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Cycling is rivalling golf for the leisure time of middle-aged men, which is
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Hostels are making a bid for the cost-conscious, style-seeking consumer,
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The WTM Global Trends Report 2014, in association with Euromonitor International, highlights the
emerging trends in the global travel and tourism industry. The GTR has been at the forefront of
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embraced by many scheduled airlines.
Mobile technology is currently transforming the tourism landscape in terms of bookings, customer
service and consumer behaviour.
Destination services, personalisation, mobile bookings and peer-to-peer are expected to be the
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International arrivals were boosted from the global economic recovery and the US continues
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Strong demand coupled with consolidation has allowed the travel industry to raise prices.
Demand growth is expected in 2015, thanks to the uptick in economic growth, which will drive
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•  The popularity of golf in the US hit its peak in the early 2000s, thanks to the popularity of Tiger
Woods, with around 25 million players, but has declined to 19 million in 2013.
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•  The number of cycling
enthusiasts grew from 3.5 million in 2012 to 3.8 million inBookings
2013,
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•  In particular, cycling has become a competitive sport for affluent, middle-aged men –
traditionally the core market for golf, known as MAMILs (Middle-Aged Men in Lycra).
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•  DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co has experienced an increase of 70% in demand for its tours
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since 2009. Destinations in Europe and California are the most popular.
•  Cycling tourists are lucrative. Travel Oregon found that cyclists on overnight trips within the
state spent an average of US$744 - 20% more than the average overnight traveller.
•  According to Linea Gagliano of Travel Oregon, the state caters to cyclists with its strong road
infrastructure, bike-friendly business programme, the website www.rideoregonride.com and
scenic bikeways.
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“Travellers crave authentic experiences
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“We foresee more demand for high
performance trips where training and
nutrition tips are integral to the experience.
Also, combining bike travel with other
active pursuits, like kayaking and hiking,
will be essential to keep the experience
fresh and to attract new active travellers.”
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•  The growing consumer interest in fitness and experiential travel is likely to boost cycling
tourism, which delivers an active holiday that appeals to Generation X and Boomers.
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•  Newer destinations, such as Costa Rica, could grow in popularity if they offer strong Wearable Tech
infrastructure such as good roads and cycle-friendly businesses.
•  However, Gluskin warns that demographics may challenge cycle tours as baby-boomers age
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•  As golf remains popular abroad, and is growing in popularity in some areas such as Asia,
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•  The golf industry is catering to changing consumer preferences by offering new amenities and
styles of golf.
•  Many resorts have added additional water features, such as child-friendly pools and group
golf activities to appeal to all family members on a multigenerational trip.
•  Other resorts appeal to young professionals offering Wi-Fi access and putting courses.
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2014
Real GDP GrowthRise of the
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2.9
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0.8
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5.9
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2.4
3.2
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1.1
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The UK’s economy will grow faster in 2014. Real GDP is expected to rise by 2.9% in 2014
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due to increases in consumer spending.
Incoming tourist receipts are expected to record 5.9% growth by 2015 with accommodation
taking the largest part of this spending, followed by food and shopping.
Consumer expenditure per capita was £16,075 (US$25,126) in 2013. It is expected to grow
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Consumption patterns shifted after the economic crisis, leading to a rise in demand for lowcost, high-value travel and non-conventional lodging establishments.
SMS Travel
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Hostels are making
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communal living, rooms and atmosphere to compete with the boutique hotel offer.
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restaurants, twin en-suite rooms, free Wi-Fi and breakfast, while coining the term “poshtels”.
This concept is popular with the young, families, business and single travellers who
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•  The hostels segment in the UK is set to record 3% growth over 2013-2018 to reach sales of
£216 million in 2018, with a total of 653 hostel outlets by the end of the same year.
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•  VisitEngland highlights the segment as a growing market niche. Poshtels are cheaper
accommodation options but, at the same time, offer a more authentic experience than hotels.
•  Clink, St Christopher's Inn-Village, Safestay and The Dictionary hostels are some of the
players investing in improving their offerings and upgrading their designs.
•  This in turn is changing the long-standing perception that hostels represent old and out-dated
developments.
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lifestyle hostels that have
sprung up, as distinct from the
more basic hostels.
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– it’s
not about being the absolute
cheapest anymore.”
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groups as well as the business segment.
SMSage
Travel groups,
The fastest population
growth over 2012-2030 in UK will be witnessed by 60+
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with the 80+ group
alone increasing by 2.3 million or 77.1% to reach 5.2 million people by
2030.
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Generation Y, those born between 1981 and 1990 and who embrace mobile technology and
favour designer brands, represents another potential consumer segment.
Trading with Bitcoins
by Clink Hostels, enables the use
Braggiesas payments for rooms, as adopted
Design Weeks
of digital wallets which can diversify the client base and help compete with OTAs.
By 2018, domestic tourist expenditure on accommodation in the UK will fall to £82 (US
Africa’s
$128) per capita due to increased price pressure,
making hostels more appealing.
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The poshtels that are most likely to succeed are those that keep operating costs down.
One way of doing so is by adopting alternative distribution, such as adding online features
that allow guests to book directly from social media sites or via mobile devices.
Embracing Airbnb is another approach for minimising expenditures and booking charges.
Budget and mid-priced hotels are increasingly competitive in terms of price and service and
present a major threat to the future performance of hostels.
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Europe: Key Performance Indicators 2013-2015
EUROPE
UK & Ireland
% growth
2014
Real GDP GrowthMAMILs
0.6
1.4
Arrivals (Trips)
4.9
2.6
AMERICAS &
THE CARIBBEAN
Incoming Tourist Receipts Value (US$)
4.9
Air Transport Value (US$)
Braggies
1.6
Hotels Value (US$)
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Europe remains troubled by minimal economic growth, with Italy back in recession and
France stagnating, as well as Germany performing weaker than expected in 2014.
Airlines continue to see some growth across the region, while consumers increasingly seek
cheaper alternative accommodation options, often peer-to-peer.
Incoming receipts and arrivals are expected to continue recording healthy growth in 2014,
driven by tourist flows from both advanced and emerging markets.
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•  The advance of peer-to-peer offerings continues in Europe, as consumers search for value for
money combined with more authentic experiences for their travel and holidays.
SMS Travel
Rise of the
Bookings
•  After the success
of peer-to-peer holiday rentals such as Airbnb and HomeAway,
travellers
MAMILs
are now increasingly enjoying eating with local residents at holiday destinations.
Wearable Tech
•  Eating the local food of a country is considered one of the best ways to discover it, and eating
with locals is a great way to meet people and gain a new perspective on the destination.
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TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY
Braggies
Design Weeks
Airbnb model works well for dining
GLOBAL VILLAGE
MIDDLE EAST
•  One popular site is Eatwith.com which works by pairing
travellers with home cooks at their
Africa’s
New Wave
holiday destination. The motto of the site is to “Experience
life like a local”.
•  Bookalokal is a network of locals who offer meals, cooking classes, workshops and tours to
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tourists. Events are listed on the site, with all payments done at the time of booking.
•  With both these sites, hosts are reviewed by guests and some are verified by the sites in
terms of food quality, venue and cleanliness.
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ASIA
on Food 2013/2018
UK & Ireland
45,000
“My best travel
Rise of theexperiences have
MAMILs
always involved
having a local person
on the ground, so I set out to launch a
platform where travellers could connect
with local people. Sharing a meal is one
of the best ways to break the ice and
Braggies
learn about culture, so I chose
gastronomy as the core theme behind
Bookalokal events.”
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US$ million
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Bookings
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10,000
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5,000
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2013
2018
Source: Euromonitor International
Note: In-country tourism expenditure on food refers to
sales to incoming and domestic tourists
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•  Bookalokal has seen rapid expansion from its creation in Brussels in 2012 to a further 20
countries worldwide by 2014.
SMS Travel
Rise of the
•  EatWith has expanded
from starting in Spain and Israel in 2013 to a total of 21 Bookings
cities worldwide
MAMILs
less than a year later.
Wearable Tech
•  Expansion to more countries in Europe is expected, particularly in Eastern Europe, where the
sharing economy is still young and there is a strong gastronomical heritage to be built upon.
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Design Weeks
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Appetite for online acquisitions
•  In-destination services including meals are forecast
to be one of the fastest growing areas in
Africa’s
New Wave
the travel industry in the next five years, driven also
by on-the-go bookings via mobile devices.
•  Online travel companies’ acquisition activity in dining reservations has been very intense in
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2014.
•  Priceline bought OpenTable, an online dining reservations company, for US$2.6 billion, while
TripAdvisor bought La Fourchette, a European online restaurant reservations service.
•  Travel corporations are likely to become interested in peer-to-peer dining companies in the
future to diversify their offer and improve travel experiences.
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Go Mainstream
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EUROPE
UK & Ireland
Internet value % growth (US$)
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Global online travel sales amounted to US$590 billion in 2013, 27% of total travel sales.
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Asia Pacific is expected to drive global growth in online travel, with its online travel
sales
to double from US$90 billion in 2013 to US$180 billion in 2018.
Mobile devices are increasingly key in the travel industry in terms of both customer service
and bookings. Mobile bookings are expected to reach 35% of online travel bookings by 2018.
Big data analytics, peer-to-peer services and in-destination services are currently the fastest
growing trends in online travel.
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•  Wearable electronics will become an important tool for travellers, who will be increasingly
connected to the internet through different types of mobile devices.
SMS Travel
Rise of the
•  Wearable internet-connected
devices
will
allow
travellers
to
constantly
receive
notifications
Bookings
MAMILs
and services during their trip, as well as make bookings.
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•  This represents a challenge for travel companies which will need to build a flexible
technological architecture to follow their customers from one device to another.
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Design Weeks
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Sharp growth forecast
•  According to Euromonitor International’s Consumer Electronics research, wearable
Africa’s
New Wave
electronics technology is expected to go mainstream
by 2016.
•  Wearable internet-connected devices are expected to rise from 9 million units sold globally
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in 2013 to a forecast 180 million in 2016.
•  Products currently on sale include Sony SmartWatch, Samsung Galaxy Gear and Google
Glass. Google also developed Android Wear software for wearable electronics.
•  Apple Watch will go on sale from early 2015 and is expected to take this sector by storm, as
other Apple products have done for smartphones and tablets.
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140
Million units
“We build the technology
so that those
Rise of the
MAMILs
same notifications
can easily go to a
Google Glass or someone’s watch.
With the proliferation of devices
coming out, you have to build your
Braggies
technology with
very flexible
architecture, so that notifications can
be sent to basically any device.”
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO,
Expedia Inc
Global Wearable Electronics
Volume Sales by Type 2013-2018
SMS Travel
Bookings
120
INDIA
100
Wearable Tech
80
TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY
60
40 Design Weeks
MIDDLE EAST
20
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Africa’s
New Wave
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2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Autonomous Wearable Electronics
Passive Wearable Electronics
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Source: Euromonitor International
Notes: Passive wearable electronics collect data and
relay it to another device for processing; autonomous
wearable electronics include a built-in processor and
can be used as stand-alone products; smartwatches
and smartglasses are defined as autonomous wearable
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•  Expedia released an app for the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch in August 2014 and is
working on one for Google Glass, both focusing on notifications for travellers.
SMS Travel
Rise of
the Samsung Galaxy Gear is mainly focused on customer service but it does
•  The Qunar app for
the
Bookings
MAMILs
also have booking functionalities, in particular for last-minute hotel deals.
Wearable
Tech
•  The Starwood app for Google Glass allows bookings and provides directions to get to the
hotel
when at the destination. It will be possible to use Apple Watch as a room key in Starwood hotels.
•  Iberia, Vueling andBraggies
Air Berlin announced that their passengers
will be able to download boarding
Design Weeks
passes directly onto their wearable devices.
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Speed of change requires fast response
New Wave
•  Travel companies will need to be swift to embrace wearable electronics as part of their
strategies targeting always-connected consumers in order not to lose ground to 3competitors.
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•  The challenge is to be present and easy to reach by consumers throughout the whole travel
experience in terms of notifications, assistance, service and additional bookings.
•  This is expected to be a key area of competition in the travel industry over the next few years,
with companies increasingly focusing on the period after the booking and during the whole trip.
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% growth
2013
2014
2015
3.2
3.9
4.8
SMS Travel
Bookings
4.4
6.3
7.0
INDIA
Incoming Tourist Receipts Value (US$)
4.4
10.9
10.4
Air Transport Value (US$)
6.1
10.0
12.0
Hotels Value (US$)
7.4
8.6
9.1
MIDDLE EAST
9.3
9.7
Real GDP Growth
Rise of the
MAMILs
Arrivals (Trips)
AMERICAS &
THE CARIBBEAN
Braggies
Travel Retail Value (US$)GLOBAL VILLAGE
Design Weeks
7.1
Wearable Tech
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The number of trips taken to the Middle East rose
4.4% in 2013 and the trend is set to
Newby
Wave
continue in 2014 and 2015, alongside GDP growth and revenues.
Incoming tourist receipts will grow by as much as 10.9% in 2014 and then 10.4%
in 2015
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driven by infrastructure developments.
Growth is concentrated in the few remaining pockets of calm, mostly in the Gulf countries
which are safe, oil-rich and a magnet for jobseekers from across the globe.
Violence elsewhere is stifling performance and hindering tourism development in countries
from Syria, Libya, Iraq and Egypt and is even affecting neighbouring Jordan and Lebanon.
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•  The Middle East is positioning itself as a design hub, from Beirut, which has the talent and
production capabilities, to Dubai, which has the financial resources to create the environment.
Travel attracted
•  In recent years,
such as Design Days Dubai and Beirut Design WeekSMS
have
Riseevents
of the
Bookings
MAMILs
international design
professionals and helped “design a new face of the Middle East”.
•  The events have launched local talent internationally such as Emirati interior designer
Khalid
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Shafar and Lebanese designers Ghassan Salameh and Roula Dfouni.
•  The Middle East’s design weeks are also helping revive Arabic culture and authenticity
Braggies
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through works inspired
by regional roots, tradition, calligraphy
and styles.
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MIDDLE EAST
Africa’s
Promoting a new dimension in tourism
New Wave
•  Design Days Dubai attracted 12,150 visitors in 2014, 40% of whom were regional and
international tourists, while Beirut Design Week had a total of 4,000 visitors, mostly
local.
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•  Both events attract international speakers, artists and professionals although Dubai is far
more international in nature, with Beirut relying on its very strong local “design ecosystem.”
•  Yet these two events are equally important in terms of communicating their destinations under
a very different light, away from the “bling bling” of Dubai and political instability of Beirut.
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“Beirut is the true design capital of MENA.
It has a long history of craftsmanship
infused with contemporary design
Rise of the
schools, which
have helped in developing
MAMILs
its dense ecosystem and bringing up
some of today’s most established Arab
designers.”
Maya Karanouh
and Doreen Toutikian
Braggies
Co-Founders and Organisers of
Beirut Design Week
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F B
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USINES
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by Region 2014
SMS Travel
Bookings
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15%
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Design Weeks
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“Beirut Design Week, Design Days Dubai
and Saudi Design Week have different
formats, each based on the very different
environments in each destination.”
Cyril Zammit
Fair Director of Design Days Dubai
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25%
60%
Africa’s
New Wave
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•  Design week fever has recently caught on to a new and unexpected destination, Saudi Arabia,
which organised its first Design Week in Riyadh in 2014 but with a very different format.
SMS Traveleditions,
•  While Design Days
Dubai is a fair focusing on galleries exhibiting and selling limited
Rise of the
Bookings
Beirut’s Design MAMILs
Week is a diversified festival, much like the Design Weeks in London and Paris.
•  Meanwhile, Saudi Design Week’s first edition in 2014 remained limited to a series of talks,
Wearableand
Tech
the destination’s complex visa regulations made it difficult to gain international attention.
•  The trend is reaching even further in 2014, with Bahrain International Design Week launching
Weeks
in December and Braggies
set to encompass a designer bazaarDesign
as well
as a series of talks.
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Africa’s
A future for “design hotels”? New Wave
•  Design hotels should benefit from this trend by associating themselves with the design events
in a profitable way as seen at Beirut’s new design hotel: the Smallville.
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•  The outlet, which opened in 2014, hosted guests coming to Beirut Design Week, showcased
the works of local designers in the lobby and offered special cocktails.
•  Such hotels are much less commonly found in GCC countries. Nonetheless, Jumeirah
Creekside Hotel commissioned pieces of design to be shown there during Design Days Dubai.
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% growth
Real GDP Growth
Arrivals (Trips)
Rise of the
MAMILs
AMERICAS &
THE CARIBBEAN
Incoming Tourist Receipts Value (US$)
Air Transport Value (US$)
Hotels Value (US$)
Braggies
GLOBAL VILLAGE
Travel Retail Value (US$)
Source: Euromonitor International
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2013
2014
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5.1
5.5SMS Travel
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4.6
4.8
4.2
4.0
4.2
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MIDDLE EAST
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2.8
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3.4
Africa’s
New Wave
Africa continues to experience solid economic expansion, resulting in rising middle classes
and benefiting both business and leisure travel across the continent.
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Strengthening transport infrastructure and a steady increase in hotel openings and flight
connections are boosting arrivals, especially in Ghana, Madagascar and South Africa.
Intra-regional tourism remains key, accounting for 50% of international arrivals, but visitors
from China and India are taking on greater importance.
The spread of the Ebola virus had a negative impact on tourism in Western Africa in 2014.
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•  Surfing is characterised by a youthful demographic and sporting lifestyle and it is estimated
that 35 million people surf worldwide.
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•  Thanks to Africa's
and
expansive
coastlines
and
ease
of
access
to
waves,
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International Surfing Association (ISA) is currently targeting the region.
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Tech
•  ISA has made expansion of the sport on the continent a major priority, aiming to stimulate
and
develop local economies by increasing tourism and creating new jobs.
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Braggies
Design Weeks
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MIDDLE EAST
Ideal for adventure and family surf holidays
•  South African company All Aboard offers family surf holidays to Madagascar, Zanzibar and
Africa’s
New Wave
Mozambique.
•  UK-based specialised surf holidays company Errant Surf goes to Morocco, Ghana, South
Africa and Mozambique, focusing most of its “surf adventures” in the region. 3 - 6 November 2014 London
•  Traditionally more popular in the Americas, Europe and Australasia, surfing is also growing in
popularity across African countries, benefiting intra-regional and domestic travel.
•  In South Africa, where there is already a thriving surf scene centred around Durban, surf
schools are proliferating and there are plans to open a surfing museum.
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to Key
ASIA
Emerging International
Surfing
Association African
Member Countries
2013-2018
1,400
AMERICAS &
THE CARIBBEAN
SMS Travel
Bookings
INDIA
1,200
Cape Verde
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Côte d'Ivoire
1,000
‘000 trips
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Bookings on
WeChat
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“If surf tourism is developed in a
Rise of the
sustainable fashion,
it can lead to
MAMILs
improvements in health care, education,
job opportunities and infrastructure.
Additionally, the sport of surfing acts as
a catalyst for peacekeeping, since the
Braggies
youth have a positive activity
to focus on.”
Sean Brody, ISA Africa Advisor and
Owner of Kwepunha Surf Retreat
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800
Design Weeks
MIDDLE EAST
600
Liberia
Africa’s
400
New Wave
Nigeria
AFRICA
200
Senegal
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3
201
4
201
5
201
6
201
7
201
8
201
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Note: South Africa has been excluded for comparison
purposes
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•  Surfer Today estimates that there will be 50 million people surfing worldwide by 2020.
•  The African continent has 26,000km of coastline, with the vast majority offering perfect
SMS Travel
Rise unlike
of the
uncrowded waves
popular
destinations
in
Europe,
Australasia
and
the
Americas.
Bookings
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•  Sierra Leone will host its first grassroots surf invitational event in 2014 which features a weekWearable Tech
long competition, surf development clinics, film screenings and a musical festival.
•  Ghana will host the Africa Surf Series in 2015, which aims to attract surfers from Africa and
dispersed surf communities
across the globe.
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West Africa to benefit most
Africa’s
New
Waveattractions such as safaris is an
•  Combining a surf holiday with traditional African tourist
effective way for travel retailers to attract older surfers who are prepared to spend more.
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•  Thanks to their natural resources, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire are
expected to benefit most from the rise of surfing tourism to Africa in the next five years.
•  These countries are currently building a West African Surfing Association and working
together to promote tourism through surfing in the West African region.
•  The spread of the Ebola virus is, however, a major threat which could delay the development
of surf tourism in Western Africa.
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Value % growth (US$)
Car Rental
Rise of the
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2013
2014
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6.7
7.1INDIA
Hotels
5.2
6.5
6.5
Other Travel Accommodation
3.0
4.5
4.4
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Bookings
Braggies
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Boosted by a persistent recovery, global hotel sales
Africa’smarked a fourth year of consecutive
New Wave
growth in 2013, at 5.2%, and are expected to end
2014 with growth of 6.5%.
Other travel accommodation also experienced 3% growth in 2013 and is set to grow by a
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further 4.5% in 2014.
As the hotels industry remains dynamic with new brand launches, network expansion across
the world and innovative strategies, non-stop growth through to 2018 is expected.
The most interesting developments are taking place in mobile technology, where brands are
embracing social media more than ever as part of their marketing strategies.
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•  According to a survey by eMarketer, the number of social media users across the globe
increased by 18% in 2013, to exceed 1.7 billion users.
SMS Travel
Rise of the
Bookings daily,
•  In 2013, Facebook
revealed that there is an average of 350 million photos uploaded
MAMILs
while Instagram had 58 million daily uploads, and WhatsApp saw 400 million images a day.
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Bragging about hotels
Braggies
Design Weeks
•  Hotels’ social media
strategies have been robust in recent
years, and nearly all major brands
and global chains are now present on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
•  However, those brands that have succeeded the Africa’s
most on social media are the ones using
New Wave
content drawn from their customers’ and potential
customers’ behaviour online.
•  The “braggie” photo is one such recent behaviour whereby holidaymakers have been
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uploading photos of themselves on holiday within 10 minutes of arriving at their hotel.
•  This is a new, fast and efficient way of “bragging” to their friends about where they are, and it
is comparable to the “selfie” craze which also emerged from increased social media usage.
•  According to a survey by hotels.com (October 2013), the top images captured by customers
include a view from the hotel window, the room’s bed and the surrounding landscape.
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Number of Photos Uploaded Daily
to Social Networks and Mobile Apps
2013
Rise of the
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Number of photos (million)
500
400
500
Local’s House
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ASIA
“Kimpton’s Karma loyalty
program
SMS Travel
Bookings
considers brand engagement
and other
‘good deeds’ such as social media
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interaction. Based on client
engagement and ‘random acts of
Karma’ which include among others
Design Weeks
posting photos on the hotel’s Facebook
or Instagram account, users are
Africa’s granted free perks and rewards.”
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350
Braggies
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300
214
New Wave
200
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•  Reacting to the trend, Kimpton Hotels introduced the Kimpton Karma Rewards programme
that offers perks including free Wi-Fi and spa vouchers for guests posting on social media.
SMS Travel to earn
•  Marriott also embraced
the trend, with the PlusPoints programme allowing members
Rise of the
Bookings
MAMILs
points thanks to
their social media behaviour, be it check-ins, photos or other activities.
•  Omni Hotel’s Summer Passport social media programme also offers customers a chance
Wearableto
Tech
earn additional entries to a sweepstake with the chance to win a trip through social sharing.
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Looking towards emerging markets
•  Social media sharing and adoption is growing globally, yet according to a Pew Research
Africa’s
Center Report, consumers in emerging marketsNew
are
the most active on social media.
Wave
•  Hotels and travel accommodation outlets should therefore look towards countries such as
China, Brazil, Argentina and the Middle East where social media usage is growing
very2014
fast.
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•  The airline sector can also benefit from the trend. Qantas is already reviewing social media
conversations but further action could be taken to boost loyalty.
•  These trends also create a new challenge for operators: customer reviews and spontaneous
uploads mean their services need to be flawless in order to maintain a strong reputation.
Braggies
Design Weeks
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% growth
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2015
Real GDP GrowthRise of the
5.4
5.3
SMS Travel
5.6
Bookings
Arrivals (Trips)
5.9
5.0
5.2
Incoming Tourist Receipts Value (US$)
5.5
5.9
5.8
Air Transport Value (US$)
6.5
7.2
7.5
Hotels Value (US$)
5.0
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5.1
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5.0
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4.6
Source: Euromonitor International
Africa’s
New Wave
Note: GDP refers to Asia Pacific only, all others include Australasia
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countries including Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are also enjoying sound progress.
Hotels and airlines are both recording strong growth, benefiting from the rise of intra-regional
and domestic travel in the region.
Online travel sales are predicted to post a 15% Compound Annual Growth Rate over the
2013-2018 period as Asian consumers embrace online travel and increasingly make mobile
purchases.
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•  The popularity of instant messaging is recording a strong rise worldwide, driven by the growth
of smartphones, making it a rival for social media and telecom companies.
SMS Travel
of the
•  Its popularity isRise
especially
significant
in
Asia,
where
the
leading
companies
are
China-based
Bookings
MAMILs
WeChat (Weixin in Chinese) by Tencent and Japan-based LINE.
Wearable Tech
•  WeChat was estimated to have 440 million active users in Q2 2014 and to be the second
largest global messaging service after WhatsApp, which had 500 million active users.
•  WeChat is, however,
leading the world in terms of monetising
its popularity by offering new
Braggies
Design Weeks
services, challenging the Alibaba Group in e-commerce and online payments in China.
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Africa’s
New Wave
Travel companies join in
•  Leading Chinese online travel agency Ctrip sells air, train and attraction tickets and groupbuying deals through WeChat and is expected to use it soon for all its products.3 - 6 November 2014
•  Didi Dache, a leading Chinese taxi app, doubled its number of users to 40 million in one
month after starting a partnership with WeChat in January 2014.
•  Low-cost carrier Spring Airlines launched a WeChat service in April 2014 allowing users to
book flights, check in, check flight status and communicate with customer service.
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“We’ve enhanced our leading WeChat
app from a communication tool to a
Rise of the
MAMILs
multi-functional
platform through
initiatives such as smartphone games,
official accounts and payment
functions.
All of our businesses
are based on the
Braggies
WeChat platform and we are confident
that they will generate great returns in
the long run.”
Ma Huateng, Chairman and CEO
Tencent
YEARS
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USINES
•
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Online Travel Sales ValueASIAin Key
Asian Markets by Product
% CAGR 2013-2018
SMS Travel
Bookings
Japan
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China
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Thailand
Design Weeks
MIDDLE EAST
Philippines
Malaysia
Africa’s
New Wave
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5
10
15
20
% value CAGR 2013-2018
25
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Accommodation
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•  According to The Economist, WeChat is expected to generate revenues of US$1.1 billion in
2014 and to record growth of 40% in 2015.
SMS Travel
Risemostly
of the
•  Revenues come
from
virtual
goods,
in
particular
online
games,
but
the
company
is
Bookings
MAMILs
currently focusing on increasing its revenues from mobile commerce and payments.
Wearablein
Tech
•  WeChat is steadily expanding into international markets, recording especially rapid growth
the emerging markets of Southeast Asia and Latin America.
•  Over the next fewBraggies
years, WeChat is expected to be launched
on all internet-connected mobile
Design Weeks
devices including smartwatches and smartglasses.
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Africa’s
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Overtaking social media
•  According to a Hotel.com survey, WeChat is the favourite platform in China today for
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consumers to share travel experiences, ahead of social media.
•  WeChat and LINE now allow companies to manage customer support through their apps,
which is especially interesting for travel where timely responses to customer issues are key.
•  Given the fast-growing role of messaging services worldwide, travel companies are expected
to embrace them for customer service, bookings and payments as they did with social media.
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India: Key Performance Indicators 2013-2015
% growth
Real GDP
Rise of the
Growth MAMILs
Arrivals (Trips)
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5.4
7.1
7.9
6.4
INDIA
8.6
3.8
Air Transport Value (US$)
Braggies
8.3
16.8
Design Weeks
15.7
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2015
SMS Travel
Bookings
-0.6
Travel Retail Value (US$)
•
2014
Incoming Tourist Receipts Value (US$)
Hotels Value (US$)
•
2013
MIDDLE EAST
0.1
3.9
Africa’s
New Wave
12.5
3.0
9.5
9.2
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India looks set to overtake Brazil as the second largest BRICS economy by 2018
as the
country’s economic and demographic growth continues.
Strong promotional campaigns by the Ministry of Tourism followed by the continued
depreciation of the Indian Rupee are driving the strong growth of inbound tourism.
The majority of online travel services in India currently target the young and urban consumer,
but are increasingly starting to adjust their offer to suit a wider audience.
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•  Rail is the most popular mode of transport in India, particularly for rural consumers, but long
queues for purchasing tickets are a deterrent.
SMS Travel
Rise
of 300%
the
•  With an increase
of
in
online
bookings
between
March
2013
and
March
2014,
Bookingsrail is the
MAMILs
fastest growing sector in online travel in India.
Wearable
Tech
•  The Indian government is constantly improving the telecommunications infrastructure in
order
to increase internet penetration in the country.
•  Moreover, travel agents
can book train tickets online forDesign
consumers
who do not have internet
Braggies
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access.
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OTAs on board
•  As well as booking direct via the Indian Railways Company (IRCTC) website, consumers can
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•  The increase in bookings via online travel agents has been one of the main drivers of rail
online sales growth over 2012-2014.
•  Many foreign travellers in India prefer to book train tickets online through online travel agents
as IRCTC only accepts American Express credit cards from international tourists.
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Rail Transportation Forecast Sales
in India 2014-2018
“Indian Railways
Rise ofis
theexpanding the scope
MAMILs
of online booking
for people to book
additional services. The need of the hour
is to bring in a total change in the work
culture and delivery of railway services by
investing in large-scale
integrated
Braggies
computerisation of major functions of
Indian Railways.”
Sadanand Gowda,
Indian Minister of Railways
9,000
8,000
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7,000
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Bookings
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6,000
Design Weeks
5,000MIDDLE EAST
4,000
Africa’s
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3,000
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1,000
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•  Mobile devices are the most popular way to access the internet in India. Mobile internet
subscriptions reached 72 million in 2013, more than 70% of total internet subscriptions in the
SMS Travel
country.
Rise of the
Bookings
MAMILs
•  ClearTrip has created a specific, very successful app to book rail tickets.
Tech
•  IRCTC launched a mobile app for bookings, train schedules and real-time train statusWearable
updates.
•  Since 2013, IRCTC rail bookings are also possible from non-internet mobile phones through
SMS messages. Braggies
This is facilitated by consumers registering
their mobile phone number with
Design Weeks
their bank.
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Competition between high-speed rail and LCCs New Wave
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cost carriers in the country on a number of key routes.
•  Six high-speed corridors have been identified with Mumbai-Ahmedabad, the fast-track pilot
scheme. The ultimate aim is to connect all of India’s major cities and possibly abroad.
•  However, there have been rises in rail fares to help fund the new ventures and recentlylaunched AirAsia India has stated that its aim is to gain market share from IRCTC.
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Nadejda Popova, Senior Travel and Tourism Analyst
Lead Editor – Global Trends Report
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at the University of Salerno and Researcher at Datamonitor. Angelo has a degree in political sciences (University of
Salerno) and a Master in Marketing Communications (University of Venice).
Michelle Grant, Travel and Tourism Research Manager
As Travel and Tourism Research Manager, Michelle Grant is responsible for Euromonitor’s Hotels research, which
provides analysis and in-depth coverage of the hotel industry worldwide. She works closely with hotel companies,
providing insights into consumer trends and market performance. Michelle has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and
Finance from Washington University in St. Louis.
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