ITB Berlin: Gay & Lesbian Travel section is booming
The Gay & Lesbian Travel Pavilion is becoming increasingly popular. Thus at this year’s event more than a dozen exhibitors will be presenting the latest trends and products in this market on a record display area covering 200 square metres in Hall 2.1a. In... Seguir leyendo...
ITB Berlin 2012: Taking the political pulse of the industry
The 46th ITB Berlin, which takes place from 7 to 11 March 2012, is a more political event than ever before: the European debt crisis, turmoil in the Arab countries, climate protection and sustainability, as well as EU emissions trading. All these topics will be discussed... Seguir leyendo...
U.S. Mobile Travel Bookings to Top $8 Billion by 2013
Distribution is just one of numerous opportunities that mobile creates for travel organizations. But for many executives, the true test of mobile’s influence is simple: show me the money. A new report from travel industry research authority PhoCusWright, Mobile... Seguir leyendo...
Three in 10 travelers in Europe have no interest in using phones for travel activities
A new study released today by travel industry research authority PhoCusWright,Empowering Inspiration: The Future of Travel Search, identifies trend-setting consumers’ behavior and motivations when shopping for travel online, and identifies their experience during... Seguir leyendo...
ITB Berlin Convention: Think tank for the topics of tomorrow
Once again, topics including tourism, marketing, technology, politics, the economy, sustainability and health await visitors to this year’s ITB Berlin Convention. From 7 to 9 March 2012, for the seventh time, experts, scientists and practitioners will meet at the world’s... Seguir leyendo...
Interview with Stephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor CEO
Preferente has been able to interview Stephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor cofounder and CEO whilst its company is being investigated by the advertising watchdog ASA after receiving a complaint on behalf of thousands of hotels that its claims to provide trustworthy and honest reviews... Seguir leyendo...
Interview with Chris Emmins, denouncer of TripAdvisor
Exclusive interview for PREFERENTE with Chris Emmins, co-founder of KwikChex.com, whose complaints have provoke that TripAdvisor is being investigated by the ASA. ─As TripAdvisor has removed ‘reviews you can trust’, and ASA was investigating the company... Seguir leyendo...
China, a changing travel market
China’s $232 billion travel market is mainly domestic and hugely under-developed. Chinese people often spend as much as 8% of their annual discretionary income on a single trip, far more than people in other emerging markets, according to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). On... Seguir leyendo...
Travel and Tourism ranking by market cap
Largest tourist groups have been crippled its capitalization in 27.769 million euros, after falling 27 percent between January and September, according to an exhaustive report made by Preferente Staff,. The top 27 tourism companies in the world have been quoted to be worth... Seguir leyendo...
QR codes land in tourism
Por Federico Belloni, belloni@tsmconsulting-barcelona.com
With a little care is not difficult to realize that one of the most rapid and most dynamic affecting the tourism sector is undoubtedly that of all the promotion and communication tools available to intercept the supply demand. This evolution depends on several factors: first... Seguir leyendo...
