Tourism Richmond

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

WTTC & Trip.com | November 26, 2021

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Trip.com Group launched 'Trending in Travel', a new report that shows the latest trends traveller behaviour and future booking patterns in the wake of COVID-19. WTTC, representing the private Travel & Tourism sector, joined forces with leading global travel service provider, Trip.com Group, and its major consumer brands Trip.com, Ctrip and Skyscanner, to analyse consumer trends shaping the recovery of the Travel &...

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY

Elude | August 09, 2021

Elude, the travel discovery and booking service that is reinventing the vacation experience for all, launched its mobile app today. Elude is the first solution of its kind catering directly to the new traveler who seeks to escape the ordinary by exploring destinations they can afford but might not have known previously existed. By disrupting the traditional and inefficient travel booking model, Elude is the only booking platform answering the question -- Where can I travel for 500...

McKinsey & Company | July 30, 2020

Dramatic changes in consumer behavior during the coronavirus pandemic have been hurting companies’ profits and sales. One of the most troublesome new consumer behaviors is engaging in short bursts of booking travel online. McKinsey & Company has been studying travel search and booking data to detect patterns. The consultancy believes that nimble suppliers and resellers will gain if they adopt more nimble marketing and pricing strategies to cope with the new realities....

Buying Business Travel | February 14, 2020

Travel and Transport has revealed a new brand identity to unite its businesses under a global entity with a new logo. Following a third-party brand study including surveys and interviews with customers, travellers, partners and employee-owners, the TMC has taken the decision to retire the Ultramar, Statesman and France variations of the brand. Chairman and CEO Kevin O’Malley commented: “We discovered that embracing our foundation of being authentic, consultative, caring and empowered...