Consumer Trends

Many of us grew up on the precipice of a new digital era, an inflection point after which innovations seemed to multiply to uncover possibilities that our younger selves might have dismissed as fit for a more distant future—if we imagined them at al...

10 Booking Trends & Stats That Every Hotelier Should Know to Drive Guest Experience and Revenue in 2024 and Beyond

Andrew Rubinacci

Chief Advisory Officer of FLYR for Hospitality

FLYR (formerly Pace Revenue)

Information Technology

Revenue Management

Travel Technology

The hospitality industry is constantly trying to keep up with ever-changing consumer demands. Some of the key factors driving the change include generational shifts, technology developments, increased ESG compliance requirements, more demand for per...

The hospitality guest of the future

Leila Jiwnani

Hospitality Advisory Lead, Deloitte

Deloitte Development LLP

Innovation

To help you understand shifting demand patterns and changing traveler behaviors, our quarterly traveler insights look at Expedia Group’s first-party traveler search and booking data. Our Q3 2023 data indicated that traveler confidence remained high ...

Traveler insights Q1 2024: Top destinations and event trends

Jennifer Andre

Vice President, Business Development, Expedia Group Media Solutions

Expedia Group Media Solutions

Sales & Marketing

Despite some lingering concerns around the broader economy and geo-political instability, we can confidently say that travel has fully recovered in 2023.

8 key takeaways from 2023 for hospitality professionals

Gino Engels

Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer of Lighthouse (formerly OTA Insight)

Lighthouse (formerly OTA Insight)

Environment & Sustainability

Information Technology

Markets & Performance

Demand for trips has remained strong this year as indicated by Amadeus Demand360® business intelligence data, which shows global hotel occupancies trending largely on par with pre-pandemic levels.

What Evolving Traveler Expectations Mean for Travel Sellers

Mirja Sickel

Vice President, Hospitality Distribution, Amadeus

Amadeus

Sales & Marketing

Online Travel Agencies (OTA)

Market Segments

Earlier this month, Hilton released its highly anticipated third-annual travel trends report, providing valuable insights into the future of travel. Based on a global survey of over 10,000 travelers, video diaries with 60 U.S. travelers, and intervi...

What Hilton’s 2024 Travel Trends Report Means for Your Hotel

Lauren Hall

Founder & CEO at iVvy

iVvy

Wellness and well-being

Business Travel

Guest Experience

At the opening session of the 2023 Global Hospitality Conclave held at The Oberoi in New Delhi, India, Professor Dev spoke with Hari Nair, senior vice president, lodging partners at Expedia Group, about the ten trends that are changing the world of ...

Global Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Trends: A Conversation with Hari Nair MMH ’02, Expedia Group

Chekitan S. Dev

PhD, Professor of Marketing at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration in the SC Johnson College of Business

Cornell

Markets & Performance

Cornell | Nolan School of Hotel Administration

I am optimistic about what the future of travel holds in store for all of us - for our partners, our industry, and for the travelers we serve.

Five Powerful Ways Hoteliers Can Innovate to Meet the Evolving Needs of Today’s Travelers

Peter Waters

Executive Vice President, Hotel Solutions, Hospitality, Amadeus

Amadeus

Sales & Marketing

Information Technology

Each quarter, we continue to dig deeper into the traveler experience and identify barriers and points of friction that keep travelers at home or traveling less frequently based on a quarterly consumer survey with Ipsos.

Q3 Insights Reveal Holiday Travel Expectations and the Economic Cost of Not Addressing Traveler Pain Points

Jamie Mageau

Director of Research Products for U.S. Travel Association

U.S. Travel Association

Markets & Performance

National & International Policy