While Ukraine and Russia will suffer significant impacts in terms of inbound travel, there will be immediate and direct impacts across other...
Turkey | Outlook sours after Russia invades Ukraine
Posted by Maya Senussi on Feb 25, 2022
Turkey will take a hit from the Russian invasion of Ukraine through three main channels – tourism, energy prices and financial market disruption –...
MENA | Key themes 2022: GCC starts the year on a firm footing
Posted by Maya Senussi on Dec 16, 2021
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be one of only two major regions globally (the other being ASEAN) to grow faster – at above 5% – in 2022...
Global | Key Themes for Travel and Tourism in 2022
Posted by Simon Kyte on Dec 14, 2021
Recovery in international travel will gather pace during 2022, but there will be some further reductions in activity early in the year along with...
Travel & Tourism | Rural destinations fare better as consumer preferences shift
Posted by Jack Minchin on Dec 3, 2021
The COVID-19 shock has led to a structural shift in consumers' choice of travel destinations, as travellers increasingly have moved away from urban...
MENA | Coronavirus tracker for the GCC – November update
Posted by Scott Livermore on Nov 11, 2021
Signs of the GCC’s strengthening recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic continue to emerge. The PMI for Dubai rose to its highest level in over two...
Europe | Rebound in tourism aids the economic recovery
Posted by Tomas Dvorak on Oct 29, 2021
Europe’s tourism sector made solid strides towards recovery this summer. In July, overnight stays reached just above 70% of 2019 levels, on track to...
US | Travel and Tourism Employment Report - September 2021
Posted by Adam Sacks on Oct 28, 2021
As of the September 2021 jobs report, leisure and hospitality employment sits 9% below its pre-pandemic level; this is three percentage points worse...
Global | Travel Highlights and Risks - October 2021
Posted by Adam Sacks on Oct 20, 2021
Tentative travel recovery has begun with some significant improvements in activity during the middle of the year, and notably in some Northern...
US | Recovery patterns reflect tourism and office-based sector exposure
Posted by Barbara Byrne Denham on Oct 13, 2021
US GDP topped its peak pre-pandemic level in Q2, but the pace of the economic recovery was largely unchanged as the Delta variant sapped some of the...