Travelers continue to be concerned by terror threats when travelling - nevertheless the desire to travel is unbroken – City trips are growth driver in holiday segment worldwide. Further changes in the travel behavior can also seen in the first months of this year.
So far, 2017 has been a very good year for travel and tourism in Europe with very good growth in outbound trips and good performances by many destinations across the region over the first eight months of the year. Beach holidays have grown much more strongly than in 2016 but long-haul travel by Europeans has slowed down, including a downturn in trips to the USA from some European source markets. The "Trump Effect" can also be seen in tourism industry.
Although Asians are going on more international trips than ever, the growth rate has slowed this year after a 9 percent increase in 2016. The main trends over the first eight months of 2017 include a continued rise in sun & beach holidays, more city trips and a good comeback for travel to Europe after a downturn last year. The outlook for 2018 remains good with further mid-single-digit growth expected.
These were some of the results of the 25th World Travel Monitor® Forum in Pisa, Italy (November 9-10). At this exclusive industry meeting, initiated at the invitation of consultancy IPK International and supported by ITB Berlin, around 50 tourism experts and academics from around the world present the latest figures and current trends in international tourism.
Under the following links the press releases from IPK's World Travel Monitor® Forum can can be downloaded:
– “World - Positive growth trends recorded in 2017 so far" (Download the press release in
English or
German.)
– “Europe - Strong year for European outbound travel” (Download the press release in
English or
German.)
– “Steady growth for Asian outbound travel in 2017” (Download the press release in
English or
German.)
– “North American outbound travel grows strongly as Latin America makes good progress” (Download the press release in
English or
German.)