Consumer Insights

Consumer Habits

U.S. Travel Tracker April 2020: Emerging Consumer Segments

When and how consumers will travel again might have a lot to do with how their lives are impacted by COVID-19. Our April travel tracker analysis delves into the details.

May 2020

Consumer Habits

U.S. Travel Tracker March 2020: Travel Sentiment Amid Lockdown

With travel restrictions in place, the U.S. travel rate in March dropped to 25% from 41% in February. What’s changed is also people’s outlook of travel on the other side of the pandemic.

April 2020

Consumer Habits

U.S. Travel Tracker January and February 2020: Onset of COVID-19 Impact

We are keeping track of if and how the U.S. population is traveling month by month and hope to detect signs of a rebound in the not too distant future.

March 2020

Consumer Habits

Millennial Parents: The New Generation of Family Travel

Families headed by Millennial parents are taking an ever larger share of the family travel market. To win them over, the industry needs to know what sets them apart from their generational peers.

February 2020

Consumer Habits

The State of Middle East Outbound Travel 2019

Outbound travel from the Middle East hasn’t garnered the attention of some other outbound markets, but given the high travel expenditure and growth of the region, we think this is one that’s worth paying attention to.

December 2019

Destinations

Defining the New Era of Wellness Tourism: Trends and Best Practices for Stakeholders

Wellness has long been an important part of the travel experience, but it has just recently exploded as a full-fledged trend. Travel industry stakeholders looking to attract wellness-minded consumers need to understand what wellness tourism means today in order to successfully find a place within it.

October 2019

Consumer Habits

UK Traveler Profile and Key Statistics: The Brexit Effect

The UK is an important contributor to global travel, but the uncertainty over Brexit will impact its place in the world and its residents’ willingness to spend on international vacations. The questions are just how and where the impact will be felt most.

October 2019

Consumer Habits

Millennial and Gen Z Traveler Survey 2019: A Multi-Country Comparison Report

Millennials have been in the travel industry’s spotlight for years already, yet they still remain somewhat of a mystery. As they continue to gain spending power, their successor generation, Gen Z, is hot on their heels. Thinking about these generational cohorts as a global collective however, risks painting the picture with too broad a brush.

August 2019

Consumer Habits

U.S. Traveler Profile and Key Statistics

The U.S. is one of the most diverse countries in the world and its residents' travel habits reflect that. That makes studying different demographics and travel spending categories key to understanding the American traveler.

July 2019

U.S. Affluent Traveler Trends 2019: Annual Survey on Travel Behavior

The spending power of U.S. Affluent Travelers makes them an attractive target market. In the third iteration of this report, we look at how their attitudes, behaviors, and values have changed or stayed the same over time, and how they vary based on income level, age, and whether or not they have children.

April 2019

Consumer Habits

U.S. Experiential Traveler Trends 2019: Annual Survey on Traveler Behavior, Motivations, and Preferences

In the third iteration of this survey, we give an in-depth look at how the modern American travelers’ values, attitudes, and behaviors have changed or remained constant over time.

March 2019

Destinations

The New Era of Food Tourism: Trends and Best Practices for Stakeholders

Food tourism is one trend that we don’t see ever going away, but it will never stop evolving. Destinations and other stakeholders need to understand what it means today in order to reap the benefits food tourists can bring.

February 2019