Land Transport Whitepaper

whitePaper | June 6, 2022

Trip-based models have been around for over half a century. In that time, they have improved in many ways. But their primary shortcoming—that they model trips independently of each other and not the people who make trips—can limit their ability to answer complex transportation planning questions. Activity-based models address this core limitation through microsimulation of individuals and generation of daily travel diaries and activity schedules. However, user concerns about activity-based models’ cost, complexity, and support have limited their wider adoption.

whitePaper | November 15, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic not only dramatically limited travel but also caused permanent shifts in traveler behavior, forever changing “business as usual” for airlines. No touchpoints with travelers have changed more profoundly than loyalty programs. In 2020, airline industry revenues totaled $328 billion, about 40% of revenue from the previous year, McKinsey reports. Benefits designed for frequent flyers continue to lose their efficacy as uncertainty around the return of business travel remains.

whitePaper | February 28, 2022

the Digital Control Tower Was Once a Niche Concept. Now Its reality For a Growing Number Of Airports Worldwide.

whitePaper | June 16, 2022

This paper provides data and context on the challenges, evaluates some of the proposed innovations and suggests ways to overcome potential blockers. In the introduction, we explain why the challenge of decarbonizing aviation is important and unsolved, what makes a good technology and then highlight 65 companies leading the charge in these areas.

whitePaper | June 21, 2022

Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, global tourism had experienced a 10-year period of continuous growth fueled by the expansion of the global economy and the emergence of new tourism outflow markets in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Despite the headwinds from geopolitical and trade tensions, the slowing of economic growth as well as the collapse of Thomas Cook and certain European low-cost carriers, international tourist arrivals and receipts showed growth in 2019

whitePaper | July 8, 2022

after two long and challenging years, business travel is poised to return to its pre-pandemic highs ahead of schedule. At UATP, we’ve always been bullish on the rebound of the business travel. We have never believed that our industry could be replaced with Zoom meetings or Teams calls. Business is best conducted face-to-face – that’s just the best way to do it