Articles tagged “skiftstats”

The federal government would be foolish to not fuel the growth of public transit, which is reducing pollution, dependence on foreign oil, and vehicle deaths, but if it does, a growing population of Americans reliant on buses and subways will fight for the funding.

Although the majority of hotels are behind airlines when it comes to digital customer service, hotels have a significantly larger opportunity to improve customers' experience via mobile. It is a matter of how and when, not if, mobile will change almost every part of guests' hotel stays.

Spend data on a granular month-by-month basis is valuable to local tourism marketers, but the overall trend -- significant increases in annual spend -- is an even more important signal that more money is on the way, no matter which month it's spent in.

Insights into specific traveler behavior give destinations the opportunity to target the demographic with the goal of lengthening their stay, expanding their choice of attraction, or highlighting activities for a larger set of visitors.

It's great to see the U.S. finally recognizing tourism for the economic powerhouse that it is, but the government will need invest even more in speeding visa and customs wait times as the world's newest travelers become more experienced and selective.

TripAdvisor has changed the travel planning process and its number of reviews will only continue to grow as the site powers review platforms on individual hotel and destination pages.

The slight uptick in international trips mirros a global increase in overseas travel, but the regions with the greatest growth suggest Americans are beginning to explore more developing markets.

The introduction of Wi-Fi and wireless service is great for locals and visitors alike…as long as it doesn't lead to phone calls on trains in transit.

The aviation industry has been growing at a steady rate for the past 30 years suggesting that market changes continually balance one another out and will continue to do so in the future.

U.S. domestic flights are generally more full than domestic flights in other countries, but they're not quite as full as most flyers make them out to be in social media complaints.