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As European travel companies advance from recession into recovery, it is critical for them to stay attuned to the trends shaping consumer sentiment and decision-making. How confident are consumers about the upcoming year? What trends are common across European markets, and where do travelers differ? In a comprehensive research study, travel indu... - More

Media outlets around the world are abuzz with the news of Google's ITA Software acquisition. On the July 1 announcement call, Google's Eric Schmidt and Marissa Mayer were understandably vague about what changes would be made to the Google search experience as a result of the acquisition. They did express, however, that the degree of sophisticati... - More

One Third of All Travel in Canada Booked Online in 2009 - More

PhoCusWright and Akamai study reveals the importance of speed and usability on travel websites - More

A new report from PhoCusWright Inc. on the role of social media in online travel reveals that travelers are posting more hotel reviews on online travel agencies (OTAs) than on traveler review sites. OTAs were home to nearly three in four traveler-generated hotel reviews in 2009, while traveler review sites accounted for one-quarter of posted tra... - More

New Research Analyzes Nearly 1.9 Million Traveler Reviews and Referral and Conversion Traffic from More Than 50 Social Media Web Sites to Online Travel Categories - More

The travel industry has a pretty good handle on many aspects of its marketplace. For example, we know how many people in the U.S. travel, how often, what products they purchase, how they purchase them and how much they spend. We also know a great deal about the different segments of the travel industry: the transportation and accommodation eleme... - More

The mobile revolution is putting travel in the palm of your hand—quite literally. Transformative new smartphone platforms are quickly changing the way consumers interact with travel brands. Apps, mobile Web sites and SMS alerts are bringing everything from trip planning and maps to itinerary management and social sharing to the mobile platform. - More

As one of the premier leisure travel destinations in Europe, Spain's economy suffered from the decline of both inbound and domestic travel amidst the global recession. The overall travel market fell 12% in 2009 according to PhoCusWright's Spanish Online Travel Overview Fifth Edition. Online travel sales, however, declined by only 1%. - More

The online travel market in Germany grew by 10.4% in 2009 even while overall revenues declined. - More