Max Schmidt, Head of CamperDays, the booking.com of campervans, says: “Just as Brits were ready to give up on having a proper summer and retire their flip flops and sun cream for the year in exchange for raincoats and jumpers, the sun has made an unexpected but very welcome return. “It seems that Brits are certainly ready to make…
DidaTravel’s global summer hotel bookings close to doubling pre-pandemic levels
DidaTravel – a tech-driven global travel distribution company – reveals that their global hotel bookings for the summer season (June 1 – August 31) have already surpassed 2019 levels by an impressive 93% increase compared to the same period in 2019. This surge in bookings signals Dida’s expansion and growth globally as well as the strong recovery…
Record summer bookings stretching finances of many due to outdated payments tech
This year’s more than welcome record summer for travel bookings brings with it the unwelcome need to increase working capital, warns Spencer Hanlon from global real-time payments platform Nium, which provides services to online travel agencies, hotels, and airlines around the world. He points out that “without increasing working capital, a company could potentially be wiped out this summer…
Summer staycation boom on the horizon amid surge in UK holiday bookings
The number of people searching for a staycation almost tripled in January, according to holiday home rental agency Sykes Holiday Cottages. The company has revealed that searches on the website for UK holidays were up 274% month-on-month at the start of January, also surpassing levels seen this time last year. As a result, bookings for its…
Skyscanner: Travel off to a boosting start with UK bookings above 2019 levels
We’re seeing demand for holidays is extremely high going into 2023, and bookings in the first and second week in January exceeded the volume during the corresponding week in 2019, pre-pandemic, the second week by 31%. “This large wave of interest shows that travellers are eager to make plans, as well as continuing to make…
Discount with MobiKwik Zip on your bookings exclusively on EaseMyTrip
MobiKwik’s ZIP, “Buy Now Pay Later” platform added with discounts and ease of payment, is now live on EaseMyTrip, one of the largest online travel tech platforms in India with a global presence. The two companies have come together to enable users to book their travel today and pay at a later date with attractive discounts…
The end of China’s zero-Covid policy is fuelling flight bookings
China’s decision to ditch its zero-Covid policy has triggered a surge in flight bookings, according to the latest data from ForwardKeys. On 7 December, Chinese authorities announced that a negative PCR test would no longer be required for air travel between provinces. Domestic flight bookings immediately surged 56% on the previous week and continued to…
Trip.com Group data shows outbound flight bookings surge from Mainland China
On the morning of 27 Dec, Trip.com Group, recorded a staggering 254% increase in mainland China’s outbound flight bookings compared to a day earlier. Flights bound for Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong (China), Japan and Thailand led the surge, making them the top five tourist destinations following mainland China’s decision to reopen borders on 27 Dec. Singapore was the fastest-growing of all the destinations, with flight bookings leaping…
Last minute bookings, staycations and short breaks popular
With the global pandemic taking a devastating toll on the travel industry, Omio – the booking platform for travel by train, bus and flight released its EU Mobility Report comparing and analysing its internal data on train, bus and flight bookings from pre-pandemic, during and today. “What we are noticing more and more on our platform is a so-called ‘modal shift’: more…
Japan’s Projected bookings to the United States
The majority of Japanese tour operators reported in the U.S. Department of Commerce sponsored Japan Travel Trade Barometer (as of September 5 – October 29, 2011) that bookings for travel to the United States in the fourth quarter 2011 would continue to be lower, on average, compared to fourth quarter 2010 bookings. Only about one…
