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The travel industry publishes hundreds of reports a year — official statistics from WTTC, OECD and UN Tourism, consumer research from Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb, analyst studies from Phocuswright, Skift and McKinsey, destination barometers from ETC and national tourism boards. This library collects them in one place, sorted by publication date.
Every report gets an original TourismIntel brief: the findings at a glance, the key numbers exactly as published, the methodology and its limits, and what it means for destinations, hotels and travel tech — with the official source always one click away. The library is curated from 150+ sources and updated weekly; new reports are briefed within a day of discovery.
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[ slipped back into contraction, declining by 0.8% year-on-year (YoY) in August, after only one month of marginal growth, at 0.3% in July.
> "This guidance aims to help airlines navigate the complexity of life cycle assessment (LCA) studies by providing a practical framework to review, interpret, and compare existing evidence, enabling more informed decisions when evaluating alternatives to single-use plastic products."
Global air cargo demand strengthened in August, with industry-wide cargo tonne-kilometers, CTK, increasing by 4.4% year-on-year (YoY). Growth reached every carrier region but remained concentrated in North America and Asia Pacific.
The February 14th mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida reignited a heated debate on gun control in the United States. It also demonstrated once again the need for destination organizations to have a crisis management plan.
Legislation on sanctuary cities has the potential to negatively impact our industry. More and more, travel is being used as a political weapon by advocacy groups, politicians and others on both sides of the political divide.
While destination organizations consistently prove the social and economic benefits of tourism, the battle for funding continues unabated.
Phocuswright's 2025 report reveals that generative AI adoption among travellers has moved from experimental to mainstream. More than half of US travellers have tried GenAI, with one in three using it for travel planning.
Phocuswright is an independent research and intelligence platform serving the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.
Travel Metric of the Month 2026 is Phocuswright's expanded monthly reporting series tracking travel industry performance indicators across seven segments and five global regions.
VisitBritain forecasts 44.2 million inbound visits to the UK in 2026 with spending of £33.9 billion, representing 2% growth in volume and nominal spending but 1% real-terms decline versus 2025.
VisitBritain's Singapore market brief presents inbound tourism data for 2024 and global context for 2025. The UK received 142,000 visits from Singaporean travellers in 2024, generating £189.5 million in expenditure at an average spend of £1,335 per visit.
VisitBritain's USA market profile reveals record inbound performance in 2024: 5.6 million visits generating £7.3 billion in expenditure (average £1,301 per visit). US visitors are older than average (30% aged 55+), with holiday purposes dominating (51% of visits, 58% of spend).
Booking.com's inaugural Travel Happiness Index, released July 2026, surveys 10,136 travellers across 10 Asia-Pacific markets to understand emotional and practical drivers of travel behaviour.
Booking.com's survey of approximately 5,000 European accommodation professionals reveals a significant disconnect between acknowledged future skills needs and current training priorities. Whilst 82% of employers identify digital literacy as critical, only 16% prioritise related training.
Booking.com's Travel Proud Research Report surveyed 13,300 LGBTQ+ travellers across 19 countries in February–March 2026, revealing paradoxical safety patterns. Only 31% are out when travelling, and 40% willing to hide identity for bucket-list destinations.
The Chief Economists Outlook: May 2025 is published by the World Economic Forum. However, the source text available for this brief contains only website cookie policies, data-collection disclosures and technical infrastructure documentation, not the report's actual content, findings or analysis.
The Global Cooperation Barometer 2026 – Third Edition is a World Economic Forum publication examining trends in global cooperation with stated focus on travel, visitor economy, scenarios, and technology.
The Global Cooperation Barometer 2026 is the World Economic Forum's third edition examining strategies for new forms of international cooperation across sectors and geographies.
Phocuswright's India Travel Rebound report documents significant recovery in India's domestic travel sector during 2025, with bookings growing 35% year-over-year, concentrated in urban centres including Delhi and Mumbai.
Sojern's playbook argues that car rental brands waste marketing efficiency by allocating budgets primarily to late-funnel channels—metasearch, OTA, paid search—where price dominates decision-making.
IATA's May 2026 Air Cargo Market Analysis reports global air cargo demand growth of 6.0% year-on-year, anchored in Asia Pacific and North American carrier strength.
IATA's May 2026 Air Passenger Market Analysis reveals a second consecutive month of contraction in global aviation demand, with industry-wide Revenue Passenger Kilometres declining 2.2% year-on-year.
