preview: 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Travel trends 2010: The New Year holiday destinations tipped for the top. Click here for the full article.
• British Airways unveils top ten travel destinations for 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Ten travel trends for 2010. Click here for the full article.
• The world is calling: travel trends in 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Holidays trends in 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Why 2010 will be the year of the travel deal. Click here for the full article.
• Ten Hot Holidays Trends for 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Destination 2010: Top travel trends to watch. Click here for the full article.
• PhoCusWright’s 5 online travel predictions for Europe in 2010. Click here for the full article.
• Working in Travel Survey 2010. Click here for the full article.

Web & Technology

• Ten characteristics of the 2010 consumer – and not a mention of social media
• Statistical Survey Report on Internet Development in China.
• CTIA 2010: Innovations in Mobile
• What Social Media Will Look Like in 2012
• Ten reasons why 2010 is NOT the year of the mobile in travel
• Middle-aged travellers leading travel social media revolution
• Hoteliers are considering exciting new Internet marketing formats in 2010: study
• 8 Social Media Trends You Must Know for 2010
• Five Social Media Trends to Watch in Early 2010
• Top 10 predictions for Natural and Paid Search in 2010
• Online travel market is booming in China and is expected to reach over 9 billion yuan by 2013
• The era of double-digit growth in US online travel market is now over
• Five social software predictions for 2010 and beyond: Gartner
• Seven Top Online Marketing Trends for 2010
• Five Online Travel Predictions for Europe in 2010
• 10 technology trends for 2010 - a strategist's perspective

By Region/Country

• Where German Travelers are Headed in 2010
• UK summer tourists kiss Greece good-bye
• Holiday business won't cure Greece's financial crisis
• London: Increased profitability for 2010
• More likely to holiday abroad in 2010
• Holiday home site says UK retains popularity for 2010
• Brits still flying Down Under
• TripAdvisor UK travelers reveal 2010 trends
• Skyscanner Top 50: Spain dominates top 2010 travel spots
• Turkish Tourism sector looks forward to popular trends in 2010
• VisitScotland Tourism Industry Trends
• UK tourism growth in 2010
• Visit Britain: It’s cheap — and could be cheerful

• Stronger U.S. Forecast For 2010, 2011
• Where are U.S. Travelers Heading in 2010?
• US Travel growth expected in 2010
• The era of double-digit growth in US online travel market is now over
• AMERICANS ARE UNLIKELY TO TRAVEL MORE THIS YEAR
• Mexico City Government Sees Number Of Tourists Up 35% In 2010
• Caribbean Marketplace attendance mood portends well for 2010
• Lodging experts see U.S. hotel rates falling in '10

• China: cautious optimism and focus on domestic tourism
• PATA releases tourism demand forecast across Asia Pacific region for next three years
• Online travel market is booming in China and is expected to reach over 9 billion yuan by 2013
• Indonesia expects 8.5% tourism increase in 2010
• Fewer consumers will take a winter break in 2010
• Top 5 travel trends in Asia

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