The Growing Importance of Travel & Tourism to the Global Economy

Infographic | January 21, 2020

Virtual Reality as a technology has existed for a while now, but it has evolved significantly lately and its applications in travel are only being realized now. It is touted as one of the hottest emerging technologies in tourism, and offers tremendous potential for travel agencies, DMCs, hotels and airlines. We created this short infographic highlighting the major benefits it provides both consumers and travel marketers. If you like it, do share it with your friends/colleagues.

Infographic | December 16, 2019

Who doesn’t love the holiday season? Friends and family gathered to spend time with each other, cozy movie nights complete with hot cocoa, and giving gifts to one another. It is such a busy and exciting time of the year that we often forget to take into account the effects of our activities. I know that during December, I’m mostly focused on completing my Christmas gift list for what I’m getting my family and friends. I hardly even think about the effects of what the holiday activities are causing the environment.

Infographic | September 5, 2021

Travelers are returning. But their behaviors, expectations and values are very different. Travel companies no longer have the luxury of keeping enterprise operations as they have been for years. Imagine if every member of your team had both customer and operations data at their fingertips to transform the customer experience without adding any additional cost? That future is coming. To make bold moves and drive improvements—at the right cost, travel players need to improve their operations to become future-ready.

Infographic | February 12, 2020

Growth in leisure travelers is predicted, as demonstrated in the 2018 US statistics. Department of Commerce, Regional Office of Travel and Tourism. However, as the holiday season approaches, you're probably thinking about what's the best way to spend each day, though traveling is not going to be missing on your list, of course. Since the year is about to end and 2020 is now coming to an end, traveling can be something to look forward to; but, while there may be different places where you can have the best vacation, you'll probably end up wondering where to have your vacation. Thankfully we have identified some of the best places for flying by 2020; read more from below.

Infographic | July 11, 2021

Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos are set to fly into the final frontier on board their own spacecraft during the month of July. On July 11 at 14:30 GMT, Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, along with two pilots and three other passengers will lift off from Virgin Galactic’s operational base at Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert. His crew will reach a peak altitude of some 89km (55 miles) and experience a few minutes of weightlessness before making a gliding descent back to Earth.

Infographic | January 23, 2020

The travel industry is evolving rapidly, and it's crucial for travel firms to adopt new technologies to keep up. Below are some of the top technologies travel agencies should invest in 2020 to remain competitive in the marketplace.