flights

In February 2022, we see great news for flight bookings, they are nearing or above 2019 levels for the top 25 major US metros

Whereas the arrival of Omicron slightly dampened interest among North America (NORAM) travelers and EMEA, that wasn’t the case in APAC

With destinations looking to reopen this year, could we see a reshuffle take place if Chinese travellers are allowed to travel internationally again?

When looking at search data for the final quarter of 2021, it’s clear that North American travelers are once again showing optimism

Although Chinese consumer confidence is growing, desire for travel has shown a faltering recovery due to sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks

On a global level, the last quarter of 2021 had its ups and downs, but evidence continues to build that travel shoppers are ready to see the world again

Travel intentions are strongly focused on the summer season: unlike Greece’s direct competitors, demand for the summer season is stronger than for spring

TMCs expect business travel volume to be much or somewhat higher this year. For hoteliers, this provides some interesting opportunities this year

The fact there is such strong disparity between short-term and medium to long-term travel indicates there is still little traveller confidence in the future

Analysing the occupancy levels by geographic areas we see hotels are at similar levels as January-February 2020, but demand is conservative in January 2022