global travel
Fodor’s Travel Names the 100 Most Incredible Hotels in the World for 2025
Fodor's | October 17, 2024
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, 2024-- Fodor's Travel, the leading name in travel recommendations for over 85 years, today announced the 2025 edition of its Fodor's Finest: The Most Incredible Hotels in the World list and detailed an all-new guidebook exploring the best wineries, breweries, and distilleries in the United States. 2025 Fodor's Finest: 100 Hotels We're Obsessed With This year's Fodor's Finest list consists of 100 extraordinary hotels around the world, hand-picked by Fodor's editors with input from 750 hotel experts from all corners of the globe – and absolutely no sway or sponsorship from outside parties. Counter to many ot...
Beyond the ‘Crazy Rich’: Expedia Group Reveals Mass-Affluent Asian Travelers Trend Set To Boost Global Travel Industry
Expedia Group | October 11, 2024
Four in five (81%) mass-affluent Asian travelers report that travel is still a priority despite inflation. On average, mass-affluent Asian travelers plan to visit four destinations over ten days for their next international trip, with Japan, the United States, Canada, France, South Korea, Australia, and Germany leading the list. They plan to dedicate nearly a quarter of their income to travel in the next 12 months. Nearly half seek airline and room upgrades, with two in five opting for first class or business class seating. Seattle, October 11, 2024 – Today, Expedia Group unveiled its study highlighting the preferences of t...
Stunning New Research Ranks United States Nearly Dead Last in Competition for Global Travelers
U.S. Travel Association | January 11, 2024
Due to slow recovery and declining U.S. global travel market share, U.S. Travel Association commissioned Euromonitor International to assess the competitiveness of the U.S. relative to other top countries for global travel. The U.S. ranked 17th out of 18 countries analyzed, stemming from decades of underinvestment and a lack of focus and coordination from the federal government. Inefficiencies in the U.S. travel system threaten the economy. One example: The U.S. risks losing 39 million visitors and $150 billion in spending over the next 10 years due to excessive visitor visa wait times (Tourism Economics). U.S. Travel launch...
A Year After Borders Reopen, Biden Admin Inaction on Visitor Visas Exacerbates Int’l Travel Recovery
U.S. Travel Association | December 9, 2022
One year following the reopening of U.S. borders to inbound air travelers on November 8, outrageous wait times of more than 400 days for visitor visa applicants is delaying the recovery of the critically important international travel sector. U.S. visa wait times now average a staggering 400+ days for first-time visitor visa applicants in the largest countries for inbound travel. Visa interview wait times for potential travelers from Brazil, India and Mexico are now 317, 757 and 601 days respectively. These excessive delays are the equivalent of a travel ban, driving potential U.S. visitors to choose other countries. U.S. Travel ...
U.S. Travel Escalates Efforts to Reduce Visa Wait Times With New Portuguese, Spanish Websites
U.S. Travel Association | December 9, 2022
The U.S. Travel Association is escalating the consequences of lengthy visitor visa interview wait times by launching Spanish and Portuguese language versions of the website USVisaDelays.com. It will be shared widely in key source markets abroad where potential travelers are experiencing extreme wait times—years-long in some cases—simply to apply to visit the United States. “With the launch of these new multilingual websites, we aim to give a voice to potential visitors who are waiting hundreds of days just to get an interview to visit the U.S.,” said U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman. “We cannot afford...
USVisaDelays.com Exposes Consequences of Excessive Visitor Visa Wait Times on Travelers, Business, U.S. Economy
U.S. Travel Association | December 5, 2022
U.S. Travel Association is bringing attention to the millions of travelers who seek to visit the United States, but confront a de facto border closure in the way of 400-800 day wait times to receive a visa. Today, the association launches a new website, USVisaDelays.com, that will feature the voices of those most affected by excessive visitor visa interview wait times: global travelers and U.S. businesses. “There are no better voices to tell the personal toll of America’s de facto border closure than the people, families and American businesses directly impacted by egregious visa wait times,” said U.S. Travel Association President a...
Buoyant Global Economy Means Higher Hotel and Air Prices in 2019
Global Business Travel Association | July 24, 2018
ALEXANDRIA, Va. & MINNEAPOLIS—July 24, 2018--Travel prices are expected to rise sharply in 2019, with hotels going up 3.7%, and flights 2.6%, driven by a growing global economy and rising oil prices, according to the fifth annual Global Travel Forecast, published today by GBTA and CWT with the support of the Carlson Family Foundation. "While most major markets appear to be trending in the right direction, downside risks remain for the global economy given the rise of protectionist policies, the risk of stoking trade wars and Brexit uncertainty," said Michael W. McCormick, GBTA executive director and COO. "This forecast provide...
