Megatrends shaping the future of travel, a billion trips in a decade, the industry needs to embrace e-payments and Trip.com Group to build KOL-derived content.

Megatrends shaping the future of travel
Thursday, 7th November 2019

The global travel industry is facing challenges due to political turmoil and changing consumer behaviour, despite a forecasted increase in average spend per trip at $1,101 by 2024.

In its new report ‘Megatrends Shaping the Future of Travel: 2019 Edition’ revealed at WTM London, Euromonitor looks at the latest trends shaping travel globally >>

Trip.com Group and TripAdvisor form JV & partnership
Trip.com Group Limited and TripAdvisor, Inc announced a strategic partnership to expand global cooperation, including a joint venture, global content agreements and a governance agreement >>

One billion trips in a decade
7 Nov 2019 : In the decade between 2009 and 2018, more than one billion outbound trips were made by Chinese Mainland residents, according to figures recently released by the National Immigration Administration (NIA) of China >>

The Evolution of Hotels
7 Nov 2019 : The Evolution of Hotels: More than 125 people attended our seminar on 29 October on The Evolution of Hotels, which HVS London co-hosted with lawyers Bird&Bird, the European Hotel Managers Association and EP Magazine >>

Making the world a more inclusive place through travel
7 Nov 2019 : WTM London 2019 saw a variety of interesting talks and conferences focused on making travel more inclusive and iIn a session called Access for All: Using Social Media for Travellers With Disabilities, travellers explained how apps and other tools are helping them to see more of the world >>

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Trip.com Group Invests in Multi-Channel Network to Build KOL-Derived Content
Thursday, 7th November 2019

KOLs are recruited and expected to generate an average of 20 videos or posts containing photos and texts each month and also have to coordinate fully with Group’s arrangements for their work.

The Trip.com Group was reported to have established a multi-channel network on travel >>

A Tale of Three Places: Bamboo, Bali and Never-Ending Neon
Travelling straight from the private island of Cempedak to the mass tourism island of Bali is one thing, but going on from Bali to Shanghai the day after, well, that’s another >>

Hotel Sales RFP’s Circa 2020: How To Be The Best, Not Just The First To Respond
Many hotels do a one-size fits all approach. It would be great if they could have more attention to detail in the beginning and personalize it to my organization’s needs >>

Why The Travel Industry Needs to Embrace ePayments
It may soon be possible to travel across the world without bringing out your physical wallet, thanks to the proliferation of mobile payment apps like e-wallets >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of November 06, 2019
2019 best cities for entrepreneurs, the next era of air travel, Google promoted hotels available on mobile and demand and disruption in global cities >>