The article puts a spotlight on some of the biggest tourism and business travel crazes happening over the world. The researchers have spent hundreds and hundreds of hours getting coverage over things happening in the travel industry. They have also spent countless hours interviewing the leaders that are taking the travel industry to the next step. The magazine hopes to expand on how women travel more and humanity itself is returning to travel in the digital error. A really big concept is how the digital platform is being incorporated into travel and business ventures to keep peoples attention. Finally, the art of traveling is being defined by how tourism itself is really taking on a new life and where exactly that’s headed.
Key Takeaways:
- These megatrends are our work on connecting the dots through Skift’s intensive daily and long-term research coverage of various parts of the travel industry, our hundreds and hundreds of hours of talking directly to the leaders and operators in the travel industry,
- The list of 15 Megatrends this magazine expands on:Humanity Returns to Travel, in an Age of Digital Overload Overtourism Goes Mainstream, Destinations Get Smarter About Solving It, The Fifties Are the New Target Demographic For Travel Brands and Festivalization of Meetings and Events.
- The list of 15 Megatrends this magazine also expands on: Year of Reckoning for Europe, the World’s Biggest Tourist Destination, Corporate Travel Tech Is in Upheaval and Distribution Wars Have Moved Beyond Black and White.
“These megatrends are our work on connecting the dots through Skift’s intensive daily and long-term research coverage of various parts of the travel industry, our hundreds and hundreds of hours of talking directly to the leaders and operators in the travel industry, and our surveys, interviews, and focus groups with travelers throughout the prior year.”
https://skift.com/2017/01/12/the-megatrends-defining-travel-in-2017/