The UNWTO World Tourism Barometer monitors short-term travel trends on a regular basis to provide stakeholders with up-to-date analysis on international tourism. According to experts, domestic tourism and travel close to home, as well as open-air activities, nature-based products and rural tourism are among the major travel trends that will continue shaping tourism in 2022.
This year will witness an upshift in the hotel & travel industry. Hotel business will be able to recover from the pandemic with these travel trends, which will eventually boost and build confidence in terms of generating hotel bookings. Read these Top Travel Trends in 2022 in second news below.
The pandemic had a profound impact on the hospitality industry. Given the recent changes, it is important to take a pulse of the industry in regard to technology usage in operations and the guest experience. Read the interesting report from Stayntouch and understand the hotelier sentiments.
It’s no longer a secret that we’re now living in the era of digital transformation. The travel industry has experienced significant changes as well, pushing advertisers and brands to consider new messaging, channels and approaches before campaign launches. Read more about this below.
STR data shows Middle East has been a leader in both opening to international arrivals as well as hosting large events, such as Expo 2020, which has driven hotel performance in Dubai.
Lastly hoteliers are now fully embracing the need to be more adaptable as the changes to travel continue to unfold. Know more about updates from American Lodging Investment Summit in the last story.
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UNWTO World Tourism Barometer expects travel to rebound in 2022
International tourism experienced a 4% increase in 2021 compared to 2020, with international arrivals still 72% below the pre-pandemic year of 2019. Majority of experts expect a rebound during the third quarter.
https://www.unwto.org/unwto-world-tourism-barometer-data
Top Travel Trends in 2022 – Back to Travel
The pandemic in 2020 had a massive impact on the hotel industry that has brought everlasting changes. However, times are changing and travel is evolving into something new and better than before. Let’s find out how travellers are planning their trips this year and preparing for rebound:
https://www.erevmax.com/blog/index.php/2022/01/top-travel-trends-in-2022-back-to-travel/
2022 Hotelier Technology Sentiment Report
Report details hotelier sentiments on emerging technologies and trends in both hotel operations and the guest experience.
Travel brands must deal with reimagined audience archetypes
The travel industry has experienced significant changes as well, pushing advertisers and brands to consider new messaging, channels and approaches before campaign launches.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/412718
Middle East hotel RevPAR recovery highest among global regions
The Middle East has been a leader in both opening to international arrivals as well as hosting large events. The Middle East hotel industry reported revenue per available room (RevPAR) that was 85.6% of the pre-pandemic comparable, the highest among the global regions, according to year-end 2021 data from STR.
https://str.com/press-release/str-middle-east-hotel-revpar-recovery-highest-among-global-regions
Hotel guest mix has permanently changed
The prevailing attitude among speakers at Americas Lodging Investment Summit is that this is the new landscape that hoteliers must navigate and waiting for a return to 2019 numbers or conditions is misguided.
https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Hoteliers-have-resolved-to-live-with-the-virus
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