Phocuswright's Travel Forward report projects the global travel market to reach $1.67 trillion by 2026, sustained by robust demand across regions despite economic headwinds. Online bookings are forecast to grow 8% to $1.07 trillion in 2025, with Asia Pacific leading OTA growth at 36% of sales.
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18 reports published by Phocuswright — Travel tech, market sizing, startups, AI (Global). Each one is summarised in an original TourismIntel brief with key findings, numbers as published, methodology and the official link. Publisher site: www.phocuswright.com
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Phocuswright's Global Travel Market Report 2025 documents a travel industry fully recovered and entering a new growth phase. Global travel gross bookings reached US$1.6 trillion in 2024 and are projected to approach US$1.8 trillion by 2027, driven by digital adoption and sustained leisure demand.
Phocuswright's 'The AI-Native Edge: Travel Startups 2025' examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping travel technology entrepreneurship despite a paradoxical funding environment.
Phocuswright's Travel Innovation and Technology Trends 2025 positions generative AI and digital identity as transformative technologies reshaping travel at a scale comparable to the internet and personal computer revolutions.
U.S. online travel agencies surpassed $100 billion in revenue for the first time in 2023, according to Phocuswright's latest market research.
Phocuswright's Hotels Lodging Travel Research forecasts the global hotel industry will reach $1.2 trillion in revenue by 2025, expanding at a 5.5% compound annual growth rate from 2022.
Phocuswright's 2022 report analyses which booking platforms dominate the US short-term rental market and why travellers choose them.
Phocuswright's July 2020 analysis examines whether super apps—integrated platforms combining multiple services—will displace traditional standalone travel applications.
Phocuswright's U.S. Hotel & Lodging Market Report 2021–2025 documents a dramatic channel shift in US hotel bookings. OTA gross bookings surged 97% in 2021 to nearly $41 billion, capturing 52% of online leisure sales—the first time exceeding 50% and representing a recovery to near-2019 levels.
Phocuswright's U.S. Hotel & Lodging Market Report 2023-2027, published April 2024, documents a landmark 2023 for the sector marked by record revenue, sustained by strong demand and elevated average daily rates.
Phocuswright's U.S. Travel Market Report 2026 is a modular research series delivering market analysis, sizing and projections for the American travel industry.
Phocuswright's Italy Consumer Travel Report 2024 analyses Italian leisure traveller behaviour and sentiment in the post-pandemic environment.
Phocuswright's Individual Reports catalogue showcases a diverse portfolio of 2026 travel research spanning consumer trends, market sizing and technology innovation across global geographies and industry segments.
Phocuswright's Europe Consumer Travel Report 2026 analyses leisure travel behaviour, booking patterns and sentiment across the UK, France and Germany based on an online survey conducted in April 2026.
Phocuswright's 'Search Slips, AI Surges: Travel's New Front Door?' (November 2025) examines how generative AI is reshaping U.S. and Canadian travel planning and booking. Nearly 40% of U.S. travellers used AI tools for trip planning in 2025, up 11 points year-on-year.
Spain consolidated its position as the world's second-most-visited destination in 2024, welcoming more than 93 million international arrivals and generating 16% year-on-year growth in travel spending.
Phocuswright's Latin America Travel Market Report 2025 shows the region's travel suppliers entering a new phase of consolidation and digital innovation.
Phocuswright's U.S. Travel Agency Landscape 2023 report documents the resilience and growth of the U.S. travel agency sector following pandemic disruption and long-term competition from online travel agencies.